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We are welcomed everywhere. This is a common sight along the TransAmerican bicycle route. Nearly all the locals love to see and talk to us, sharing many stories of other cyclists.
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A very typical town in Kansas and eastern Colorado. A very flat city that is centered around a giant grain elevator.
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The Rocky Mountains are in sight! We have both been anxious to get to the west and it has finally come!
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Two very happy guys to be at the Colorado boarder. We pushed hard through Kansas and made it across in only 4.5 days! There were plenty of 100+ mile rides thanks to the help of the winds!
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We got caught in a very bad storm and nearly lost our tents! The sky's were wicked, but all we seemed to care about was saving our tents. Good thing there was not a tornado!
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Ross and Matt came across many other cyclists looking for cold drinks and air conditioning on a very hot afternoon. We have meet people from all over the world who are doing the cross country bike route.
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Flat roads = good spirits. We were very lucky and had a great deal of tail winds through much of Kansas. For all the people who told us that we are going the wrong way...look who was wrong!
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Matt in the early hours of a Eastern Kansas ride. We stopped to take our jackets off and change the music on our iPods. Mornings were chilly, but that changed quickly as the days went on!
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After a long day of cycling there is nothing better than a cold drink.
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Ross at the Kansas state line. After four hilly states were ready for some flat land and leg recovery!
Hi Ross,
ReplyDeleteI'm enjoying following your progress - great stuff!! I'm living vicariously thru you two - I pretend I'm Ross as I ride my own Surly LHT thru Roanoke. The only load I get to carry is my four-year-old.
Safe travels,
Chad Braby