Missouri is NOT Flat!

Over the last two days we have ridden from Marshfield to Ellington, Missouri.  We covered about 130 miles of very hilly terrain.  It started out as rolling farmland, not much different from eastern Kansas.  However, in Missouri people are more likely to have farms, many of the dairy farms, whereas in Kansas they are more likely to have large cattle ranches.  The farther east we have travelled through Missouri the hillier it has gotten.  Today we climbed almost as much as any day in Nevada, Utah or Colorado.  We are now fully in the Ozarks with very steep, rugged climbs, beautiful rivers, and hills filled with oak and pine trees.  The leaves are just starting to change and a ride/drive through here in a few weeks would be spectacular.



Current River in the Ozarks



I never did see a horse & buggy but assume this is Amish country - wish they would add a bicycle to the sign!