Category: Daily Post

Basswood Resort, Missouri to Achison, Kansas – 32.2 Miles After a lot of miles, hills and heat, I rode out of Missouri at about 2:05 this afternoon. While I was making overall progress each day, nothing beats crossing a state line to make you think you’re going somewhere. The weather forecast was for rain from… Continue reading Day 26 – Thursday 6/23/22

Lexington, Missouri to Basswood Resort, Missouri – 87.5 Miles Figuring out where I’m going to end up each day sometimes takes a lot of time the night before. There always has to be a place to stay at the end of the ride, so that’s qualification #1. If those places are more than the distance… Continue reading Day 25 – Wednesday 6/22/22

Marshall, Missouri to Lexington, Missouri – 50.4 Miles Each day on the road includes times of isolation and contact. The Adventure Cycling routes, by design, keep riders away from larger cities for safety and scenery. When I leave a town in the morning large enough to support a hotel or a campground, it’s likely that… Continue reading Day 24 – Tuesday – 6/21/22

Winton, Missouri to Marshall, Missouri – 73.7 Miles Having taken somewhat of a break yesterday, I was ready to get going again. The early morning shadows suggest there’s plenty of time to get things done. The Katy Trail is dirt mixed with crushed gravel. The downside of that is you and your bike will pick… Continue reading Day 23 – Monday – 6/20/22

Jefferson City, Missouri to Wilton, Missouri – 25.2 Miles There were things to do, but no urgent places to go on Sunday morning in Jefferson City. My brother, who has crossed the country twice on a bicycle, had introduced me to friends who were living a short distance away and were willing to take a… Continue reading Day 22 – Sunday – 6/19/22

Washington, Missouri to Jefferson City Missouri – 80 Miles Today was the end of the third week on the road and the beginning of the ride to the Pacific Coast. The weather was clear, and the heat had dropped from the intensity of previous days to “comfortable”. Best of all, since the route followed the… Continue reading Day 21 – Saturday – 6/18/22

Sullivan, Missouri to Washington, Missouri – 35.5 Miles Today wasn’t a high mileage day, but it was a significant one. My ride to the Oregon coast begins on the Katy Trail, just north of Washington, Missouri. At the start of the day, I was 29 miles from Washington and just a little farther from the… Continue reading Day 20 – Friday 6/17/22

Farmington, Missouri to Sullivan, Missouri – 77.9 Miles Riding in the hills of Missouri will beat you up. A day ago, I watched four other cyclists arrive at the hostel in Farmington after a long day on the road, and each of them looked like they’d just been rescued days after their ship went down.… Continue reading Day 19 – Thursday 6/16/22

Fredericktown, Missouri to Farmington, Missouri – 18 Miles Today was judgement day. After 17 days on the road, I’d come to a point where I had to decide whether to keep pushing on or dial things back a bit. My brother, who had ridden the TransAmerica Trail in 2016, recommended staying at a bicycle hostel… Continue reading Day 18 -Wednesday 6/15/22

Cape Girardeau, Missouri to Fredericktown, Missouri – 61.6 Miles The day started off well at breakfast, when I met a couple from Washington state who had traveled to Florida and were now heading home. Since I was doing the opposite, we had an enjoyable conversation comparing travel notes and observations about life on the road.… Continue reading Day 17 – Tuesday 6/14/22