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Hawn State Park

Where we are…MO

Today we are at Hawn State Park in Ste. Genevieve, MO.  We have been here for 2 days and have finally relaxed from last week!  We have been hiking, exploring and just hanging out. Tomorrow we are heading to Arkansas for a few days as we continue west to Colorado.Prior to Hawn SP we stayed at SkyDive Chicago in Ottawa IL.  It was the largest skydiving operation we have ever seen! They had 5 plane and are known worldwide.  They are part of the Harvest Host Network.  Great experience... Pickle Creek Trail Pickle Creek Trail SkyDive Chicago Site SkyDive Chicago

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Some history of Ottawa, IL.

Today marks our first completed week of our adventure.  During this week, we had some obligations as well as some fine tuning of some logistics.  We spent Thursday and Friday in Ottawa, Il.  The main reason to visit Ottawa, IL was to deliver my mother’s ashes to be buried next to my father in Oakwood Memorial Park.  It was sad, but we felt good having completed my mother’s wishes.  Also while in Ottawa, we toured the town and I gave Carol a history lesson of the good and the bad.  So many of the places I loved as a child,…

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