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Dusty dawn on Route 35
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Load 'em up
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We gathered in the parking lot at 7:15 am to pump tires and check out the equipment. At the stroke of 7:30, the bags were loaded and we are on our way. There was lots of traffic in downtown Monticello, and even more once we left town. It seemed like all the logging trucks we missed yesterday were on the road this morning!
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Still in the forest
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After a few sharp rollers in town, the terrain started to flatten out as we made out way through more miles of forest and small farms. We had some cross wind, but with the flatter roads, we started to pick up the pace.
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First SAG in Dermott
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Wes and Luis joined the train and we dialed up the pace to the first SAG at 25 miles. We arrived at the SAG in 1.5 hours. We reloaded and quickly got back on the road.
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Jeff and Luis in the flat lands
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The roads were flat and mostly in good shape and our train reached the second SAG at 48 miles in under 3 hours.
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Lake Chicot
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Lake Chicot
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Suddenly the farm land gives way to Lake Chicot. From the State Park website: At 20 miles long,
Lake Chicot is the largest natural
lake in
Arkansas and the largest oxbow
lake
in North America. Its beautiful waters are a favorite with anglers
throughout the year. Located near the Mississippi River, the park is
situated in one of the largest flyways in the country making it a
perfect place for birdwatching.
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Several debris burns along Causeway Road
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Lake on one side, nice homes on the other
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Causeway Road runs along the lake for 11 miles. The pavement was very rough in places, with patch on patch on patch. We commented that the homeowners probably like it that way to keep the speeders under control!
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Jeff, Alessandra, Luis, Wes on Causeway Road
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The Greenville Bridge
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The Greenville Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge over
the Mississippi River, in the United States, carrying US 82 and US 278
between Refuge, Mississippi, and Shives, Arkansas.When it opened in
2010, it was the fourth-longest cable-stayed bridge in North America. Interesting that it was built by Massman Construction, that in 1940 also built the original Humphreys Bridge it replaced!
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The mighty Mississippi River
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PBP selfie?
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Welcome to Mississippi
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Lots of cotton growing here
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Miles and miles of farm land
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Another great lunch
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Lunch was at 75 miles into the ride and featured turkey brats, yams, deviled eggs, potato salad and some pickles! We made it a quick stop and got back into farm country.
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Nice shaded farm house
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Final SAG near 'metal shed'
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We rolled through miles of freshly tilled fields. With no protection, we were really feeling the cross winds. Happily the route turned north 1.5 miles after the SAG, and the wind was on our tail for the last 15 miles.
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Residential route to the hotel in Indianola
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We dialed back the pace about 5 miles out of town to start the recovery process, and to make sure we didn't arrive too early (before 3 pm). The last several miles used some residential streets, and we rolled into the parking lot at 2:58!
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Another day, another state!
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Pizza party in the parking lot, and this day is in the books!
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