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An aerial view of the Mississippi River
5. Mississippi Palisades State Park
There's no toe-dipping to be had in the water along this stretch of the Mississippi, where
the banks rise steeply from the river to form a magnificent row of tree-lined bluffs looking
out to the west. Experienced climbers can sometimes be seen scaling the sheer cliffs from
below, and hikers can travel some 13 miles of trails at the top, many of which trace old
Indian paths through the dense growth.
In spring visitors can pluck fresh watercress from spring-fed streams or hunt morel
mushrooms amid the riot of wildflowers topping the palisades. Though the Great River
Road (which runs on either side of the river along most of this drive) hums with traffic
nearby,theparkishometosuchwildcreaturesasmuskrats,white-taileddeer,wildturkeys,
and pileated woodpeckers.
6. Savanna
FromtheSavanna-Sabula BridgeatSavanna,animpressivevistasweepsoutoverthewide
Mississippi, punctuated here and there by a waterbird skimming the surface or an eagle
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