Rolling hills beautiful but still demanding
July 2, 2025

By Maria Tamborski
We made it to July! We celebrated with a 97 mile ride and 3,463 feet of climb…. Unfortunately almost all of that climb was concentrated in a 10 mile stretch just after crossing the Missouri River.
It was a grueling afternoon, and I personally would rather have climbed Monteagle in Tennessee again. But there was no rain! The scenery is beautiful and bucolic with rolling hills giving way to expansive prairie. The United Methodist Church in winner hosted us with kindness, vigorous air conditioning, and a delicious pasta dinner.

