June 8, 2024
Day 38 - Roll with the punches
Two hundred years ago 90% of Americans were farmers, now it is 2%. Agribusiness and technology accounts for a lot of this. I stopped at a large corn field and watched it being irrigated. The irrigator below was about 400 foot long and completely GPS controlled. I watched it spray for a few minutes then automatically roll forward about 6 feet.
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Huge pieces of farm machinery can now do what it took hundreds of people to do years ago
I left Nickerson, KS at 7am heading west and soon encountered a section of the roadway where the side I was on had been grooved ready to take fresh asphalt and the other side had fresh asphalt. On a bike you cannot ride on grooved asphalt so I rode facing traffic on the fresh side. Luckily in the 1 mile section I had to ride no cars were on the road
I did not get so lucky at a bridge that was being replaced. The bridge was quite long and only one lane. They had timed stop signals at both ends. When my light turned green I pedaled and then realized the stop light timing at both ends was set for car speeds. Suddenly I am in the middle of the bridge with one lane and I see oncoming traffic! All the cars pulled over as far as they could and stopped and let me pass.
I made a reservation earlier in the day for the Holiday Inn Express in Great Bend. Pulled in there about 2pm and was told they overbooked and the Inn was full. They sent me down the road to a cut rate Travelodge, they at least paid for the room.
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Or was it their day off?
I mean, if you’re going to set aside 22,000 acres for a wildlife refuge you probably want some wildlife living there… taking refuge from whatever they were bothered by. Right?
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The Transamerica bike route is also bike route 76 owing to the fact it was ridden the first time in 1976, the centennial year
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Today's ride: 53 miles (85 km)
Total: 1,821 miles (2,931 km)
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How do you feel?
Strong?
Happy?
Alone?
Encouraged? Or discouraged?
Something else?
Enquiring minds want to know.
6 months ago
My body is responding how I want it to given the relentless daily exercise
Rockies will be a good test
6 months ago
But… you know mountains.
They like to stare down at you, sneering, and quietly challenging you with, “So, you think you got what it takes, huh? Well, we’ll see about that. I ain’t going anywhere. Bring it on.”
You'll do fine.
You can’t be stopped.
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Lookimg forward to the beauty of the Rockies
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