Ah, the Show Me state, land of the Ozark foothills and the pleasure that comes from trying to ride your bike vertically. To put it in perspective:
Elevation of Springfield, IL: 600 ft.
Elevation of Springfield, MO: 1,310 ft.
Michelle is intrepidly tackling the mountains, and she insists she would choose the hills of Missouri over the wind of Illinois.
# of miles ridden today in the rain: 55 (more than 500 miles to date)
# of jamborees attended: 1 (The hills are alive with the sound of bluegrass music!)
Best place to stay if you can't make it to a motel: Campground laundry room. It's quite warm in between the washer and dryer (and, as Michelle points out, "Hey, a load laundry is only 50 cents.")
Michelle,
I would assume by now, that you,ve left our fine state of Missouri. Just wanted you to know what a pleasure it was to meet, and host you in our home. Your journey not only demostrates human spirit and divine love for others, but brings people together. I feel blessed to have met you, and am now inspired to reach out to others. May you continue to have safe travels, and touch the hearts and lives of others. "Ride on gentle spirit, ride on".....
Posted by: Tim Wainscott | November 13, 2006 at 09:51 AM