Eminence, MO to Hartville, MO
Friendly horn taps: 2
Rude honks: 3
Brush-back passing maneuvers: 3
Miles: 80
Total so far: 1,826
Sharing the road
We moved through the remaining steep hills of the Ozark Mountains today and left them behind. Our map information says the following: “The Ozark Range is considered to be one of the oldest in the world. It is a moderately rugged series of deeply eroded hills, sculpted by the rivers and the wind. The Ozarks are the only large area of of rugged topography found between the Appalachia and the Rocky mountains.”
Looking across the Ozarks towards the Jacks Fork River in Shannon County, MO
Running the east-west ridges of Wright County, MO
We now find ourselves in more rolling country, distinguished by a series of ridges that are unusually positioned to run east-west in their orientation. This makes for good cycling as most of the roads we were on have been constructed on the ridge tops thereby reducing the number of hills. It’s still hilly country, and my friends in Dallas in the cycling club (Greater Dallas Bicyclists) would have some colorful comments about what I am now considering a bit of relief . The reality is we’ve been in fairly hilly country since Alabama, and experiencing a break in that is a relief.
Julie's order of catfish tonight - maybe we are a bad influence on her eating habits. Not to worry, the plate to the right is from the salad bar.
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Tomorrow’s ride is dedicated to Mathew Montenegro
Mathew Montenegro
Mathew was driving home at night when a drunk driver entered the highway in the wrong direction and struck Mathew’s car head on, killing him instantly. Mathew was only 26. He leaves behind a loving family; his parents, 4 sisters, a brother, grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins, a girlfriend and countless true friends.
In Memory of Warmer Summers 