Day 118 Washington to Muscatine

August 4, 2021

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Today was our last day in Iowa. We rode to Muscatine, where we will cross the Mississippi River into Illinois in the morning. The first 25 miles, we were on a moderately busy two lane road with no shoulder. It didn't feel unsafe, but required all our attention to the traffic, so I didn't take any pictures during that part of the the ride. The rest of the route was much better on roads with very little traffic.

I think weeping willows are one of the most beautiful trees.

Seed corn - the male pollinator rows have been removed.

The farmer behind the cloud of dirt is putting the finishing touches on preparing this field.

Near the end of the route, we finally reached the Mississippi River. We didn't get the views of the river I expected. South of Muscatine, the riverfront is lined with industrial plants.

This is a Bayer CropScience plant. It manufactures herbicides.

Grain Processing Corporation - "manufacturer and marketer of corn based products"

We finally got a view of the river in downtown Muscatine. We'll cross the the river near here tomorrow morning.

Today's ride: 45 miles (72 km)
Total: 4,399 miles (7,080 km)

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