It was warmer last night, not sure of the temperatures but not near as cold as it has been. It was close to 60 degrees during the day today, though we had little sun and it looked foggy most of the day. Our morning started on I-64, which was also US-40, onto I-70 for the rest of the day. We traveled 243 miles today, with a total of 3,795 miles for our trip so far. We stopped in Columbia, MO for lunch. We are in Independence, MO tonight at Campus RV Park. The pictures looked good but it is rather dreary little place with green grass turned brown and very few leaves left on the trees, expected for fall of course. We decided to stay here because we wanted to see what we thought would be a big museum called National Frontier Trails Museum, which is walking distance from where we are. The museum was actually quite small but it was still interesting and we are glad we went there. Independence, MO was a main hub and starting point in 1840, for those heading west on the Santa Fe Trail, the California Trail, and the Oregon Trail. These intrepid travelers rarely realized the daunting events that could take place between their starting point and where they felt their dreams would be fulfilled. They had goals and some of them met their goals, but very few. Many lives were lost but the reality is 90% of the people survived the trip. You just hear more about the catastrophic losses like the Donner Party experienced. We first thought about staying here two nights, but we will move on in the morning, perhaps we will stay two nights in Dodge City, Kansas further down the road.
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