Following College Soccer into Missouri
du Nord, November 2, 2010
Contributing Editor Graham FoxA couple of weeks ago, I decided to follow William Jewell into the depth of Missouri. The timing worked out nicely. I didn’t have anything to do that Saturday, it wasn’t too cold yet, and I’d get to see my brother play in an away game.My goal for the trip: Pack simple and spend nothing. In accordance with that lofty goal I packed a small bag of supplies:1 lb bag of peanuts for consumption throughout the day2 peanut butter and honey sandwiches for dinner1 apple1 serving of dog food for Fritz.An old plastic bottle full of waterDisc golf discs and bagFritz, excited for disc golf and sleeping in the truck while I watch soccer.At about half past noon I'm headed out of Kansas City bound for Marshall, Mo, a rural town of around 12,000 stationed about 80 miles into Missouri and 100 miles away from me. Marshall is set off the main track of I70, just about the time that the slow waving ground of Kansas and Missouri takes a break to roll into ever larger hills. I70 cuts through large hills