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On the Road: Missouri River Reflections — Ribbon of Legends Through Four States

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ACTIVITY LEVEL: Moderate
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EasyFor people looking to exercise their minds more than their bodies. There’s minimal walking and not too many stairs.
ModerateThese programs get you on your feet and include activities such as walking up to a mile in a day through a city and standing in a museum for a few hours.
ActiveFor people who enjoy walking as much as two miles a day, perhaps to explore historic neighborhoods or a nature trail.
Moderately ChallengingFor hardy explorers who enjoy a good physical challenge, spending most of their days on the go.
ChallengingGet ready to keep up with our highest-energy group. These demanding — and rewarding — programs are for seasoned outdoor enthusiasts.
The Missouri has a history like no other river. Explore this great waterway’s legends on a journey along the Loess Hills Scenic Byway into Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri. Laugh with storytellers and relax with the currents as you wind around the Missouri River’s bends aboard two riverboat excursions.


Highlights

• In Missouri, visit the Harry Truman Presidential Library; then meet a modern-day treasure hunter and his steamboat discovery in Kansas City.
• Follow Lewis and Clark’s footsteps to Council Bluffs, Iowa to explore the Union Pacific Museum and unusual Squirrel Cage Jail; and explore Amelia Earhart's home in Atchison, Kansas.
• Along the way, learn from local experts how significant events affected the river valley.

Program Notes

This program focuses on famous people and places of the Missouri River Valley. For a more river-oriented program, you may like program #14948. Click here to see more Road Scholar programs with Iowa State University.

Activity Notes

Walking up to one hour with stops, some stairs.

Itinerary Summary

Arrival Omaha, Neb., 1 night; coach to Saint Joseph, Mo., via Council Bluffs, Iowa and Brownville, Neb., 3 nights; coach to Independence, Mo., Kansas City, Mo., Atchison, Kan.; Saint Joseph, Mo.; coach to Omaha, Neb., via Nebraska City, 1 night; departure.

Coordinated by Iowa State University Extension.


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5 nights of accommodations
14 meals: 5 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 5 dinners
8 Expert-led lectures
12 Field trips
1 Hands-on experiences

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