Hannibal Missouri – Mark Twain Cave

As I drove Northeast from Columbia, the weather slowly changed into a classic fall day – breezy and cool with bright blue skies. I had called ahead to book a reservation at Mark Twain Cave RV Park, an interesting place in that it is a private operation that operates both a campground and tours of the cave located on their property.

It was nearing the close of their season so they were only at about 25% of capacity, which suited me just fine. I was given a fine site at the back of the park.  The sites here sport full hookup with one quirk: the sewer connections are near the front of the sites, far forward of everything else. My fifteen foot “stinky slinky” wouldn’t reach, so I had to pull forward and dump at departure. No biggie, but I did put a ten foot extension hose on my list for items to acquire for next year.

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Roadside Americana – Three Kansas Oddities

Here’s something you might not know about Kansas: the people there are fully aware of the reputation of their state as a boring place to visit. What’s more, they go to great lengths to do something about it, and have for about a hundred years.

Kansans will take anything historic, notable or just down-right weird and build it up into a tourist attraction. Whatever it takes in order to get you to stop your car and spend some money as you speed across the prairie. In this post I’ll touch on three such efforts, varying in age, funding and audience appeal. All very different, but all 100% Kansas shtick.

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