Iowa and Missouri for a few leftovers

We made our way from Illinois to Iowa

Saw the Avenue of the Saints signs again--it connects St. Louis, Missouri to St. Paul, Minnesota

We crossed the Mississippi River, again

Saw plenty of barn quilts

Because we have a Winnebago, we could NOT resist making our way over to Forest City, Iowa to see the Winnebago factory.

No photos allowed on the tour but it was AMAZING. We got to see, in real time, the RVs being built--from having a floor installed on an empty chassis, to the walls/ceiling on and all the insides being installed.

The visitor center had some cool stuff on display and the signage for the restrooms was on point!

We headed to Missouri the next day, saw this buggy at a dollar store

Saw these electronic signs, cautioning that it was harvest season so we should be watching for farm equipment on the roadways

We got to follow a rainbow!

We made our way to Hawn's Mill, which was the site of a pretty brutal confrontation between members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a mob in that area. Eighteen members of the early LDS church were killed in less than an hour.

We headed to Springfield, Missouri, we were treated to a beautiful sunset

And a big huge spider in a web in the tree! It is October already, so it's just decoration for the season, right?

Our dog checked out the dog wash--she's not a big fan of baths.

Some funny signs around the campground

And, that's it for the trip! We've seen all we are going to see for this big RV adventure of ours. It only took us about two years to see almost everything we wanted to see. Thanks for coming along with us and here's one last, beautiful Midwestern sunrise to leave you with.

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Cross Country Trek!

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