Tomorrow, my wife and I will head to Galena, a historic town in the Mississippi River Valley of Northwest Illinois. Known for its preserved architecture, prehistoric mounds and wineries, this town is also close to a number of parks, nature preserves and, of course, the great river itself.
While our exact route is still under consideration, we plan to drive northeastward across the Glaciated Plain of northern Missouri and Iowa before crossing the Mississippi at Davenport. We will then snake northward along and near the east bank of the river all the way to Galena. Barring unexpected problems or detours, it should be a five hour journey from Columbia.
Hopefully, our mid week road trip, occurring during the peak of spring, will lead through beautiful natural landscapes and expose us to an excellent diversity of wildlife (while avoiding the human crowds of weekends and summer). The validity of those expectations will be clarified in coming posts.
While our exact route is still under consideration, we plan to drive northeastward across the Glaciated Plain of northern Missouri and Iowa before crossing the Mississippi at Davenport. We will then snake northward along and near the east bank of the river all the way to Galena. Barring unexpected problems or detours, it should be a five hour journey from Columbia.
Hopefully, our mid week road trip, occurring during the peak of spring, will lead through beautiful natural landscapes and expose us to an excellent diversity of wildlife (while avoiding the human crowds of weekends and summer). The validity of those expectations will be clarified in coming posts.
