Day 32 June 23rd Mighty Miss

Rock Island IL to Muscatine IA 22 miles (1,398)

On today's ride I crossed the  mighty Mississippi River from the Illinois side to the Iowa side.

My awesome warm showers host, Robin, drove me to the start of the bridge (husband Bruce not pictured)

This part of the bridge had swung open to let a barge through. I had to wait for it to close and for the gate for the walkway to open:

View of Davenport Iowa from Rock Island Illinois:

View of Rock Island Illinois from Davenport Iowa:

Pictures from the Mississippi River Trail on the Iowa side:

I arrived at Wildcat Den State Park and went on a hike. The geology and Flora were stunning:

The hike took me to the Old Grist Mill, built by the county's first settler, Benjamin Nye. He is the great great great great grandfather of Bill Nye the Science Guy - not really, sorry 😐:
Can you answer the questions on the outside of these bins?:
Answers:
This is a very cool display showing how the rings of a tree can relate to history. Note especially the second one on the left and the last one on the left:
My campsite at Wildcat then State Park. Only one other campsite was being used:

Comments

  1. Angie RJune 28, 2021 at 6:42 PM

    Your pictures from your hike are incredible. It’s so nice to follow your journey. So much to explore. Hike and Pedal on!

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  2. Robert AJune 30, 2021 at 7:45 AM

    Wow, awesome pictures. You had me w the Bill Nye story 😂.
    I love history!

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