On to Kansas City

Today we skirted the edge of Iowa and dropped down through Missouri to Kansas City.  It's nice to be back among hills and trees and green grass. It was a shorter driving day, so we tried to take some roads less traveled instead of sticking only to the interstate.  Good choice.

There was enough time when we arrived in Kansas City to do a little exploring, so--after some road construction detours and wrong turns--we found and wandered a path along the Missouri River.

Strangely, it has looked like late autumn all day.  Whole groves of trees in Iowa had no leaves at all, and--although it's warm and humid--the sky has been deceptively Oregon-autumn overcast.  Beautiful, but odd.