Date:
20.05.2018
Altitude:
564.3 ft (172 m)
Distance:
75.50 mi (121.50 km)
Total
Altitude: 38225.0 ft (11651 m)
Total
Distance: 1350.67 mi (2173.69 km)
Today
I left Indiana and entered Illinois. But I did not only enter into
the 8th state (+Ontario) on my journey, I also entered a
new timezone. So from now on, there are seven hours time difference
between Germany and myself. If you wonder where the picture of the
Illinois state sign is, there is no picture. On the road, I crossed
over the state line, there wasn't any sign. I still have the chance
to get a picture of the sign as soon as I enter Iowa. Let's see if I
have more luck then.
(Update: I got the picture going into Iowa)
(Update: I got the picture going into Iowa)
Since
I got an extra hour today, because of the change in the timezone I
didn't need to leave quite as early. So I got to sleep a bit longer
and took some more time for breakfast this morning. When I finally
got started this morning, the weather wasn't all that great. It was
quite similar to yesterday, with thick clouds hanging in the sky and
in general quite hazy. Still the temperatures were great for cycling
and it stayed dry throughout the day. So it was still a good ride.
Today's
ride was pretty uneventful. I was cycling again through farmland the
whole day, with the exception of the first few miles when I was
leaving Monticello,IN to get back on the Northern Tier route. On my
way back to the Northern Tier route, I went for a while back on the
same route I took yesterday to get into Monticello. The route stayed
again on small county roads with almost no traffic. For the most time
I had the road for myself. Staying for the most part on small county
roads, I only passed through one town during the day, until I reached
Watseka,IL at the end of the day. I passed through Brook around noon,
so I did buy something to eat and a Gatorade at the gas station.
Perfect timing to reach the only town on today's route. Afterwards I
continued on small road's to Watseka. To get to Watseka, I had to
leave the Northern Tier route again. In general today was quite a
solitary day.
Conclusion
for the day:
Some
day's on the road can be quite solitary.
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