getting reacquainted with nature

Sometimes those little river-towns can really surprise you visually and I would be remiss not to have taken advantage of a getaway to Hermann, MO, where German immigrants found a piece of home in this lush pocket of the Missouri River Valley in the 1840's that now mainly consists of two major wineries, a microbrewery and of course a plethora of antique stores. There are definitely shades of kitsch, but the initial drive in from the south (Hwy 19 or H I think) provides a panorama that spawned a flashback to my views of Bavarian hills (and mountains) through the windows on the train.


Anyway, here's more of what I saw:


















 


{Pssd!} Stay tuned for a report from Balloon Glow 2010 in Forest Park...