Rode 74 mi today, total 1734 from tribune ks to dighton ks. We've had a wonderful cold front the last three days and riding conditions have been good. Last night in tribune saw a major storm, several inches of rain but I was dry in my tent. Enjoyed a pleasant chinese buffet in scott city where I was treated to a brilliant talk on kansas politics and farming by an 80 y-o woman farmer.the kansans i've met are friendly. I'm staying tonight in a century-old hotel in dighton, a town which is home to a publication entitled Feed Lot Quarterly--this is definitely beef country but -kve noticed most cafes offer buffalo burgers.
I'm hoping tomorrow to ride 97 miles to Larned, a fort builtb in 1860 to enforce settler rights to the land around the arkansas river
I'm hoping tomorrow to ride 97 miles to Larned, a fort builtb in 1860 to enforce settler rights to the land around the arkansas river
You keep racking up the miles!
ReplyDeleteGlad you take time to rest, stop and talk, meet the locals and check in on your blog.
Did I tell you I went to a JR. College for 1.5 years in Kansas? One of my best memories there was awakening at 3:00am on the top floor of the dorm, windows open, and hearing the geese, just feet about the dorm, flying through the night...a whole flock...I could hear their honks and the squeak of their wings. They were hidden by the dark but wonderful hear and sense their presence.