the Mighty Mississippi

We've crossed this river countless times, but hadn't once stopped the car to check it out.  Monday was a beautiful fall day, and we weren't in a rush to get anywhere, so we stopped. 

We stopped on both the Illinois side and the Missouri side.  On the Illinois side we were at a marina and saw all of the different boats people take on the river.  On the Missouri side we got to actually touch the water!

Those trees are in Illinois!