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Published: June 16th 2018
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Fort Davidson Memorial
This is where Ulyssis S Grant had his first Command as a General. Fort Davidson was here to defend the Railroad that carried Iron Ore from this area to St Louis. There was a major Civil War battle here when the Confederate Army tried to cut off the railroad and lost. Guest Blog by Bruce
We were on the road early today, spinning our pedals towards Ellington, Missouri. Today we rode through the heart of the Ozarks.
The weather was forecast to approach record high temps with high humidity in play.
We decided to leave early at 7am to try and beat the heat!
Our first stop was near Ironton, Mo to view the Ft Davidson civil war memorial.
This was Ulysses Grant’s initial battle as a General, and the Union Army Crushed the Confederates here.
Soon we were off to Johnston’s Shut-In State Park & it’s famous swim area. It was steamy hot and we were at the 1/2 way point, so we took the plunge!
Complete ecstasy!
However, that lolly gagging lasted a bit too long as the final 25 miles of serious climbs and extremely hot weather combined made for real agony on the second half of the ride.
The good news is that the extra miles today shortened tomorrow’s ride to Eminence considerably.
Across from our lodging we ate at a great Mexican Restaurant with Ice Cold Cervesa at hand. Ahhh!
We followed dinner with a
hot fudge Sunday at the Ice Cream Parlor next door.
We will have a short but hilly ride tomorrow into the touristy town of Eminence followed by a day off.
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Kathryn Lau
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Must have made your day! 1/2 way done with the ride now?