Wednesday, May 25,2016 42.9 miles(69.0 km)
The morning started with a storm about 4:30 am which woke me up as the rain beat down on the picnic pavilion I had my tent pitched under. I quickly fell back asleep hoping the rain would stop before I wanted to get going.
I woke again about 7:00 and the rain had stopped. I packed up and was on my way after a quick stop for some breakfast. I was not in too much of a rush as I had planned a short day.
Leaving Hartville was up a steep but fairly short hill and then I was back in a cattle farming area. I stopped to take a rest and a group of calves was nearby. Soon they moved to the corner of their pasture closest to me. I had a discussion with a few of them, they seemed to listen intently.
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| Calf Listening Intently |
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| Calf More Interested In Branch |
The skies had been gray all morning but soon they darkened more and it began to rain. Soon it was raining steadily and became a bit windy. It was far from ideal riding conditions but I continued pedaling (not much choice as there was nowhere around to seek shelter).
It continued to rain as I arrived in Marshfield, Missouri and it was lunch time. I stopped at Smokey's across from the court house and order a sandwich and some soup. It felt good warming up and drying off as I ate my lunch. After lunch I walk out and the sun was starting to shine through the clouds and by the time I had ridden to the north side of Marshfield the sky was blue with scattered clouds.
The short afternoon ride was through rolling pastures and hay fields.
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| Hay Field - Blue Skies |
As I was riding out of the Ozarks there were also new wildflowers to be found including different Black-Eyed Susans , Spiderworts and Pimroses.
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| Black-Eyed Susan |
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| Spiderwort |
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| Spiderwort |
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| Pimrose |
The ride for the day ended at the small community of Fair Grove which allows cyclists to camp in their city park. They were having a farmers market in the park when I arrived. Unfortunately the market did not have any berries or fruit as none were in season at the time.
After the market closed I set up my tent under the picnic pavilion as rain was likely again overnight.
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