Cathy and Tim Mueller in Angels Camp: Day 17

Yay! Today was cloudy, but storm free. We really enjoyed the roads and the people we met in route, starting with the lady walking her dog that informed us that we could continue on the almost hidden trail after the railroad tracks (but we would need to walk a section). She was so right... and the trail reopened up and became a wonderful, quiet road right along the river.

Our 26 mile trek to Quincy IL was so pleasant, quiet country roads, beautiful farm lands and comfortable riding.
The bridge crossing the Mississippi to Il seemed to be set up for our convenience. The construction cones allowed us to have our "safe lane" to Quincy.

We arrived in Quincy and found a wonderful restaurant across from Washington Park. Thyme Square Cafe not only had great breakfast, but also really nice people running the place. We then explored the downtown region of Quincy, enjoying the various architectural styles.

After browsing the Summer Art Faire in Washington Park, we returned to our bikes to depart. At that point we first met Terry and Glori, fellow cyclist donning RAGBRAI jerseys. We enjoyed chatting, and were appreciative of their input for the next portion of our journey. We checked out the river park and then headed down the road closest to the river.

While riding down the wonderful river road, we caught up with Terry and Glori.

They are a delightful couple from Quincy, who 35 years ago today were wed in California. It was so nice riding and chatting with both of them.
We continued on the road they suggested for another 30ish miles heading for the bridge crossing and the Iowa boarder.

The bridge crossing into Iowa was thankfully uneventful, but it provided a great vantage point to see a lock and damn that is currently on the national register of historic places. It was completed in 1913, and at that time it was the largest electricity generating plant in the world!