joplin, missouri

Since my last post, our merry band has biked diagonally across the state of Missouri.

Highlights include:

Walking 6 miles of gravel road in the rain.

Camping out in Potosi: We were staying at a Boy Scout camp. The camp was rented out to a Christian youth group so our host ('Potosi Paul') found us a field next to a very old church and graveyard where we could pitch tents. Then it thunderstormed. We ended up cramming into a half-finished house for the night.

Back to back centuries through the Ozarks. Oh yeah. I was sweep (ride behind the rest of the group to make sure everyone gets there safely) the first century, so unfortunately (or fortunately!) was picked up at 5pm around mile 60. But I finished the second century day, making it my 3rd 100 miler of the summer. I'm really really impressed at the rest of the Bike and Build crew who pedaled through both.

Lots and lots of frozen custard. Yum.

Working on the first day of a blitz build in Springfield, Missouri. They're building a house in front of a golf course during a big tournament and then moving it over to its real location. We spent the morning posing for pictures and then sitting around waiting for something to do (I took a wonderful nap). But in the afternoon we got some work, and I got to use a saw for the first time ever.

Uttering the sentence: "today was a short day -- 80 miles"


It's 9pm, which means bedtime. Goodnight all!