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On our approach out of Springfield, we had been capable of spend a short while on the well-known Route 66. Now I can lastly say that I’ve ridden “the Mom Street”. I simply will not point out that my whole mileage was someplace within the 10 mile vary. After exiting off of Route 66, it was a brief journey to the Kansas border. Earlier than leaving Missouri we did discover out why they don’t seem to be the birthplace of aviation…
We rolled into Kansas beneath blue skies with the temperature creeping up into the low 80’s. Excellent climate for placing on some miles.
From the saddle of a bike, Kansas regarded very flat, regardless that we had been truly shifting barely up hill as we crossed the state. The elevation change may be very gradual, solely rising by about 3000 toes from the jap border to the western edge. The countryside was principally grass lined plains, with a scattering of farms, livestock and oil wells.
Quickly after we reached Kansas, we began seeing indicators for “Huge Brutus”. The indicators failed to say precisely what Huge Brutus was, which peaked my curiosity as we veered off the freeway seeking solutions. Huge Brutus turned out to be the world’s largest electrical shovel, 16 tales tall with a 90 cubic yard bucket. Used within the 1960’s and 70’s, Huge Brutus eliminated the highest layer of earth to succeed in coal deposits in strip mines. The self guided tour allowed entry to many of the machine with solely the higher sections closed off, so we spent an hour crawling throughout that factor like a few children. Presently the museum is elevating cash for a repaint and with simply 900 gallons of Omaha Orange and 300 gallons of black wanted to coat the skin, I might recommend bringing some paint and a brush in the event you cease by.
From Huge Brutus it was onto Parsons, Kansas and lunch on the Hickory Gap. We have been on the street for every week now and nonetheless have not stepped inside a single quick meals restaurant. We have eaten at some nice locations, utilizing the straightforward system of both asking the locals the place they wish to eat or on the lookout for locations with full parking heaps. The Hickory Gap positively didn’t disappoint, serving beef brisket sandwiches that had been the most effective I’ve ever tasted.
We traveled one other 100+ miles after lunch, pulling into El Dorado State Park by mid afternoon. I used to be anticipating much more gold for the reason that title was “El Dorado”, however ultimately needed to accept a pleasant lakeside campsite.
That night we had been joined by some winged bugs, however this time the weren’t the biting type. As an alternative the campground was stuffed with the “music” of the cicadas. I took a brief video to present an thought of simply how loud these little bugs can get (be sure you flip up your audio system for the total impact).
One other 250 miles nearer to the Pacific.
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