Freemont, NE → Shenandoah, IA → the Farm → Leon, IA

The morning in Fremont was our earliest start yet. We had special incentive. By the end of the 100 mile ride to Shenandoah, we would be within an hour's drive of Maryville, MO and my parents had offered to come pick us up and let us sleep at home one extra night. So waking up at 5:30am was no problem.

The riding was easily the best of our five days in Nebraska. We arrived into Omaha before 9am and found that we were able to navigate the entire city by well maintained commuter bike paths. We zipped through neighborhoods and parks and waved good morning to plenty of morning joggers and cyclists as well as young parents and kids enjoying the fresh June air in the parks. The trail dropped us off conveniently at the Missouri River.

While crossing over into Iowa I couldn't help but comment to Kate that it seemed like only yesterday the Missouri was a little baby river outside Townsend, Montana. It had grown so much in the past two weeks.