Day 17: Springfield to Joplin. 80 miles. Look at me sharing.



I stopped at Wilson's Creek National Battlefield to check up on the progress of the Civil War. The movie was more professional
than the one at Pea Ridge. I didn't ride the tour route since I had enough riding to do today.


Most of the day I rode through farm and ranch country. Here a field full of longhorn hay rolls are kept in check by a barbed wire fence.


I rode most of the day on roads like this. Amazingly I was hassled by dogs only once--and the owners were right there to tell me
that the dogs were not dangerous. So I didn't pepper-spray them.


Those rumble strips look fresh. The drunkenly placed reflectors are a nice touch.


George Washington Carver National Memorial. Peanuts must be used for all kinds of crazy things here if you have to be warned.


I changed my route into Joplin to avoid some hills. Instead I ended up at the highest point around--judging by the tower cluster. There was
another tower across the street. Tomorrow I head for Fort Scott.