From the Bass Pro Shop in Springfield, MO we were off toward Kansas City and another hamfest on Saturday. We spent a lot of time in Independence, MO, the home of Harry S. Turman. The library is quite interesting and filled with memorabilia from his days in the White House as well as his earlier years spent in the area. March thru the end of December is a special display of the Korean War years. This was a traveling exhibit and quite extensive and interesting.

Harry and Bess are both buried there as is daughter Margaret and her husband. He died in 2000 and Margaret in 2008. Harry died in 1972 and Bess in 1982.

We spent time touring the Harry S. Truman Lake and stayed at a local campground close to the lake.

The hamfest was quite nice in a Shrine Temple. The radio club is a part of the temple and get use of the building, so they were quite reasonable in prices. We had a good day and met a lot of vendors from prior shows in the areas around the state.

Sunday, we were off toward Fishers after spending the night in Cameron, MO. We decided to take US36 east rather than I70 down to St. Louis and then back up to Indianapolis. US36 was divided highway most of the way until we got into the rolling part of western Indiana and it was 2 lane, but a nice drive with not much traffic until we got into the metro area.

We arrived in Fishers early afternoon on Monday and got hooked up and settled in for a while. House has not sold, so may do some work on it making it more interesting to prospective buyers.

The rest of the week we have been relaxing and visiting with family and getting things lined up for a long list of Dr. appointments. Yes, it is that time of year to get prodded and poked and pinched, etc. But that is a part of life that one has to endure when you get older and things begin to wear out.

Our photos are from the Bass Pro Shop. If you click on the photos and enlarge them you can see the animals that are up on the rock formations. Hopefully you can get to see them in person some time.