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I got a new pen and new green ink just before the journey and decided to try to sketch a little every state we passed through. It gave me a lovely way to help pass five days of travel. It's also good practice to try to catch something passing by at 75 mph. It kept me loose and made me look and make design decisions quickly. Sometimes that works, and sometimes it doesn't, but it's a nice record to have of a trip even when all the sketches aren't what you hoped.
Most of my sketches were from a moving car, but we did stop to see Hannibal, MO. I'd seen signs for Mark Twain's house, and we enjoyed just walking around the small town. It's obviously benefitting from the Twain legacy, but Main Street is a pleasant place with lots of thriving businesses, and it was very quiet for us on a weekday in the not quite busy season yet. There was a great coffee shop in a gorgeous old building as well as historic sites to see, with the river right there as well. A good lunch stop for the day.
You write every blog post so well. Keep the hard work going and good luck. Hope to see such beneficial post ahead to.