STATE CAPITALS

Today we drove through another state capital city. It's amazing how many of them are along the interstate highway routes. On this trip we stopped in Boise, Idaho, took a shortcut past Cheyenne, Wyoming, skirted Denver, Colorado, and took a bypass around Topeka, Kansas. We went right through Jefferson City, Missouri and Frankfort, Kentucky and today went through Charleston, West Virginia. When I say through, I mean we were off the interstate and on city streets. Yesterday we left St. Louis in bright sun and clear skies and entered into Indiana.

That afternoon we toured the boyhood home site of Abraham Lincoln near Dale, Indiana.

Afternoon found us rolling into Louisville, Kentucky. Our friend Lynn Howe, is from here and she recommended we take walk down Bardstown Road. It's reminded us of Hawthorne Blvd. in Portland. We found a restaurant called Ramsi's which served a wide variety of dishes and was so crowded we had to wait a half an hour for a table. We had a ball people watching and had a wonderful meal.

Walking on Bardstown we came past a liquor store and I stepped in to check prices being in the state where Kentucky Whiskey is made. No special prices, but I was surprised to see a prominent display of Oregon Pinot Noirs.

This afternoon we entered West Virginia. The roads were immediately rougher than they had been all across the U.S.

When we passed the State Capital building the dome was shinny gold. I wonder if that's where all the money goes.

We took State route 60 out of Charleston and ended up on some really narrow, winding roads along the Kanawha River.

Tonight we are the only rig in a small RV park near Hico, West Virginia. It's peaceful and quiet, sunny and warm. Unfortunately rain is on it's way. With luck we should make it to our camp ground in Washington D.C. tomorrow afternoon.