Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Day 3: 6/22/2022: Pittsburg KS to Ash Grove MO

This morning started out with a quick stop at Walmart to replace the tube I used yesterday.  I try to always keep 3 tubes in my bag.

Below are some pics of Pittsburg I took as I was headed out of town.





I made it to...


I'm glad I bought an extra tube this morning because about 6 miles out of Golden City, MO, I had another flat.  It was on the front tire again.  The tube had a hole near the valve stem and looked as though the bead of the tire had been rubbing against the tube which caused the hole.  I think it may have been caused by me putting a smaller tube than recommended inside the tire yesterday.  Since I am not expecting to do any other gravel riding on this trip, I decided to remove the larger gravel tire from the front and replace it with the spare smaller road tire I was carrying.  Fingers crossed.

Below are some pics around Golden City.  Numerous USBR 76 riders stop at Cooky's Cafe in Golden City for pie.  I stopped and had a piece of coconut pie and it was delicious.  They have several kinds of pie, but I decided on the tried and true coconut.  Maybe next time I will try something more exotic.  The cafe has a log for cyclists to comment in, and I saw the names of every cyclist I have met on this trip in the log.





Then came the little town of Everton.  Not much there, but a few pics around town below.  



The hills started getting steeper about 7 miles before Everton.  Its warming me up for the Missouri Ozarks which I should be hitting in the next couple of days.

Then came the town of Ash Grove, my stopping place for the night.  It is quickly becoming one of my favorite towns in MO.  The folks around town are super friendly.  The City owns a house at the City Park that they allow cyclists to use on a donation basis.  This is the 2nd time I have stayed at the house.  All one has to do is go by City Hall and pick up the key to the house.  No sweating myself to sleep tonight.  Some pics around town below.




Some rural scenery from today.



Total miles today: 74.7




2 comments:

  1. It looks beautiful! How fun that all the cyclists stop in that same cafe! Deb Horn

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