Crossing the line
Biking Across Kansas 2015 is officially over. We crossed the line into Missouri, held our bicycles triumphantly, snapped some photos and pedaled back toward Louisburg for lunch. We grabbed our bags, said goodbye to our friends and headed back to the real world. And the photographs will show that we crossed from one state line in the west to another … Read more
Read MoreClimbing expectations
I’ll come back and update this later. It’s been a busy day and I haven’t had much time to sit down and write. Also, I’m struggling to get my photos uploaded with the internet service available. Today’s ride was officially 74, but ended up being 75.5 on my bike computer. As promised, there were a lot of hills, some quite … Read more
Read MoreLots of lessons
I learned a lot today. Very early, about 5 in the morning, I learned that the “Cobbler Ladies” can bring out the worst in cyclist, and the importance of their cobbler – sold at the first SAG stop out of Sterling – is not something to be taken lightly. I was told that I did not want to dally in … Read more
Read MoreSterling experience
Here’s the theme for today – The sheer awesomeness of Kansas. Every town BAK has stopped in has greeted us with open arms and gone out of their way to make our stay, or even a stop, in their town an incredible experience. From Johnson City to today’s stop in Sterling, these towns have rolled out the red carpet for … Read more
Read MoreTaking too long
OK, well today I was going to write quite a bit, but that’s not going to happen. Although the day was a short ride – about 49 miles – I spent a lot of time lollygagging around with my new friends, Kimberly Hawks, Bill Collins and Rita Griggs. That means that even though we left around 7 a.m., and should’ve … Read more
Read MoreSunday morning, and more
There is so much to write about from today’s ride! I hardly know where to begin, and I know I don’t have enough time to do it all tonight – but tomorrow is a short day, so I should be able to update more tomorrow. Today’s ride was 80 miles from Lakin to Jetmore. I left about 7 a.m. and … Read more
Read MoreEarly morning bonus!
I woke up early, and most of my stuff if put together already, so I decided to give a little bonus post of some things I didn’t mention from yesterday. More about that fall – the repair shop people made me feel better about it, because they said those tracks that threw me so violently to the ground are famous … Read more
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