Keokuk, Iowa - June 27, 2013

Our brief side trip into Keokuk and across into Illinois for a few minutes.

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Keokuk, Iowa. [Larger: 1744x1308]
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We'll cross the Mississippi into Illinois briefly. [Crop/Zoom: 1276x1607]
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A small park across from Keokuk in Illinois. [Larger: 1744x1308]
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The river's up near the road here. [Larger: 1744x1308]
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Back across the river to Iowa. [Larger: 1744x1308]
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We stumbled across the old Mississippi River bridge, which is now an observation deck. [Larger: 1744x1308]
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US 136 on top, a railroad (still active) on the bottom. [Larger: 1744x1308]
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There are several barges in the lock. [Larger: 1744x1308]
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It's a spinning segment of the bridge. [Larger: 1744x1308]
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Lots of water coming through here. [Larger: 1744x1308]
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A very loud train coming through. [Larger: 1744x1308]
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It blew its whistle right as it was under the bridge where we were standing. Loud! [Larger: 1744x1308]
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The old toll gate. [Larger: 1744x1308]

terescoj+pics@teresco.org - Sat Jun 29 22:19:14 CDT 2013