Well, Grandpa, what an epic trip. Congrats. Glad you’re home safe.

Welcome home Jeff. As with your other followers, I so enjoyed reading every word of your journey and will miss my daily readings! Your trip was amazing and I admire that you were able to keep up quite well with your story telling. I agree that a photo with your new grandson would be such a great thing for us to see.
I will be waiting for your next adventure. Thanks for the stories and great photos.

Jeff, what a great tour and a great journal! I love the route you chose and your descriptions of the people you met. Congratulations on making it home to the new grandbaby!

Oh, my gosh, you’re home! Congratulations! What an awesome journey, the trip of a lifetime.

Congratulations Jeff! Smiling to the very end! I appreciate your positivity through it all. A wonderful frame of mind.

Great tour! Thanks for the diligent posting, and special thanks for the nature photos.

Osage orange is really tough stuff! Having done some woodcarving, it dulls the edge pretty quickly with all the silica content of the wood. Hard, but takes a wonderful polish, and fresh cut, it is a marvelous golden yellow that slowly browns over time. My wife has a spoon I made over 20 years ago and it is regularly used. Getting quite dark now.

By the way, nice bit of blue color in the photo with the chicory blooming.

Congratulations! We enjoyed traveling along with you. It was fun watching you ride through some of the same towns we have - brought back memories. I know the ride is done, but I think a photo of you meeting the new grandson would make a great epilogue to this blog!

Jeff,

Congratulations!

I have enjoyed following along so, so much. I know how much work it is to do a tour journal in real time. And you did it while camping much of the time! No way could I do that; I have to have optimum motel-room conditions and a laptop to do it.

And finishing the day's ride so late in the evening so many times - Very different than my style. I really admire the way you do things your own way, including your distinctive cycling attire.

It was an epic trip. Enjoy the familiar comforts of home now!

Jeff

You made, great trip and it has been great following along. Thank you

Paul's

Loved the place... still have stuff I bought there. Left Savanna in 1985.

Invasive purple loose strife.

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Lotta memories... Lived in Savanna, about 30 miles north twice for a total of about 12 years. Ran many races in the 80s around Clinton and the Quad Cities.

Did you?

You must have been smelling the barn real strong at this point. I can almost smell it myself. Almost home! New grandkid!