Chester, IL to Pilot Knob, MO – 64mi, 11.2mph, +4,364ft elevation gain

Well. God was in charge of our day completely. Friends I can’t make this stuff up. He truly has us in the palm of his hands. Terrain was beautiful. People in Missouri don’t like cyclists. Well not all but got yelled at a lot today. At about 53 miles Jocelynn was following when I saw a large screw sitting straight up and I knew we were going to hit it. As soon as I could we pulled over and sure enough. The screw was in our rear tire. We googled and Walmart was just 4.5 miles away. I took the wheel as I was afraid it might blow and didn’t want that on Jocelynn. She stayed aired and $13.50 later Walmart had us patched and on the road. We took the opportunity to do our shopping too. So it wasn’t in vain. Great miles. Hot weather again. I physically handled the heat a bit better today. We met 3 more cross country cyclists too today. Missouri is now in 2nd. 8 dead snakes. Click “read more” for photos