9/22/17
Toronto, KS > Pittsburg,KS
Miles Ridden – 104.1
Mileage to date – 2,243.8
John is in Pittsburg, KS (pop. 20,233). Pittsburg was named after Pittsburgh, PA. Last night’s destination Toronto was also named after Toronto, Canada and as mentioned previously Newton, KS was named after Newton, MA. Apparently there were not a lot of creative types in Kansas in the late 1800’s when these towns were being named. Pittsburg is situated in a once productive coal field. It now relies heavily on education and government-related employment.
John had a little bit of a rough start to the day because they were planning to have breakfast at a community store but it was not open when he arrived. So they rode 30 miles to get to a place for breakfast.
John’s account of the day –
“After the difficult start when the breakfast stop was closed things improved. We experienced fewer headwinds and it wasn’t blowing as hard. Tomorrow we are headed to Ash Grove Missouri and leaving the state of Kansas behind.”
Photos from today and one from yesterday-
The closed store-
From yesterday.