Today’s Highlights:
We completed our traversal of Kansas today, entering Missouri in the town of Rushville. Our final fifty seven miles across Kansas were just as enjoyable as the previous days. For the first several miles we cycled through the capital of Kansas, and saw a little bit of the north end of the city. It was quite nice and very quite since it was early Sunday morning. Heading north, we quickly entered the rural hills again. Like yesterday, there were farms with crops, or with cattle or horses. Because of the hilly terrain and an increased density of trees, the vistas were less expansive.
We crossed the Missouri River on the new Amelia Earhart Memorial Bridge. As you would expect, the next forty miles into Missouri had similar landscape to its neighboring state. It was very hilly. Our elevation only varied from 750 feet to 1100 feet today, but we climbed a total of 3061 feet with all the ups and downs over the eighty seven mile ride. There was also a constant wind today that was usually against us. It was not too strong except for an occasional gust, but it did increase the work for the entire ride.
Once we entered St Joseph, Missouri, part of the route was on the SW Parkway. It was a very nice winding road through parks, making it fun, scenic and quite. I completed the ride in 7-1/2 hours today. We are lucky to be enjoying the best weather in US right now. Although we had to ride against the wind, it attributed to the mild temperature. It was a pleasant ride today.
Pictures Of The Day:
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