The KOA we stayed in last nite was right behind the big gas station that was right off the interstate. So noisy. Don’t know how I ever fell asleep. But I did and I didn’t wake up til 5:30 and boy was it noisy then. Warmer than yesterday. Probably close to 60 degrees. Very pleasant morning ride until the fog rolled in. It almost got kinda dark. I stopped and put my bright yellow rain covers on my panniers so I’d be seen.
As I left camp this morning, I saw a huge mural on one of the buildings in the gas station complex. Might not show up very well because it was barely daylight.
One of the first things of interest on the road was this somewhat narrow bridge that was .7 mile long and went across the Canadian River which must have forked because there were two channels, one on each end with a very low grassy area between them. Impossible to get a picture of the bridge because looking down it, all you saw was the road. And, of course, there was no shoulder on the road on either end. But it was a cool bridge.
Lots of rolling hills today. Long and gentle. Some side wind but a nice day. Tried to get a picture of the red fields. Doesn’t show up very well because it is so far away but the soil in this area is bright red.
I took a picture of this old rte 66 building just because it is called Lucille’s, which is my mother’s name. It was out in the middle of nowhere.
I was going to take a picture of the awful road patching I talked about yesterday and as soon as I decided to do that, the patching became more normal. Go figure. There was a smooth transition from road to patch. I noticed that I had crossed a county line so maybe it is not the state’s fault, but a county’s fault. At any rate, the ride was much smoother today so I’ll take back some of my complaining.
We have a much needed rest day tomorrow. My knees started complaining yesterday. They are just tired. And next week, I was told we are riding nine days before another rest day. I’m hoping they are kidding but probably not.
48.7 miles today . 4856.4 .total
BikerAl Across America 2018 