I was traveling east on Hwy 94, out of Jefferson City, MO, on my way to Hermann.  This is a part of Missouri where the famous Katy Trail also follows the River, and having biked on the Trail more than once, I was enjoying seeing old towns and trailheads we had visited in years past. 
I pulled in to Mokane, MO, to visit the trailhead – and hopefully to make a pit stop – and encountered what was either the near beginning, or recent end of a carnival.  Either that, or it was a scene from The Twilight Zone.   There was no indication of activity, current, past or pending, actually, but the trucks and gear were all present.  The feeling was somewhere between exciting and spooky.  
I never determined the circumstances, but it brought back fun memories, nonetheless!  For some pictures, see MokaneCarnival.