Today started out as a hilly but beautiful morning in the Missouri countryside - still with lots of hills. In the early afternoon we crossed the bridge over the Mississippi River into Chester, Illinois.
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| Bridge Across the Mississippi |
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| Welcome Signs into Illinois and the town of Chester (Home of Popeye) |
We were riding into Murphysboro, Illinois that evening and had a choice between two routes. Dana and Lisa decided on the hilly route with less traffic, and I decided to ride the busier route along the Mississippi River. I'm really glad I chose the latter. It was very busy with coal truck for the first 6 or 7 miles but then the traffic became almost non-existent. It was a beautiful route except for the coal plant (however it was interesting to watch the coal being transported to a barge on the river).
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| Field of Sunflowers near Murphysboro, IL |
Unfortunately, my lack of map reading skills punished me. I managed to turn the wrong direction about 70 miles into the ride. By the time I reached Murphysboro Lake State Park where everyone was camped I ended up having ridden 100.41 miles - a LONG day!
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