Miles: 91 Miles
Ride Time: 5 hours 51 minutes
Avg. Speed: 15.6 Mph
Total Climbing: 7059 feet
Work: 2909 kJ
After two days of rain and cloudy skies we had just a gorgeous day. Blue skies and almost no wind made the ride through the rolling hills of Missouri just a joy. It did start cool at 40 degrees and it only warmed up to the high 60s but it kept us from over heating as we climbed the never ending rollers. After the flatness of Oklahoma we seemed to stop often to take photos of the scenery. We had been starved for sites and the ride offered lots of panoramic views as we rode along the ridges of Mark Twain National Forest and followed park of the tour of Missouri course.
On the ridge in Missouri.
We said goodbye to Jack today as he had to leave us to go home to help his son in a family matter. Our prayers go out to him and his family. We hope that he can rejoin us later in Nashville. I think riding is a great reliever of stress and calmer of the soul. I know I left all my frustrations behind in Oklahoma as I battled the wind and completed rides that I thought that would never end.
We ended the day in Branson. This has to be the weirdest place. More on Branson in tomorrow’s blog since it is a rest day and we have the day to relax and explore this most unique slice of Americana.
Today’s photos at Flickr.
All Photo sets at Flickr
2 comments:
Hey RB, I look forward to hearing about Branson! Also, congrats on surviving Oklahoma.
Jeff
Oh wow! That's pretty impressive! I would have probably died some where a long the way. Did you guys stay at one of the Branson hotels?
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