Virginia to Missouri

The other corpsmember, Caitlin, and I woke up early and hit the road at 6am.  Virginia and West Virginia had scenery dominated by forested mountains, rivers, and foothills.  As we entered Kentucky, foothills dominated and by the time we were in Indiana, the land was flat or gently rolling, and used for farming.

Distance: 870 miles

Highlights:

Virginia and West Virginia beautiful mountain views.

View from Caitlin's right before we hit the road.  Blacksburg, Virginia.

Kentucky provided us a downpour and a lightning show, and it rained off and on all the way to Springfield, Missouri.  Louisville looked like an interesting city.  There were many neat bridges over the Ohio River, one which we got to drive over.

Most of the farmland in Indiana and Illinois was barren, but some were colorful.

Illinois.

Illinois.

The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri is right next to the interstate, so we got a fantastic view.

Missouri is also home to the strangest sinks I've used.  At a rest stop on I-44, the sinks were basins built into individual alcoves in the calls.  You put your hands into the far back, and the automatic water facet turned on.  Bring your hands forward a few inches and a suddenly warm air is blasted at them.  Caitlin described it as a car wash for your hands.  The diagram on the sink showed soapy bubbles, but I never figured out how that feature was supposed to work.