Daily Update: Friday, May 30th
Today was a very hot ride. I had to stop a little short on my gas runs to cool off. Temps were in the upper 80′s but with the heat from the super slab and from the bike I was cooking. My on-board thermometer read consistently over 100 degrees!!
I made it to St Louis before the gang got there so after taking a 20 minute break at the Gateway Arch, I continued on west. We exchanged phone messages so we knew where each other was. After 390 hot miles and some rush hour traffic in St Louis, I stopped in New Florence, MO and grabbed a motel. There are severe storms in the area with large hail and tornadoes…camping is not an option. The group is about 50 miles behind me on I-70 but may have to stop for shelter. The Weather Channel shows a nasty storm cell between here and St Louis.
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