mattbell

We took the side roads from St Louis to Chicago.

Some lovely decaying silos on a farm. Organic decay processes often lead to great improvements in aesthetics, as I saw in a past expedition.

Here's a relic of the Potlatch of the Midwest, the Demolition Derby. I'd love to understand how the satellite dish fits in.

Everyone has a website now. Visit them! I'm only the 114th person to see the site!

In Hannibal, Mark Twain's hometown: (Check out the license plate in the pic on the right)

They sell mufflers:

Some old locks from back in the day when mule-drawn barges were so much better than other transportation options that it was worth digging miles of canals to make it possible.