Day 7: 6/2/23: Johnson's Shut Ins State Park, MO to Chester, IL

It felt like I literally had to climb my way out of Missouri.  The last 3 days have been long days with a lot of climbing. 

I made it into Illinois and am camping at Chester, the home of Popeye.

Pic below of me, Larry and Jan.  They are a married couple from Columbia SC.   They are staying at the Fraternal Order of Eagles, where I am also staying.  They are riding a tandem bicycle from VA to OR.  This is their first bicycle tour, but they both are backpackers.  They agree that this trip is Jan's, who recently retired, idea, and Larry just went along with it.

Total miles today: 88.2