7/11/18 Stats: Part 1: Distance 34.37 mi Average Speed: 10.8 mph; Max Speed: 32.0 mph Elevation Gain 1,660 ft: Average Temp: 76.7 F; Temp Range: 68.0-95.0 F Part 2: Distance 20.85 mi Average Speed: 11.3 mph; Max Speed: 31.1 mph…
Day 50: Devil’s Kitchen Lake, IL to Cave in Rock, IL
7/10/18 Stats: Distance: 74.28 mi Average Speed: 10.6 mph; Max Speed: 40.1 mph Elevation gain: 4,385 ft Average Temp: 88.9 F; Temp Range: 71.6-111.2 F Story: Subtitle: bad to worse and back again. My alarm went off at 3AM this…
Day 49: Chester, IL to Devils Kitchen Lake Campground, IL
7/9/18 Stats: Distance: 62.47 mi Average Speed: 11.1 mph; Max Speed: 36.1 mph Elevation Gain: 2, 054 ft Average Temp: 86.2 F; Temp Range: 68.0-104.0 F Story: I stayed up a little later than I might otherwise have done,…
Day 48: Kyle’s Campground (1 mile west of Reynolds/Iron County Line), MO to Chester, IL
7/8/18 Stats: Distance: 75.24 mi Average Speed: 11.0 mph; Max Speed: 39.6 mph Elevation Gain: 3,353 ft Average Temp: 83.9 F; Temp Range: 55.4-109.4 F Story: The fireworks last night were every bit as loud as I expected. However that…
Day 47: Eminence, MO to Kyle’s Campground (1 mile west of Reynolds/Iron County Line), MO
7/7/18 Stats: Distance: 58.24 Average Speed: 10.0 mph; Max Speed: 37.8 mph Elevation Gain: 4,610 ft Average Temp: 80.8 F; Temp Range: 57.2-96.8 F Story: The temperature today was supposed to top out in the 80s, a welcome change from…
Day 46: Hartville, MO to Eminence, MO
7/6/18 Stats: Distance: 80.36 mi Average Speed: 11.9 mph; Max Speed: 44.1 mph Elevation Gain: 3,658 ft Average Temp: 82.0 F; Temp Range” 66.2 F-105.8 F Story: I slept very well last night and, for a pleasant change, woke up…
Day 45: Fair Grove, MO to Hartville, MO
7/5/18 Stats: Distance: 41.89 mi Average Speed: 11.5 mph; Max Speed: 32.6 mph Elevation gain: 1,670 ft Average Temp: 89.2 F; Temp Range: 71.6-102.2 F Story: I planned to start today the way I have the last few days, by…
Day 44: Golden City, MO to Fair Grove, MO
7/4/18 Stats: Distance: 67.50 Average Speed: 10.3 mph; Max Speed: 39.3 mph Elevation gain: 3,347 ft Average Temp: 83.9 F; Temp Range: 66.2-105.8 F Story: Happy Independence Day! There is a certain amount of pleasure to be derived from riding…
Day 43: Chanute, KS to Golden City, MO
7/3/18 Stats: Distance: 91.3 mi Average Speed: 11.9 mph; Max Speed: 26.9 mph Elevation Gain: 1,545 ft Average Temp: 88.4 F; Temp Range: 68.0-113.0 F Story: I am not a morning person, I want to be absolutely clear about that.…
Day 42: Eureka, KS to Chanute, KS
7/3/18 Stats: Distance: 63.74 mi Average Speed: 10.6 mph; Max Speed: 32.6 mph Elevation Gain: 1,246 ft Average Temp: 91.2 F; Temp Range: 68.0-109.4 F Story: I slept soundly last night, for sleeping in a tent, which is to say…