Saturday, June 4th .... Today our ride started in Chillicothe on US 36.  We were supposed to get off in Brooksville for our first rest stop.  I missed the exit and went to the next exit and picked the correct road to our next stop.  So, I rode 52 miles without a break!  Plus, it was hilliest roller coaster road we have seen!  I would guess that over the 50 miles we were on that road there were at least 90 hills.  Some of these hills had 8 to 11% grades!  My legs are the most tired I've felt yet on the trip.  Tomorrow is supposed to be fewer hills.  We will cross the Mississippi River tomorrow and be in Illinois.  It will be day 30.  The scenery has been spectacular and interesting.  It is not like driving across the country on the interstate highway.  For sure!










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