The weather forecast had thunderstorms in the cards for us and for sure we could feel the heat and the stillness of the air so common just prior to a storm. The weather front never reached us though and we ended up enduring the humidity as it built up throughout the day. The Ozark mountains with their beautiful river parks made the ride pleasant to the eye. Forests along the winding roads offered welcomed shade. The rollers got steeper and longer and soon we got used to a steady rhythm of steep descents followed by steep inclines. A lovely couple in their car pulled over to wish us good luck on our journey (thank you for your support!). After 57 miles we called it a day. We were hot and happy and for sure we could feel our legs. Our total ascent had been 3800 ft. We love the Ozarks though, Missouri is beautiful!
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Hello Anne,
ReplyDeleteOur family is very inspired by your story! We lost our father January 30 of this year to GBM. It is such an awful, awful disease and it is heartbreaking that it does not get the attention that other forms of cancer do. We heard that you are in the St. Louis area and were wondering if there's anyway we could meet you (maybe even ride along for a couple of hours... if that's allowed... :) If we don't get the chance to meet you, we wish you the very best and are appreciative of your grand efforts to battle this disease.
Sincerely,
Patti Curran (patti.curran@gmail.com)