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27 April 2006 -
Thursday
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We left Maries County
via U.S. Highway 63 south 22 miles to Rolla where we got onto Interstate 44
east heading toward St. Louis. Driving
through this metropolitan area we encountered the usual heavy rush hour
traffic and soon thereafter crossed the Mississippi River on Interstate
70. The subsequent 154-mile drive
across Illinois was uninteresting and went by quickly. Early in the afternoon we entered Indiana
near Terre Haute. Again we
encountered heavy traffic around Indianapolis. It was here that we began the 100 mile trip north to Huntington
where we had an appointment the next morning at Sportsmobile. Around 5:00 pm we arrived
in Huntington and found a supermarket where we purchased items for our
dinner. Then on to the Kil-So-Quah State Recreation Area located about 2
miles south of town. Although the
campground lacked some amenities like showers and electricity the sites were
well constructed and maintained.
Since only a few campers were present we were able to obtain a nice
site right up on the lake all for only $8.00. It had been a long time since we had actually cooked a major
meal at a campground and we were relishing the idea of eating dinner at the
lakeside. Tom immediately set upon
cutting up the two potatoes we had purchased almost four weeks earlier. To
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Our Campsite at Kil-So-Quah State Recreation Area added carrots, onion, and mushrooms all wrapped together in foil
with some butter and seasonings.
These were then put on the propane grill to be slowly cooked. A short time later three good-sized
chicken breasts were wrapped in foil and added to the grill. Before sitting down to our meal we made a
salad; something we hadn’t eaten in a while.
After the meal our Jethro joined us to enjoy our second campfire of
the trip. With a full and generally
contented feeling the three of us relaxed around the fire and watched
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