Great Bend KS

We rode 89 miles today (from Dodge City to Great Bend, KS). The weather was very nice for biking again and very flat. We got into the motel around 1:30 after a little less than six hours of riding. The temperatures weren't too hot when we were biking, but it's quite hot right now -- 86 degrees and very sunny.

We passed the halfway point between San Francisco and New York. We have a few more days of biking our halfway point between Los Angeles and Boston.

We detoured a bit to the Pawnee Rock Historic Marker on the Santa Fe Trail. This marker (sandstone citadel) was the halfway point on the Santa Fe Trail. Native Americans used this as a vantage point to spot bison herds and wagon trains. There is a quote that "for miles the area was black with bison" back in the early 1800's. It's hard to imagine life back in those days.

After we got to our motel, we had a nice surprise. LaVern and other riders had met someone in Guymon, Oklahoma who was asking about our trip. He mentioned that he lives about 8 miles from Great Bend and that he may bring us some home-baked cookies when we get to Great Bend. Well, he was true to his word. He delivered a very nice supply of home-baked cookies which we will share with our group on the road tomorrow. It's such a delight to receive all the well wishes from the people we meet.

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