Day 24: Garden City, KS to Dodge City, KS

Day 24: 26 June 2007

Garden City, KS (2830 ft) to Dodge City, KS (2500 ft).
51, I mean 61 Miles….

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Day’s Theme:
Easy day – maybe not……

Weather/Terrain:
This was supposed to be an easy day, but, on route sheets were wrong and we all started pedaling this morning heading west. So, our easy 51 mile day turned into a still pretty easy 61 mile day….,.
It was a pleasant day to ride – low 80s, overcast, with slight headwinds.

How I feel:
Good. The butt is good, the cleats are good – but I need a haircut and of course that is starting to bother me.
My computer is totally f’d, so, sorry if these e-mails/blog are not up to date ASAP – hotel wireless networks and their security and Windows Vista and my stupidity all add up to some frustrating nights…..
Also, my camera is about dead – sounds like my left knee when I try to zoom the lens – it’s days are numbered…….,. If it breaks, I will write you poetry every day!

Notable Events:
I met Crystal and Mike – a married couple who work for the Discovery Channel – see them below.

Pictures:
What’s Happening:



Well, AFTER we had eggs and sausages, we came across this little message.
Too late – maybe tomorrow………






Many miles of farms and fields/prairie.
I am not sure what they are drilling for out here – water or oil??






So, we are riding along Rt. 50 East towards Dodge City and we see this sign.
Well, I guess we can’t really complain – they did NOT say scenic overlook!!
It was an overlook of a REALLY LARGE cattle feed. Stinky.






But, all things change, and soon the prairie and it’s life we’re with us.






I pulled off the road for a stop at a historical marker for the Sante Fe Trail.
I met Kristen and Mike Dixon – they work for the Discovery Channel and they are riding bikes and hiking their way from the east coast to the west coast over 300 days. They are doing some documentary that will be aired next summer.






Prairie flowers.

Roses are red
Violets are blue
Prairie flowers
Are pretty too

You don’t see many
So when you do
Stop your bike
And enjoy the view

Ride your bike
But don’t forget
Smell the flowers
So you won’t regret






This is a famous welcome sign.






After dinner, we walked down to Dodge City and Boot Hill.
Reminds me of the song “Billy 4” from “Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid” by Bob Dylan –
“Out to Boot Hill they’d like to send you
Billy they don’t like you to be so free…”
We walked to Boot Hill from the left of this photo. We are heading into Boot Hill tomorrow on our way out of Dodge. That flag is an indicator of the wind we have had the last two days – in our face. L







When we tried to sneak into the Boot Hill Museum Area, this cowboy here caught us and made us back down.

Once we backed off, then he ran off saying “I gotta go rob a bank……..”




We have seen lots of trains the last few weeks. This is an old steam engine in Boot Hill.