I didn’t notice very many oil wells today. We must be getting further east though. I saw my first possum roadkill of the trip this morning. We had a strong wind from the south again today. I think it was fairly consistent all day, and the winds in Larned as I type this are 37 kmph, gusting to 58 kmph. At the 32 mile mark today we finally left Highway 96, which we’ve been on since we crossed the state line.
And, of course, we turned right/south; right into the wind. I was one of the last ones to get to that corner and by then the van was pretty much full.
A few of the stronger riders had tried it and turned back. I knew it would be a long wait for the van to return so I figured I’d give it a go. Once you accept that you’re not going to set any land-speed records it wasn’t too bad. It’s actually easier on the upper body since you’re not constantly trying to counteract a side wind. Three of us gave it a shot. One was on an e-bike and made it. One called it when the shoulder deteriorated. So - that left me with my personal SAG support. Nice.... I didn’t have to share the chocolate milk supply with anyone else. Anyway - 20 miles eventually passed and then it was an easy 12 miles in to Larned; even seemed to have a bit of a tailwind at times.
I made my first ever visit to a Sonic drive-in restaurant on the way into town for their version of a Blizzard. So good! Wind and rain in the forecast for our last two days. I might finally crawl inside the van....
Stats for the day:
Ness City KS to Larned KS
105 km. 65 miles.
1596 feet up. 1898 feet down.
Temp: 19C to 34C. Windy! Again!!
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