The past few rides have been pretty simple, turn right out of the hotel, ride XX miles, turn right into the next hotel. Hard to get lost. Today's ride was more complex, it included a turn left 22 miles after the start! We left McPherson on US 56E and turned north on SR 15N into Abilene. The wind was NW, 10-15 mph, so we had a helping wind for 22 miles and a head wind for 40 miles. Frankly, it was a beautiful day in the neighborhood. Lots of green, big farms, good road, and light traffic. The pictures tell the tale. Trees now line the road and the fields are a lovely green color.
4:05; 64 miles; 862' climb; 2,971 Calories
Abilene was one of the important rail heads as they pushed the tracks west. It was once called the wildest town in the US. Birthplace of Dwight David Eisenhower, Abilene is home to the Eisenhower library and museum. It's appropriate that we arrived here on Memorial Day.
Tomorrow is a rest day. Rain is forecast so I may not go for a ride. The bike is clean, maybe I'll do laundry...and take a nap or two.
Longhorns.
State road 15N, the Eisenhower Memorial Highway.
Brian.
Lovely farmhouse. I could live here. Room for the horse, too.
This house isn't too bad either.
Mike S has a phobia of heights, especially high bridges. We have come up with a solution. What do you think?
While it's probably not ideal to have rain on your rest day, I suppose it's better than rain on a ride day. Enjoy the naps!
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