Lewis and Clark State Park, KS to White Cloud, KS--Day 2- 43.93 mi.

This was the second difficult day in a row. The "double h's" got us again....hills and headwinds. The first part of the trip was particularly difficult with very looooong, steep hills and then headwinds the entire way. We were determined to get to a campground at White Cloud, KS that we found on our maps. We also learned a lesson, always eat plenty along the way. We ran out of "body fuel" with about 10 miles to go out of Troy, KS. I found some snacks in my bag and utilizing that, we pushed on to Troy where we consumed 2 big Kansas beefburgers. From there we traveled on to White Cloud, still with a headwind but it was FLAT...what a blessing! Upon arriving at White Cloud, we were initially disappointed to find the campground looked a lot like a parking lot. There were no showers, no hot water, pit toilets, and no other campers. On the brighter side, our tent was within spitting distance (literally) of the Missouri River and it was a beautiful view! We hadn't been there too long when a gentleman approached us and introduced himself as Wolf River Bob. This bewhiskered local historian gave us the lowdown on the local history and then he produced a book of names and comments of many other visitors to White Cloud. We signed in just as all the others had done. He then invited us to go with him in his van to see some of the sites of this little town of 216 residents. He knew every house and knew the history of each. He took us to a property he owned on a large hill overlooking the Missouri River and then took us up to the peak of another large hill. At the top of this, we found a lookout...which brings us to today's Seventh Grade Question: From the lookout in White Cloud we could see 4 different states. Use your knowledge of our location to identify the 4 states we could see. Thanks to Wolf River Bob and his great tour!
-Clarkwheel