Miles: 60.7 - Total Miles: 1,313 - Total Ascent: 37,110 ft.I like Missouri, alot! If you have an opportunity to look at a map, do so. Notice the locations of Quincy, IL and St. Joseph, MO. Now take note of Highway 36, running east to west between the two cities. This is my method of travel across Missouri. That is how I wanted to cross Pennsylvania - straight and direct, although that was an interstate.
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Today was my favorite riding day, so far. Just a short 60 mile ride across an absolutely beautiful countryside. I was warned (at the bike shop back in Quincy) that the dogs in Missouri are very aggressive. Luckily for me, Highway 36 is a U.S. route. Which means there aren't too many houses along the way. And therefore, no dogs!
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This also made my navigation extremely easy: depart hotel - 0.1 mi., enter Hwy 36 west bound - 59.8 mi., take Chillicothe exit north - 0.1 mi. It was almost hands-free navigation, just pedal west. On top of that, I had a 5 - 10 m.p.h. tail wind the whole way.
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The road conditions were great as well - much better than yesterday. Between Hannibal and Macon, MO Hwy 36 is only a two-lane Hwy (one lane each way) with no shoulder, literally. But, between Macon and Chillicothe it is a four-lane Hwy (two lanes each way). To my advantage, they are still just finishing up construction. So, today I had my own, private lane - coned off and everything, for about 50'ish of the 60 miles (see photo below)! Add in the short mileage, pretty sights, no dogs, and a tail wind, and now you can see why today went so well.
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A Bishop of mine back in Boise, ID contacted a Bishop here in Chillicothe to coordinate my arrival. So, tomorrow morning someone will be coming to my hotel to give me a ride to church - now how great is that?
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I have lots to do tomorrow (laundry, re-organize, pack, more blogging, etc.). I know it will go fast.
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"I CAN!"
6 comments:
Hi Chip,
Glad things are going well. I'd like to see pics of your tan lines. In a previous post it looked liked you had a bad tan line from your helmet. Pretty awesome.
Cherri
YOU CAN get rid of those tan lines...one day.
Boy oh boy Chip, you are one heck of an organizer if I don't say so myself. Your own private lane on a state highway for a day, a police escort across the Mississippi, a power outage to get a free meal, a football team greeting party, a motorcycle gang entourage, pizza up the ying yang............ you never cease to amaze me. I know you will continue to be sedulous and make us proud. Keep on keeping on son.............YOU CAN!
Ken (Gramps)
Hi Chip ~
Scott's parent live in MO. but they are near St. Louis (in Millchester)...closer to Illinois so not to close to where you are now. Otherwise, they said they would have liked to see you/cheer you on. I forwarded your link/news clip to them and Scott's mom forwarded it on to several people for you.
Keep on CHIPPING away!
COOL! i hope you have a wonderful Sunday.
Keep traveling...=)
Hey daddio! This is Aubrey! You are probably excited to rest today! I can just imagine yesterdays view while riding! It was probably great! I miss you soooooo much! But I think the time is going by really fast! I am sooo excited to see you in California again! I really CAN NOT wait to see you! You are probably really sore! I love you to the moon and back about 3,000,000,000,000 times!
Cherri,
Come to HB and you can see my tan lines!
Ken,
Not to shabby, huh?
Carrie,
Thanks.
Tara,
I did, thank you so much!
Hi Aubrey,
I miss you soooooooooooooooo much too. Glad time is going fast. It will be SO neat to see you in California. Ditto!
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