Archive for July 2005
Day 11 – Indian Cave State Park to Pacific Junction
77.6 miles today – 579.9 total miles We planned to leave camp by 7:30 this morning. When I went to load my bike I discovered that I had our first flat tire of the trip. I must hit something late in the day yesterday and it went flat overnight. We were glad we had it…
Read MoreDay 10 – Falls City to Indian Cave State Park
24 miles today – 502.3 total miles We slept in. Finally got packed up and left the motel at about 11 am and headed to the One Stop Cafe, just one block off of US 73 (I think it was on 21st Street) to get breakfast. It’s a small cafe without much of a sign,…
Read MoreDay 9 – Watkins Bend SP to Falls City, NE – Kansas and Wind
90 miles today – 478.3 total miles We went completely across Kansas today. Well across the part of Kansas that the Lewis and Clark Trail crosses. We decided to get an early start to beat the heat. In the morning Keith had second thoughts about the early start . . . We left camp by…
Read MoreDay 8 – Rest Day – Weston Bend State Park.
We are enjoying a quiet day here at the park.Resting our tired muscles.
Read MoreDay 7 – Watkins Mill SP to Weston Bend SP – Raided
43.4 hot miles today – 388.3 total miles Last night when going to bed, I put our food up where I thought the critters couldn’t get to it. We were wrong. In the morning, the food bag was gone. We found it in the woods a few feet, empty. We did find our peanut butter…
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