L.A. to Boston - May 10 to June 28 - 3415 Miles

Friday, May 30, 2008

Day 21 - Friday, May 30 - Liberal, KS, to Dodge City, KS - 83 miles - 1300 feet climbling


The photo of a picture in our motel shows some of the attractions in Liberal - some of which we visited yesterday.

This morning we left Liberal, KS, for Dodge City, KS, a distance of 83 miles. Today turned out to be a survival day and not one for taking much time for pictures. We had very gusty crosswinds and headwinds all day. Many riders decided to take the sag vans in from the 40 to 50 mile distances. When we finished the day, we learned that some additional riders are now experiencing the food poisoning symptoms - so maybe it isn't food poisoning after all. It is a mystery.


Our major sag stop, today, was in Meade, KS, at the Dalton Gang Hideout at about the 40 mile distance. This where many riders decided to sag in. Others went another ten miles to a turn directly into the wind before calling it quits.

In the photo above, I am on the left and Meredith from Kentucky is on the right.


The last half of the day, I managed to stick with Alex and his father, Achim, from Bonn, Germany. They ride a unique tandem semi-recumbent and are very consistently strong riders day after day.


Leaving the tour after today are Bill from Florida and Dan from California - both very experienced tour riders. They are going to join other friends for a tour of the Blueridge Parkway.

Tomorrow we ride 86 miles to Great Bend, KS.

Thanks for the comments,

Bob