Day 29: Willow Springs to Van Buren
Today we had a short 57 mile ride from Willow Springs to Van Buren where we stayed at a hotel on this river.
The start of the ride was on back roads running parallel to Route 60.
However, much of the ride was on the highway itself. I spent today's ride talking politics with a fellow rider from Texas. While we had significantly different backgrounds and perspectives, we both enjoyed hearing the other's perspectives on a wide range of topics. The conversation was sufficiently engrossing and the ride sufficiently short, that I really do not have any other interesting photos from the ride.
When we arrived at the hotel, some members of the group took a kayaking trip along the river. I had a massage scheduled, so I passed on the opportunity.
Here is a photo from under the Route 60 bridge over the river.
At some point, a campfire was started on the beach. After dinner at the hotel, I turned in early.