Monday, August 7, 1995
We got up early, showered, and played some baseball at the campground before driving into Columbia, Mo., to visit the University of Missouri campus. We briefly watched the Mizzou football team practice in the sweltering Midwest heat.
We stopped at Arrow Rock State Park for a picnic lunch on our way to Kansas City.
A bluff on the Missouri River, Arrow Rock is historically significant for several reasons: it served as a crossing point for Indians, explorers, and early westward travelers; Lewis & Clark noted the area in their 1804 journals; and it later became part of the Santa Fe Trail.
The town (pop. 70) is adjacent to the state park and looked like a scene from a Norman Rockwell painting.
As we entered Kansas City, we stopped at Kauffman Stadium, home of the Royals, and bought tickets for Tuesday's game.
We camped at Watkin's Mill State Park several miles northeast of the city near Kearney, home of outlaw Jesse James.
Coming tomorrow: Remembering Day 3 of the trip
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