Well, you guessed it, I left before sun up and was excited to travel the last 7 miles in Kansas. Whew! I made it, then it was into Missouri. Nearly every cyclists that I met prior to entering the state, complains of the rollercoaster roads through the Ozark Mountains. So, I was starting to let the horror stories make me nervous. It did not take long to start to notice the road rise then fall, but nothing serious today.
Observations about the new state include, more paved side roads as opposed to Colorado and Kansas where every side road is stone and dirt. Kim and I both agreed that is seems the new state line brought more green plants, plus there is actually a little water in the various creeks (unlike the previous two states.)
Last Friday, I met Einon from Boston and he was telling me that I will be seeing his former traveling partner in a couple day. Well, Albert showed up on the trail today. He is also from the Boston area and making the TransAm trip. Apparently the pair had left on July 2nd and he was stuggling to keep up with the grueling 100 mile a day pace of Einon (which I understand). So, Albert is going at the more manageable 60-70 mile per day pace. Albert is moving to California and figured he would just bike there instead of going via some other transportation.
The balance of the ride was uneventful and rather enjoyable.
Running Springs Farm was the pit stop for this day. In the fall and winter months, the farm is a hunting lodge. Bill was a great guy and among his many stories, he explained that he has 300 acres for hunting. There are numerous dogs on the farm that are used for hunting. He lives in a very nice house on premise and has a second building which is the lodge. It has some really neat decor for hunters complete with stuffed pheasants, fox, quail, etc. There is absolutely no other options to stay in Everton. So, we enjoyed the air conditioned lodge which had two bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen, dining room and family room (with satellite TV).
Missouri at sunrise..Yeah!
Where else can you find a shady quiet place to take a break. Also, look at these odd grave markers.
The beginning of the rollercoaster road.
Albert is a good guy!!
The entrance to our stay for the night.
An image of the interior of the lodge.
Another image of the Running Springs Farm
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