When you wake up, your parents are taking an early morning walk and your sister is still sound asleep. The sun is still below the horizon. It slowly peaks out over the land waking everyone up.You hear a rooster crowing at a farm across the road. Horses grazing on the grass covered in early morning dew. Some blackbirds fly over and disappear behind the house across the road. Your parents come around a corner and their faces are gently touched by the early morning light. The light illuminates their faces with a soft, warm glow. You get back in the vehicle and start westward down the road.
Your mom makes breakfast as you travel and your sister finally wakes up. She could just about fall asleep on a roller coaster. Outside your window, the sky is overcast. Clouds block the blue sky to the west and are 20 different shades of gray. As you near Columbus it starts to rain. The gray sky breaks open and the rain dulls the day. It is amazing how much the weather can effect your emotions. The rain makes the day seem sorrowful and gloomy. It even makes the city of Columbus look dreary and humdrum.
You cross the border into Indiana. A short while later it stops raining. You see a lot of beautiful Amish farms and modern family farms. Some have tall silos and big red barns, others have small, white gambrel roof barns. Some of the barns are new and some, like the Amish barns are centuries old.
You know you are exiting Ilinois when to see the giant silver Gateway Arch. Rolla, MO
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