7/1/18 Stats: Distance: 74.77 Average Speed: 12.1 mph; Max Speed: 23.8 mph Elevation Gain: 1,054 ft Average Temp: 79.5 F; Temp Range: 68.0-95.0 F Story: Last evening it rained. Hard. And not just once but several times again through the…
Day 40: Nickerson, KS to Newton, KS
6/30/18 Stats: Distance: 49.01 mi Average Speed: 11.0 mph; Max speed: 17.6 mph Elevation Gain: 408 ft Average Temp: 81.3 F; Temp range: 71.6-104.0 F Story: I did not fall asleep easily yesterday, perhaps because of a lingering concern over…
Day 39: Larned (sort of), KS to Nickerson, KS
6/29/18 Stats: Distance: 74.27 mi Average Speed: 11.3 mph; Max Speed: 21.5 mph Elevation gain: 210 ft Average Temp: 90.7 F; Temp Range: 68.0-105.8 F Story: Despite it being every bit as hot and windy as it was yesterday, today…
Day 38: Dighton, KS to Larned, KS (sorta…)
6/28/18 Stats: Distance: 80.62 mi Average Speed: unavailable; Max Speed: 22.25 mph Elevation Gain: 527 ft Average Temp: unavailable Summary: Today I made a mistake. A fairly big one. It all worked out okay in the end, but it might…
Day 37: Tribune, KS to Dighton, KS
6/27/18 Stats: Distance: 70.83 Average Speed: 15.1 mph; Max Speed:22.4 mph Elevation Gain: 121 ft Average Temp: 84.9 F; Temp Range: 57.2-118.5 F Story: It was still hot when I went to sleep last night, stretched out on my sleeping…
Day 36: Haswell, CO to Tribune, KS
6/26/18 Stats: Distance: 80.02 Average Speed: 15.4 mph; Max Speed: 26.7 mph Elevation Gain: 333 ft Average Temp: 93.7 F; Temp Range: 64.4-113.0 F Story: Hot. Dry and hot and sunny and hot. That was my day. I woke up…
Day 35: Pueblo, CO to Haswell, CO
6/25/18 Stats: Distance: 89.45 Average Speed: 14.0 mph; Max Speed: 26.6 mph Elevation gain: 743 ft Average Temp: 85.6 F; Temp range: 60.8-102.2 Story: I set my alarm for just after 6 today, but woke up before it went off.…
Day 34: Pueblo, CO
6/24/18 Stats: REST DAY – no stats for the day Total miles ridden so far: 2,122 Story: Yesterday I’d wondered if I would feel restless today with not moving. No. The answer is no. I didn’t set an alarm, but…
Day 33: Prospector’s RV Resort, CO (outside of Cañon City) to Pueblo, CO
6/23/18 Stats: Distance: 58.94 mi Average Speed: 12.1 mph; Max Speed: 37.4 mph Elevation gain: 2,125 ft Average Temp: 88.2 F; Temp Range: 64.4-102.2 F Reflection: Before I get to today’s narrative, I want to acknowledge the passing of…
Day 32: Silverthorne, CO to Prospector’s RV Resort (13 miles outside of Cañon City), CO
6/22/18 Stats: Distance: 105.28 mi (still not a typo) Average Speed: 13.4 mph; Max Speed: 41.2 mph Elevation gain: 4,888 ft Average Temp: 71.2 F; Temp Range: 46.4-89.6 F Story: I woke up for the day around 6AM and…