Monday, July 28, 2008
St. Louis to Washingtom, MO....55 miles
Missed the rain, which came during the night but stopped about 10 minutes before wheels-up. The clouds kept it coolish. Ron, Cal and I took Hwy. 100 out of St. Louis for about 30 miles to CR-T for the ride into Washington. We did over 2,000 feet of climbing, in 20 miles, on CR-T with some 20% grades. My knees are sore. There was a Dairy Queen next to our Motel 8 so we scored some good stuff for desert. We were nervous about being off-route but ended up having an easier time than those who followed the route and didn't have to ride the same route twice.
We have 3 new folks who have joined the ride for a week.
