Went to Ripley with my brother and sister-in-law, then went over to Marietta for dinner, and after dinner walked around the city (which is surprisingly pretty) to make room for ice cream.

Nobody seemed to understand why I hiked down to look at the stone used to build the levee. Well, I thought it was interesting anyway.

Michael thought it was for hitching horses. I suggested that more likely it was for boats. But that would seem to make sense only if the river was higher at one point.

Where the sidewalk ends.