Monday was our first day in Kansas. Our first day we stopped in Coldwater, where we camped by Lake Coldwater. For the last 50 miles, we had a steady 30 mph crosswind turned headwind, with close to 40 mph gusts. Needless to say, we paced a lot slower than our previous days. The next day was into Dodge City, where we had a steady 20 mph headwind the whole day. (Both days were 90 miles). Today, we rode into Garden City, and rode about 20 of our 55 miles on stripped pavement - basically rumblestrips.
If you haven't noticed, Kansas is definitely my least favorite state! And did I mention all the feed lots and trucks full of cows we passed on the road? A local told us that between three cities here, they slaughter 27,000 cows per day - yikes. Let's just say I'd much rather climb a mountain any day.
Can't wait for Colorado tomorrow!
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