Ride the Fault Line 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Itinerary:
Day 1: Sunday June 3 - Sikeston, MO YMCA to Cape Girardeau, MO Arena Park -- 56 miles
Day 2: Monday June 4 - Casual Ride around Cape Girardeau
Day 3: Tuesday June 5 - Cape Girardeau Arena Park to New Madrid, MO Elementary School -- 71 miles
Day 4 Wednesday June 6 - New Madrid, MO elementary school to Hickman, KY Fulton County high school -- 28 miles
Day 5 Thursday June 7 Loop Discovery Park -- 34 Miles
Day 6 Friday June 8 Hickman, KY Fulton County high school to YMCA in Sikeston, MO -- 63 miles

Riders:
--Jan -      Mileage Leader.
--Sherry    First Self Contained Camping Trip
--TGJ-      Keeper of the Red Lantern.
-- Mimi     Guardian of the Turtles. 

 

Photo Credit:
Any photos with a 4 digit numeric name were provided by Jan


 

Travel Day   - T minus 2 Days

We leave Atlanta and Head for Sikeston.
We randomly stop at Clarksville which had a nice riverwalk.

Travel Day   - T minus 1 Day

We Travel from Clarksville to Sikeston stopping at the Land Between The Lakes to look around.

 

 

We arrive at the Sikeston YMCA:

While in Sikeston we pass a car restoration shop and we are invited in to look at the cars.   The owner designed the now famous "DARE" police car. 

 

 


Above Photo by Jan

 

Day 1  -  Sikeston, MO YMCA to Cape Girardeau, MO Arena Park -- 56 miles


Above Photo by Jan

 

I now know what road I must Travel!!!


Above Photo by Jan


Above Photo by Jan

 


Above Photo by Jan

 

 

Day 2: - Casual Ride around Cape Girardeau

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 3   Cape Girardeau Arena Park to New Madrid, MO Elementary School -- 71 miles

Doughnuts!!!

 

 

 

Post Arrival Supply Run!!!!

 

 

 

Dinner at the School... 

 

 

 

DAY 4  New Madrid, MO elementary school to Hickman, KY Fulton County high school -- 28 miles

Pre Ferry Rest Stop ---  Took the Chevy to the levy...

 

 

Waiting for the Ferry...

 

Other Side of the Ferry Ride

 

Setup in the glow of a Dollar General!!!

 

Court House Clock Tour -- The Clock was over 100 years old. 

 

 

The "Nut House". 

In front of the Cake Lady's house:

Above Photo By Jan


Above Photo By Jan

They are Bicycles,  no they are Drying Racks...  now they are both!!

 

 

 

 Day 5  Discovery Park Loop -- 34 Miles

On the way to Discovery Park we stop at an old cemetery. 

 

 

 

 

 

We arrive at discovery park.....

 

 

I used to use the "TRASH 80" when I was a teen. 

 

There was a slide that went from the 2nd floor of the exhibit hall to the first floor... it was mainly for kids.... mainly.....

 

Shot from the observation tower....   Gave a good overview of the park. 

I help a man learn to read!!

 

You better let him out!!!

 

There was a restored train.   With all the elegance of old time train travel.   They also had a locomotive with "easy to reach" seats. 

 

 

 

As was common for the 1880s... there was a fighter jet and a Titan rocket ready to defend the town. 

 

 

 

 

A man explained to his young son that these were old phone booths...

 

We leave Discovery Park and head back to camp.

 

 

 

Day 6th  -- Hickman, KY Fulton County high school to YMCA in Sikeston, MO -- 63 miles

 

Day started off with breakfast followed by crossing the ferry again. 

 

 


Above Photo By Jan

 

Last Rest Stop on the Last Day!!

 

 

End of Ride Photo!!

Above Photo By Jan