Day 53 – Whispering Oaks Campground, Robinson, IL to Prides Park, Petersburg, IN
10/3/2026
Today’s 64.1-mile route contained several gravel stretches, most of which were unexpected. Rolf drove the truck, while Greg, John, & Mark cycled. Mark mole foamed his sore toe and wore his jogging shoes, a solution that made it more difficult to pedal, but did not cause toe pain. We passed by a large refinery in Robinson, IN.
The group crossed into Kentucky at Vincennes, KY today.
We were greeted by the memorial to George Rogers Clark at the border, a revolutionary war hero who secured the northwest territories for the colonies from the British. It was his younger brother, William Clark, who co-led the Lewis & Clark expedition – more on that later.
The ride ended at Prides Park in Petersburg, IN, a large county RV park with a few tent campers like us. Melissa (Greg’s SO) met us there and supplied us with more jam and some other preserved vegetables. Melissa’s jam is the best for a biker’s lunch, THANKS Melissa!
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