In Life on the Mississippi, Mark Twain wrote "one cannot see too many summer sunrises on the Mississippi." I'm not much of a morning person, so I don't have the breadth of experience to judge the quality of sunrises, but I have seen my share of sunsets along the Mississippi. They aren't too bad, either. As
The narrow road on Potosi Point, WI at sunset. (Photo taken March 2015). See more photos here. The narrow road on Potosi Point (WI)
Trumpeter swans at Potosi Point, WI (photo taken March 2015). See more photos here. Trumpeter swans
Chain of Rocks; St. Louis, MO (photo taken Jan 2015). See more photos here. Sunset over the Chain of Rocks; St. Louis, MO
Sunset on the Mississippi from the American Queen (photo taken Sept 2013). See more photos here.
Looking underneath the Bayview Bridge at Quincy, IL (photo taken July 2014) See more Photos here. Quincy, IL
