9/19/17
Scott City, KS > Larned, KS
Miles Ridden – 119.8
Mileage to date – 1,936.6
Our favorite cyclists were up early yesterday to trying to get out of Dodge I mean Scott City on their way to Larned(population 4054). Speaking of Dodge City it is pretty close to Larned and has a colorful history that includes such figures as Wyatt Earp and Doc Holiday.
John and team were out much longer than planned due to some serious head winds. John’s account of the day –
“Heather got a flat tire out of lunch today. There is no need to be concerned as I’m still dominating both Heather and Jaime in the flat tire contest, still a blow out at 7-2. All day we road with a crosswind from the south west that sometimes gave assists but often provided a choppy and difficult ride. Riding was daunting departing Rush Center KS heading south on 183 for 19 miles. A local claimed we were headed into a 30 MPH headwind. After riding through it I thought it felt a little closer to 29 MPH :). But it was still difficult and kept us on the roads for a long time today.”
Today’s destination is Newton KS. I am pretty sure John has passed the halfway mark of his trip. Pretty amazing.
Some photos from today-
Amazing! Great job. And thanks for keeping us updated.