Day 26 - Savanna, IL to Maquoketa, IA - Two Far 2020 - NTF (Not Two Far)

June 25, 2020

Day 26 - Savanna, IL to Maquoketa, IA

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Love and patience returned to the tandem today. (We don't need to mention which seat was most lacking in these yesterday.) It was a physically demanding ride for us. All the climbs seemed steeper than we've been experiencing. We had one long climb of about 1.5 miles, with grades of 7-8% for the last .5 miles. After having climbed for a mile already, it was too much for our legs. My strong and wonderful captain pushed the bike for that half mile while I walked behind. We didn't have any other climbs that strenuous, but they just kept coming.

In between climbing hills, it was a great day. We left our motel and rode through downtown Savanna. This is where Frank Fritz of American Pickers has his shop. It was all closed up when we went by.

We left Savanna by this bridge across the Mississippi River.

The first town in Iowa across the bridge is Sabula. Founded in 1835, it became an island in 1939, when construction of Lock and Dam #13 on the river permanently flooded lowlands west of the town, cutting it off from the rest of Iowa.

Looking west over Sabula Lakes. Those aren't tall trees in the background - they're short trees on a very tall hill!! - Kerry

Train trestle crossing the Mississippi at the southern end of Sabula Island.

Just west of Sabula, we had to make that long climb I complained about at the beginning. Once I recovered from that, I took some scenic Iowa pictures.