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Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site

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Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site – Main house on plantation

Continued north from Taum Sauk Mountain and crossed onto I-55 which means I am getting close to home with familiar highways. Before leaving Missouri I was able to squeeze out one final stop at the Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site in Grantwood Village. Weather today is warm but quite nice with abundant blue skies … Read more

Herbert Hoover National Historic Site

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Herbert Hoover National Historic Site - Gravesite

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic my travels in 2020 were nearly non-existent until August when I would launch a road trip to New Mexico for a socially-distanced elk hunt with my father. I drove nearly straight through but did find time for a few distractions along the way to break up the monotonous 1,700 mile … Read more