7/1/2022 0 Comments The states ~Ranking the states on my bike tour: Best 1. Missouri 1.5. Colorado 2. Iowa 3. Tennessee 4. Illinois 5. Kentucky 6. Nebraska 7. Virginia Worst Missouri: St. Louis was very bike-able. The fact that I was on a bike path ¾ the way across MO is amazing. Astounding. Shows us that bike-infrastructure is indeed possible. The people I encountered in MO were all nice : ) the biking culture of the state was refreshing. Loved the historic aspect of following the Lewis and Clark route west. Colorado: this state shouldn’t even be on this list because I didn’t technically ride in Colorado, but I still traveled there on my route, so it gets 1.5. I just really really like Colorado. From the dry heat (no humidity!) to the outdoor culture to the hiking. Aunt Becky and I went hiking at Berthoud Pass – my new favorite hiking spot. There’s something calming about the state of Colorado. Iowa: 20 miles in Iowa and it was good. Not much happened – no news is good news. Gave me hope for the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa in the future. Nice views from the Loess Hills. Tennessee: Less than 10 miles in Tennessee, and didn’t talk to anyone when I biked through this little snippet = time of my life. I adored TN when I drove through the state in FEMA Corps, so my little bit of biking through was great. Illinois: It was flat. Large sky that felt like I was in a snow-less snow globe. In the middle of the list because of the great interaction with the tandem bicycle tourists; however lower because of the sketchy-ass American Legion campground I stayed at. Kentucky: Road signs confusing. Mile markers made no sense. Naming of rivers and lakes also had no rhyme or reason. People were nicer than in Virginia but still not the nicest. Felt like I was going to get hatecrimed. (Two pros to the state: seeing Hailley and visiting Mammoth Caves National Park) Not a fan of their state parks. Nebraska: badbraska. Very hot. At the state line when I took the photo with “Welcome to Nebraska” I picked off 2 ticks. Badbraska bacteria-ey dirt had me get three antibiotics. Too much corn. Virginia: rude for the first day of my trip to be 92F. The people of VA overall … were not nice. Yes, here and there people were kind, but overall not nice interactions. Not a fan of their state parks at alllllllllll. The roads all had like 3 names each and sometimes a paper map, street sign, and google maps didn’t say the same name.
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