Sorry folks - no media for today - all I had time to do was keep my head down and keep pedaling.

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I don't think I've ever enjoyed a day of cycling LESS than today. It started out cold (39 when I got up) but was 45 when I left at 8am. Glad I brought my beanie and full-fingered gloves! But already there was this 20mph chilly wind out of the south. It didn't let up all day - increasing above 25 by afternoon. So basically I spent the day trying to keep my speed above 10mph and stay warm.

Today just ended up being a grind - a 7-hour cardio session.

Since my route was due east, this was a crosswind from mostly SSE. It made it hard to keep my line and kept blowing me out into traffic. Traffic wasn't heavy but on US-30 (my old friend) speed limits are 65. Also my hands hurt from maintaining a death-grip on the handlebars.

It did briefly warm up to 70 as I hit Pine Bluffs, but that didn't last, and by the time I got to Kimball it was back down to 53. 

So apologies for no pretty pictures or videos. Today was mostly gray with little sun, and a lot of my view was I-80 to my left or right. Not worth photographing...

I'll try harder tomorrow - It will be warmer up into the 80s with much less wind - more what I'm used to. Heading north to Scottsbluff.