After three nights in Branson, Missouri, we hit the road again on our way to Golden, Colorado.  This will involve two boogie nights in Lawrence and Russell, Kansas.  But , I did want to talk some about Mossouri.  First, it is NOTHING like I imagined.  It is very hilly and the hills and valleys are covered with trees, mostly hardwoods.  There are rivers and lakes and incredible rock outcroppings which tell of ancient seas ebbing and flowing, laying down hundreds of feet of silt, fossils, and other things which were then eroded into the hills we spent two terrifying days traversing.  When you are pushing 22 tons up a hill, okay.  When 22 tons is pushing you downhill, hold on!  The picture above does not do Missouri justice.  All the roads are hewn out of this rock and in some places it resembles the desert southwest rock formations.  I wasn’t quick enough to get a really good picture.  Anyway, this was this morning as we left Branson.  The hill is about an 800 foot climb after going down a similar hill.  Wow!!