Day 28: Saint Joseph, MO to Chillicothe, MO

Distance: 87.15 miles

Elevation gain: 4,661 feet

Avg speed: 13.3 mph

Max speed: 32.8 mph

Moving time: 6:33:01

Amazing how two states that are next to each other can be so different. Even when Kansas wasn’t flat, it was still pretty flat in comparison to roads we had traveled and roads yet to come. The rolling hills of eastern Kansas were still pretty gentle in comparison to the rolling hills of New Mexico. Cross the Missouri River and it’s a whole other ball of wax though - Missouri is pretty hilly! Our ride today took us over many rolling hills, some of which were pretty steep!

Today’s ride also took us through a pretty special SAG stop as well - the DeKalb County Historical Society in Maysville, MO put on quite a spread for us. We entered Maysville as a group procession and were welcomed quite nicely by the people of the town. 

Of course, we saw some cool things along the way, both before AND after Maysville:

Chillicothe, MO - the home of sliced bread! Where would we be without the bread slicer? It’s the greatest invention since sliced bread! Well, I guess I got THAT timeline backwards….

Pretty cool dinosaur if you ask me….

I just HAD to take this picture! Kind of like when we crossed the Delaware River yesterday! (Trenton is also the name of New Jersey’s state capitol.)

This was at the site of our second SAG stop today

And, of course, today’s video:

Tomorrow is a shorter ride and another late start (thanks in part to breakfast at the hotel not starting tomorrow until 7am), but another climbing day as we head into Kirksville, MO. Since the time is getting late, it is time for me to head to bed - see you tomorrow!