We really like most of the food that we’ve prepared for ourselves for our journey but, after a week or more out, it is a real treat to have a meal prepared for you in a restaurant. So, as we made our way down to Independence, the Still Life Cafe was on our minds.

Our first trip to the Still Life was 10 years ago when it had just open. It is a little French restaurant, adorably decorated salon style, with really yummy food. The place is incredibly charming and being located in Independence, where the competition is a Subway, it is really the only game in town.

We had a delicious dinner and listened to some nice country folk music, soaking in the civilization for and evening before heading back know up into the mountains.