Category: Updated travelogue
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Day 27: One large pizza? Nah, get two.
7/11/15: 63 miles, Farmington, Mo., to Ellington, Mo. First of several tough days ahead. We didn’t bolt from Farmington right away as we decided to wait for Trans AM Cyclery to open so John could get a new tire and some spokes. From Farmington, the route snaked along U.S. Bike Route 76 into the Ozarks proper. Lots […]
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Day 26: Proper Popeye sendoff from Illinois
7/10/15: 47 miles, Chester, Ill., to Farmington, Mo. We set a new record for waking up late today. We didn’t get out of the bike shack behind the Eagles lodge until about 12:30 p.m. Sure, you could say we, uh, went to bed late. Or we had a few too many drinks that we paid for […]
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Day 25: What happens in Chester stays in Chester
7/9/15: 78 miles, Goreville, Ill., to Chester, Ill. Woof. We got pounded by rain overnight. I ended up cooking dinner under my rainfly and eating dinner in my tent. After what was a wet night, we slowly packed up camp and made the long, steep climb out of the campsite. Rain beckoned once again, making the […]
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Day 24: Golden Retriever torpedo
7/8/15: 63 miles, Cave-in-Rock, Ill., to Goreville, Ill. After we cleared out of the cabin, I loaded our wet crap into the car and our bikes on the back. Of course, the rear windshield was fogged up, and I gently backed into a small tree (really?! really). That’s what I get for not driving a car in […]
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Day 23: Garden of the Gods (Rest Day)
7/7/15: Cave-in-Rock, Ill. Rest day. We got a cabin at Rim Rock’s Dogwood Cabins, a few miles up the road from Cave-in-Rock. John and I threw our bikes on the car and drove up there. God, we stank. Rim Rock’s was a pretty laid back place, owned by an older couple and dogs were allowed. […]