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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.

Pics for today:

Gateway arch 1 Gateway arch 2

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  1. Tony
    May 31st, 2008 at 20:10 | #1

    Yo… if you were looking for cool weather, you should have headed north! I thought you were a storm chaser! What’s this ducking in a hotel thing about? Get out there and get us some good photos!

    PS Who’s manning the help desk????

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