Today we went through the main mountains of the Ozarks, which feature tremendously steep hills in quick succession. And, like last time, the heat has been just about unbearable with highs consistently around 100 degrees, and reaching that mark by about noon. However, instead of stopping to get breakfast and riding the hardest hills during the hottest part of the day, we got started as soon as possible and kept going until it was all said and done.
We still wound up going over the high hills when it was close to 100 degrees, but we didn't have to suffer through for too long. Also, the Ozarks loomed so large in my mind that I knew it would be impossible for them to be as bad as I remember: and they weren't.
We were once again aided by mom's sag wagon stops with the van during which we could sit in chairs and have delicious food and cold drinks. She was also carrying our packs again, which lightened our load up the hills.
We made it to Ellington after riding 70 miles. We're staying in a city park at the edge of town. Mom has now left to drive back to Mountain View, Ark. It sure was nice having her around for a few days.
Tomorrow, we plan to ride to Farmington, which will be our last overnight stop on Missouri.
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