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Fri in Kansas

Make Hay while the sunshines is the quote of the day. Lots of hay and lots of sunshine. My legs look like overgrown elongated beets. My thighs still have the flab. I was hoping some would melt. I also decided to share with you that when an oncoming semi passes it feels like a huge ocean wave washing or smashing your rhythm while swimming. I am in the heart of Kansas typing from Ness city and going to spend the night at a Cycling Oasis 12 miles up the road in Bezine. I met 2 more wonderful cycling guys going west bound. Apparently there is a weird guy 1 day ahead of me and a recumbent also about 1 day ahead of me. Today will be shorter due to large distances of little support services and accom options tomorrow or once I leave Bazine. I am erring on the side of caution and sensibility as I had a tough/rough morning today but got a lot better with my tea and honey and ginseng elixer that I found at a gas station in scott city. Yummy!!! No HFCS and then chatting with the cycling buddies m

my heart is full .....Eads,co

HI All Wow What an incredible privelege. I am meeting the most incredible people hence the title of todays blog is based on a song "My heart is full, my love just keeps on growing here by the grace of God I ride." I tweeked the words a little. I did not have much sleep last night but fantastic hospitality all bei it a bit strange and ghost like in appearance. It is lucky I have such a strong faith so not to worry too much but my antennae and radar were working overtime. I think I was more exhausted than I realised too. I got into Boone at 7pm and stopped to look at a map. There were couches outside the post office and troughs of water. Larry appeared and asked where I was heading and said there was no way I would make it by nightfall to ORdway. I was however glad to be out of Pueblo- not a place one needs to visit. He showed me the adventure cycling cards and notebooks and offered hospitality and laundry. It all turned out like an unbelivable dream that kept me laughing many

tue8/17 salida,co

Hi all I got a 13 hr day in seeing the last of the big climbs through the rockies. I started out from montrose at 6h30 with my Big Mac Breakfast burrito, not quite enough to get me 20 miles with some climbing. I got to Salida at 8pm after a big 10 mile climb 3000 ft elevation of Monarch Pass at 11 100 ft after riding 100 miles. It was toouch and go whether I would be able to get over as 3hrs before I got to the base, a massive storm rolled through but I ended up with a tail wind helping me until I got to the summit where I could hardly stand up and wondered if I would be safe getting down but lots of layers later Hammer Jacket and Showers Pass jacket were great and a hammer bar all was fine. It was the last of the climbs through the rockies. Now it is flat until close to east coast. I am staying with a lovely biking family from warm showers.com. I hope to get to ordway tomorrow night in Kansas.

aug 17/09 montrose,co

Well I said to all my wonderful raam 09 supporters to "watch this space on 21 June 09". Race across america 09 has changed to ride across america 09. The ride recommenced exactly 2 months after raam 09 solo females started. I flew into durango,co yesterday. I had a variety of obstacles with incredibly positive outcomes but some delays for me to get to my target destination. Today I cycled approx 100 miles up Hwy 550 to Montrose. I have 2 paniers bags thanks to velogirls cycling coach Lorri. Each bags weighs 10 pounds with emergency food & spare clothing and a camelback for water. I climbed up to 10 & 11 000 ft elevation on 3 different mountain passes each of 4miles long. The weather was superb. The scenery spectacular. There is another big climb tomorrow and I not a lot of accomodation in the next 50+ miles. At 5h30 pm in montrose I decided i would climb stronger and ride faster with an early start. My days are due to start at dawn around 6 am. The reason for this rid