Welcome to Illinois!

Welcome to the state where no matter who i'm talking to, or how indecipherably i slur it, the other person always stops the whole conversation to tell me i'm saying it wrong. Silent S's, Sufjans, and Ditka's Bears, we're over the border into Illinois.

Mascoutah, no less. Which still qualifies as the Greater St. Louis region. I always found that term sadly ironic, as the "greater" areas outside of a cities are rarely that, generally consisting of slums, ousted poor people, and landfills. This rule applies more to the city of "East St. Louis" sitting on the opposite side of the Missouri border, rumored to have some of the worst ghettos this side of Tibet.
Speaking of Tibet, here's a picture of a grain elevator. Now i'm going to Santa Barbara.

Two Days Distance: 13.67 miles

Total Distance Covered: 1,767.89 miles

Mascoutah, Illinois