What up...Dylan and I are at a libraray here in Hermann, MO. Our first few days have been difficult but still pretty awesome.
We left from Hartford on Sunday around noon after a big plate of hash browns from the Waffle House. It started raining on us about an hour in (just a sprinkle...nothing got too wet) and rained the whole way until we stopped at the Pere Marquette state park to camp. The campground was technically closed, so we got to just pitch our tent for free! On our way there we stopped in Elsah, IL which is an adorable little town. Unfortunately it was Sunday so nothing was really open and it was raining so it was kind of a ghost town. The campground was really pretty and we were one of 2 tents in the whole place which was nice. We woke up early Monday morning with the intention of biking a long way, but due to Dylan and I both feeling a little sick (Illinois gave us colds!), the cold weather and the eventual rain and hail that started up in the morning we elected to stay one more night at the campground. The weather cleared up a little bit later in the afternoon and we wandered around, but most of the day was spent in the tent playing cards and reading. Tuesday gave us perfect weather and we got our stuff together quickly in the morning and left the park. We had to take 2 ferries that day-one across the Illinois river and one across the Mississippi into Missouri. The first onw went fine, but the second one was closed beacuse of all the flooding in this area. We biked about nine miles down a very hilly road to another boat, and the detour put us back about 30 miles (most of that on highways and busy hilly frontage roads). We FINALLY found our way to the Katy Trail about 4 hours later than we had anticipated getting there. We biked about 30 miles down to the Klondike State Park and fell fast asleep. It was a long day, but the Katy Trail is beautiful and we met some nice mountain bikers along the way who gave us tips on where to stay and what to see along our way. Yesterday was an easy day, all on the Katy Trail (which is an old railroad bed so it's really flat) with the wind at out backs.
And thats it so far. We've gone about 150 miles. Our legs are just a little sore and we got sunburned yesterday (oops) but the scenery is awesome and we're enjoying every minute...even the bad times are good!
Today we have a short ride to Tebbets, where theres a hostel especially for cyclists equipped with a DIY bike workshop. We'll tune things up on our rides and grease up our chains and sleep in a real bed for one more night.
We miss everyone back home and are thinking of you all. Postcards and letters will be in the mail soon!
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i miss you elly and dylan! you guys are soooooooooooo awesome for doing this! i wish i could be doing it as well! call me whenever you get a chance elly, i want a more in depth description! love you, be well.
Hey, this is Tom Wilson, I'm planning on making the trek out west this summer as well. I'll be driving however, not biking. I'm taking off on May 24th, and will be living in Bozeman, MT for most of the summer. It looks like you might be headed in that direction, so if you need a place to crash or want to go on some adventures in the mountains of Montana, you should give me a call. Looks like you guys are having a fun time, sorta jealous.
Elly I miss you a ton! I'm so glad you're having such a great time. I lost your email address, so if you ever have a free minute, shoot me an email and I'll write you a good one back. Love you lots-keep on rocking
-Johanna
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