Day 26Great Bend, KS to McPherson, KS

On the 29th of June, we journeyed 66 miles down the straightest highways you'll ever see. I call it "watching telephone poles step to heaven." The ride was relatively easy with a tailwind pushing us most of the way.

I must admit that one sheer 5 minutes of joy was a draft behind a cattle truck (anybody can pedal and hold their nose, can't they?) that had me cruising at 35 miles per hour with literally no effort. This adds a new meaning to the phrase, "cooking with gas."

There is definitely some heat in the forecast and we'll be challenged with more miles and humidity in the days ahead. I hope our folks are just as savvy with these elements as they were with the mountains and headwinds.