Two Roads

Due to the flooding that occurred in Nebraska, Iowa and northern Missouri earlier this year, I had to take a detour when I drove up to Omaha the last weekend of August for a wedding. Interstate 29 was shut down from Rock Port, Mo. to around where Highway 34 meets up with it in Iowa.

I ended up taking a different road on my way back to Columbia than I did when I drove up to Omaha. On the way up I took I-29 to Rock Port then got onto Highway 136 going east until I met up with Highway 59 North until I reached Highway 34, taking that back to I-29. Coming back to Columbia, I simply took Highway 34 to Highway 275 and followed that all the way back to Rock Port.

As much as I like driving interstates, it was a nice change of scenery and only added about a half hour to my usual drive time.

I-29 Northbound just before Rock Port, Mo.

Along Highway 59 in Iowa I came across a good sized wind farm.

A flooded farm just outside of Council Bluffs, Ia. along I-29.

A panoramic overlooking Rock Port, Mo. Essentially everything west of the interstate was covered by water.

Of course I saw a whole lot of this stuff both ways.