Omaha ha ha

On Sunday July 24, 2011 Pepper Bear, Mary Ellen and I stayed at one of the La Quinta Inns at the St Louis Airport in Hazelwood, MO. We were tired and had a hard time finding a place to eat. We finally broke down and ate at a Longhorn Steakhouse (chain restaurant) so there will be no description of the meal. I will comment is  that this was our second visit to this chain while traveling this year and both turned out to be very satisfactory. However both were little rich for our budget running about $60 tip included which I rate as $$$. There are no pictures from our travels to and in St Louis.

Pepper Bear's Route on July 24 and 25, 2011

On Monday July 25, 2011 we traveled from St Louis, MO to Omaha, NE.  It was a long day made longer by an unexpected detour. As we approached Omaha we were forced to leave our intended route by a Missouri River flood. Interstate 29 was flooded and at Rockport, MO we were forced to detour through Tarkio, MO and Council Bluffs, IA on US and State Highways to get to our destination.

Missouri River Flooding at Rockport, MO July 25,  2011

There were some very nice houses in Tarkio which made us wonder why.  An internet search later showed it was the home of Tarkio College from 1883 to 1992. Tarkio College suffered a bankruptcy in 1992. Sorry but we were hurrying and took no pictures.