Roger of Schmitt Implement in Holy Cross IA stopped to chat

Huge hill south of Guttenberg!

900 Miles

From Guttenberg to Dubuque was very hilly yet one of the most beautiful regions we have gone through.  I thought the hill outside Guttenberg was the worst I had encountered until the next one, but the fun part is racing down the other side and once I hit 40 MPH.  Maybe that’s not such a good idea after all, so later I would slow up on the down hills, the ultimate goal is to finish in one piece. 

Tomorrow the Mississippi and then Galena for a couple of days of sweet rest before I tackle the hills to Stockton and then into Freeport Friday and Saturday Burpee about noon.