Paducah, KY

Entering Missouri for a short time.

 

An artistic rendition of the oil rigs

that were built in Missouri in the late

1800's.  It's also where Bill was

given a whole free pizza!

 

Bill is standing at the location of the New Madrid

Riverfront Park in MO.

 

This is where scientists say the New

Madrid fault line is located.  This fault line is

different from other fault lines because

it is located five and ten miles underground.

People can sense about a half dozen tremors

each day from the slipping fault line.

 

We ate our free pizza under the cottonwoods

by the Miississippi River at the partk.

Here's another artsy fartsy picture of a bird.

 

Now in Kentucky.

 

A road less traveled along the flood plain

of the Ohio River.  When the river is al full

flood stage, where I am standing could be

30 feet under water.

 

After nearly three miles, we arrived at the

railroad trestle and Ohio River.

 

Walking closer to the river, we encountered

fresh mud deposited by the Ohio River

during a recent minor flooding.

 

At the river's edge, we watched a tug boat and

crew sorting barges by location and destination.

By looking at the man standing near the flag,

you can see how huge the barges are.

 

After a day of searching for earthquake faults,

traveling on roads less traveled and experiencing

the shuffling of barges, it's time to relax in

out hotel suite with fresh tomato and cheese

sandwiches and a bottle of wine!