Seeking A Bicycle Warrior's Death, Part II: The Great Rivers South - CycleBlaze

Seeking A Bicycle Warrior's Death, Part II: The Great Rivers South

A Slow Roll Through the Underbelly of America

By George (Buddy) Hall
1,487 miles (2,393 km) over 32 days between Sep. 21, 2022 and Oct. 22, 2022

Part II is Happening; Old Guy Ain't Done Yet

A Note To You Readers heart 4
The Great Rivers South Route heart 7
About That Title heart 8
Background & Introduction heart 14
How It Came To Be, & Why Do This Ride? heart 6
Cultural Considerations; Rolling Through Dixie Land heart 7
Day 0 - Travel to the Start heart 7

Louisiana

Day 0.5 - New Orleans Airport to Downtown & Return heart 16
Day 1 - New Orleans (airport Holiday Inn Express) to Sorrento, LA (Cajun Village Cottages) heart 27
Day 2 - Sorrento, LA (Cajun Village Cottages) to Baker, LA (Executive Inn) heart 46
Day 3 - Baker, LA (Executive Inn) to Jackson, LA (Centenary Inn B&B) heart 44

Mississippi

Day 4 - Jackson, LA (Centenary Inn B&B) to Natchez, MS (Days Inn) heart 31
Day 5 - A Necessary Rest Day in Natchez, MS heart 15
Day 6 - Natchez, MS (Day's Inn) to Port Gibson (Isabella B&B) heart 42
Day 7 - Port Gibson (Isabella B&B) to Ridgeland, MS (Hampton Inn) heart 39
Day 8 - Ridgeland, MS (Hampton Inn) to Kusciusko, MS (Super 8) heart 30
Day 9 - Kosciusko, MS (Super 8) to Mathiston, MS (Mathiston Motel) heart 36
Day 10 - Mathiston, MS (Mathiston Motel) to Tupelo, MS (Quality Inn) heart 22
Day 11 - Tupelo, MS (Quality Inn) to Belmont, MS (Sparks B&B) heart 11

Alabama

Day 12 - Belmont, MS (Sparks B&B) to Collinwood, TN (Fire Dept Bldg) heart 75

Tennessee

Day 13 - Collinwood, TN (Fire Dept Building) to Lyles, TN (AirBnB) heart 33
Day 14 - Lyles, TN (AirBnB) to Waverly, TN (Imperial Lodge) heart 24
Day 15 - Rest Day in Waverly, TN heart 12
Day 16 - Waverly, TN (Imperial Lodge) to Dover, TN (Dover Inn) heart 44

Kentucky

Day 17 - Dover, TN (Dover Inn) to Grand Rivers, KY (Motel 6) heart 40
Day 18 - Grand Rivers, KY (Motel 6) to Marion, KY (Methodist Church Cyclist Hostel)) heart 58

Illinois

Day 19 - Marion, KY (Methodist Church Cyclist Hostel) to Golconda, IL (Unity Lodge) heart 54
Day 20 - Golconda, IL (Unity Lodge) to Ullin, IL (Amer. Best Value Inn) heart 59
Day 21 - Ullin, IL (Amer. Best Value Inn) to Cape Girardeau, MO (H.I. Express) heart 56

Missouri

Day 22 - Cape Girardeau, MO (Holiday Inn Express) to Marquand, MO (Belmont Inn B&B) heart 59
Day 23 - Marquand, MO (Belmont B&B) to Farmington, MO (Al's Place Cyclist Hostel) heart 40
Day 24 - Rest Day in Farmington, MO (Al's Place Cyclist Hostel) heart 31
Day 25 - Farmington, MO (Al's Place Cyclist Hostel) to Sullivan, MO (Comfort Inn) heart 49
Day 26 - Sullivan, MO (Comfort Inn) to Wright City, MO (Super 7 Inn) heart 36
Day 27 - Wright City, MO (Super 7 Inn) to Louisiana, MO (River's Edge Motel) heart 34

Illinois deja vu

Day 28 - Louisiana, MO (River's Edge Motel) to Quincy, IL (Microtel Hotel) heart 66
Day 29 - Quincy, IL (Microtel) to Nauvoo, IL (Nauvoo Log Cabins) heart 38

Iowa

Day 30 - Nauvoo, IL (Nauvoo Log Cabins) to Wapello, IA (Wapello Hotel) heart 41
Day 31 - Wapello, IA (Wapello Hotel) to Muscatine, IA (Great Rivers South Finish!) heart 71

Epilogue

My Thoughts and Analysis Regarding This Route heart 10
Suggestions and Lessons Learned heart 5
Will There Be A Part III In This Series? heart 7