Lewis and Clark Cycling Trek

Tuesday, June 21, 2005

Council Bluffs, IA to Missouri Valley, IA- Day 6- 26.48 mi.

We did a little sightseeing today…but it is difficult and expensive. It is difficult because in a fairly large city, a bicycle just can’t get places without riding on expressways. We don’t know the way around on the back streets. It is expensive because the other choice is a taxi. This is what we did, but it cost $13.00 one way to get to the Western Historic Trails Center. We enjoyed our time at the Center even though it cost $26.00 just to get there and back. After returning from the Western Historic Trails Center, we checked out of the Heartland Inn at 12:00 and headed for Missouri Valley, IA. The big story about the remainder of the day was the people we met along the way today. We stopped at Henry’s Diner in the small town of Cresent, IA for a burger. While we were waiting for our lunch, a couple stopped by our table to ask about our trip. They seemed very interested and we talked for sometime. We said our good-byes and then they turned back and Dick handed me a ten-dollar bill and said, “There’s a great ice cream place in Missouri Valley. Go enjoy some on us.” We did just that when we arrived later that day and Dick was right…it was great ice cream! Thanks, Dick. We continued on and soon met another biker going the opposite direction. He had started 3 weeks ago at Williston, ND where we hope to be in a few weeks. This gentleman is moving a lot faster than we are, so I don’t think we will be there in 3 weeks but that remains to be seen. We camped at a city park in Missouri Valley. There weren’t any showers but it was a very clean park and we enjoyed our stay.

Seventh Grade Question: Today we visited the Western Historic Trails Center. Besides the Lewis and Clark Trail, what 2 other trails started in the Missouri River area and continued to the Pacific Ocean?

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