Day 44: 10/19/06
We have become good at using what we have to stay as warm as possible. The wind being from left to right is diverted over the canoe, glances off the top of Ben's tent, and lastly glances off Joe's tent, leaving Ben warm at the end.
We awe at the city of Nauvoo, IL and it's gigantic Mormon temple. In this city 70,000 Mormons gathered with Brigham Young and started their journey to Utah. Supposedly plans on an arch over the river are being discussed to represent the point at which they crossed the Mississippi. Holy Cow!
As we entered Fort Madison, IA we were impressed by a double-decker bridge with a road on the top and railroad on the bottom, still with one section that is able to be raised allowing barges to pass underneath.
posted by Joe & Ben Palmquist @ 1:30 PM
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Just to let you know. The bridge in Ft. Madison last I knew, had the longest double decked, double tracked swing span in the world. That means the bridge has 2 decks. The lower deck being for train traffic has 2 sets of tracks. Also the span that opens for barge and other tall river traffic swings. It spins around like on a turntable.
Hey guys, nice ingeniuty on laying the canoe on its side for wind resistance to the tents. i guess you gotta do whatever to cope with the weather.
Also interesting fact, when Brigham Young was setting up Nauvoo, Ill in the middle 1800's it was nearly the size of Chicago at the time! It became the headquarters for the Latter Day Saint Movement for years. The trip from Nauvoo to Salt Lake was nearly 1300 miles. By the end of your guys journey, what was the total mileage?
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