Biking through a tropical depression, popping all of your tire tubes, having to push the bikes five miles, and bleeding feet. We are happy to see you, St. Louis!
Pretty monumental moment yesterday making it all the way to St. Louis, Missouri!
A hard 65 mi ride or so through a tropical depression and almost entirely in the rain, straight up BUSTING tires about 5 miles out, having to walk that last 5 because we had nothing left to fix them, and bleeding blisters. But pushing our bikes over the Mississippi River, walking down the center of the bridge because the other lanes were for cars, seeing that big, beautiful arch, and watching the blue sky peek through just a little bit, felt somewhat magical.
A lot of very hard work and some frustrating, challenging times to get this far, and still so much adventure to come, but this moment felt pretty surreal. Soaking up this beautiful city that we’ve never even been to via car, yet we biked here. And that feels pretty damn good to say.
Enjoy this very raw gem. You're welcome.
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