Day 8 Paris, IL

May 24, 2018

I'm running out of things to say about corn and beans! Our ride today was more of the same - miles and miles of farms and fields and grain elevators and a few tiny towns. We did go through Montezuma, IN and since our bike was born in Montezuma, KS it seemed like we should get a family picture there. Unfortunately, Montezuma, IN does not appear to be as prosperous as Montezuma, KS.

Downtown Montezuma. Most of the stores were closed.

Just a few miles down the road from Montezuma, we came to Dana, IN, the home of the famous WWII correspondent Ernie Pyle. We stopped at the Ernie Pyle roadside park that had a memorial to him. There is also a museum, but it is only open on the weekends, so we did not get to go there.

A replica of the monument erected in Okinawa, where Pyle was killed in the war

Covered bridge in the Ernie Pyle roadside park

We crossed from Indiana into Illinois today. We didn't mark the new state with a picture of the state welcome sign, but with a picture of this, which was really welcome!

Welcome to Illinois - the rumble strip ends!

Today's ride: 45 miles (72 km)
Total: 360 miles (579 km)

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