This pretty lake is actually a submerged farm field in illinois
Which makes for a pretty vista, until we realize that our road is likewise submerged...
So we take off our shoes and portage our bikes and panniers across! How refreshing!
This was just sitting on the side of the road in one of the flooded towns
setting sun as we enter dallas city, il
Betsy looks like she just pedaled 85 miles and still has 5 more to go. This was our 90 mile day from Muscatine to Dallas City. We did get rewarded with a gorgeous sunset as you can see.
Our wonderful Dallas City hosts, Doris and Jess, who are avid cyclists and shared many stories!
The folks we stayed with in Dallas City introduced us to their cows!
Apparently cows enjoy being fed apples!
good mornin' breath!
sunflower heaven
The Mormon Temple in Nauvoo, IL
Sarah and Betsy at the Mormon Temple in Nauvoo
yes, this temple is bigger than the town water tower
original building was burned down by townsfolk who wanted the mormons out. now they have rebuilt their temple in the same place.
Lots of pretty gardens around the temple
elephant's grave. yea...this was a strange "must see"
arrival in quincy....and our tent bag
1000 MILES!!!
We made it to Quincy, IL and stopped at a gas station to get some health food for dinner
we figured out what the back pockets of a bike shirt are for:)
just what the doctor ordered
Our campsite in Quincy
Much needed beer after a tough day of hills
home sweet home
yay, another state!
Had to get the tourist pic
mark twain's childhood home
Hannibal, MO is proud of Mark Twain
and so is betsy.
bridge into hannibal
Exploring Hannibal
Pleasant Hill. IL was very pleasant :) People were so nice to us there
Our first ferry ride of the trip!
long stretch before godfrey....
yay godfrey!
fast eddies!
Fast Eddie's bar
We stayed with Bill and Mary in Godfrey. They took us to Fast Eddie's, a world famous bar with 99 cent half pound burgers!
another kickstand, the john.
into st. louis we go
The Chain of Rocks bridge into St. Louis
Biking the levee trail on our way to St. Louis
part of the trail fell after heavy rains from hurricane ike. it was just gone!
The bike trail had just been flooded from hurricane ike, so we had some mud to go through
Our tires after the mud...ew
Betsy's bike got the worst of it :(
freeloader.
guess where we are!?
Eating lunch at the arch!
view from the arch
We made it halfway!!!!
tough girls
Woohoo!
This photo is for Bill from the Woolen Mills in Bemidji...he asked us to take a picture in our shirts when we got to the arch!
Riding up to the top of the arch in very small capsules
We're at the top!
Great views of the city
WE MADE IT HALFWAY!!!
We could see our bikes from the top of the arch
Can you find our bikes in this picture?
Leaving our fabulous St. Louis hosts!
MOV05560.MPG
beer sampling on budweiser tour
Touring the Brewery in St. Louis
clydesdale horses
zoo monorail
Enjoying the cute little train at the St. Louis zoo thanks to Mary Grant!
mill city museum
Is this amazing, or what?
magical
You can slide down these!!!
mill city was amazing
so was this pie
churchyard we tented up in peveley, mo
Pastor Bradt was kind enough to bring us to dinner and show us around Ste. Geneveive, MO
