A triangular house, a funny piece of equipment, and an Interstate

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Today I've gone 57 miles already, and I'm not done yet! I have 33 miles left to go. That will be 90 miles all together for the day, because 57 miles + 33 miles = 90 miles. Anyhow, I started in Lawrenceville, IL this morning, and will end up in Harrisburg, IL this evening.

Today I saw a neat house along the side of the road. Maybe you've seen one like it before. The house was shaped like a really tall triangle. Here is a picture of it:

Now, most houses are shaped kind of like a pentagon, which is a shape that has five sides, like this:

I thought about the triangle house, and I wondered: How did they put the roof on it? It would be very steep for people to be up there working on it, they would have to have something to stand on so that they wouldn't just slide down the roof. How do you think they did it? Would you like to live in a house like that.

Next I stopped at a town park and saw this neat little piece of playground equipment. There is a picture of the whole thing:

Whatever it's called, it is a tall, metal pole with a round, metal spinner at the top. Here is a picture of the spinner:

Attached to the spinner is a long chain, and at the bottom of the chain are some handles, one on top of the other. Here is a picture of the handles:

I didn't really want to play with it very much, because I have to ride my bike all day, and I needed to save my energy. However, from looking at it and fiddling with the chain a little bit, I think that the way you play with it is to grab onto the handle and run around in a circle as fast as you can. Do you think I'm right about that? Or do you think there's something else to it?

Today I crossed under an interstate. Of course, bicycles aren't allowed on the interstate, I just went under it when the road I was on crossed the interstate. What do you think the name of the Interstate was (Hint: Look at the picture below)?

If you're old enough to use a map, you can look at a map of Illinois and, one the far east (right) side of Illinois, find Highway 1 which runs from north to south (from up to down). Now, find where Highway 1 crosses Interstate 64—Most maps will show interstates as a thick blue line. Interstate 64 runs from east to west (right to left on the map).

It's been a good day, but there's more riding to do. Until next time!

-Jack