Day 7 - Hyannis to Thedford - Younger on Two Wheels 2024: Nebraskathon

June 23, 2024

Day 7 - Hyannis to Thedford

The town I stayed in last night is super-small. Fewer than 200 citizens.

But there is an establishment called the Hyannis Hotel. Built in 1893 (according to the landlady). Very small rooms, and not at all fancy, but everything worked, and I slept well. Here's the Hotel this morning:

The dining room/bar was almost deserted last night (on a Saturday) but the landlady said there was a big wedding in town and most of her evening traffic would be there.

Sunday being my birthday and knowing my options for food were very limited where I was headed, I treated myself to a nice steak dinner.

I didn't take many pictures today. It looked just like yesterday for the most part. No wildflowers as the edge of the road seemed to have been mowed a few days ago.

I did have a light tailwind, but the day got quite hot - well up into the 90s, so it became a bit of a slog just watching the miles roll by.

I tried B&W for this as it sort of highlights northern Nebraska's "restrained beauty" (as my dad put it the other day).

Just mile after mile of this. I can only imagine the settlers in wagon-trains seeing this day after day and wondering when it might change.

At first I couldn't tell if this was a pronghorn or just a deer, but got my answer when it bounced away. Pronghorn. You can see the beginnings of the horns on the forehead if you zoom in.

The bustling metropolis of Thedford. Population 211.

And that was my day. I crossed into central time, so lost an hour. But still had just enough time to scoot over to the grocery store and grab a frozen dinner before they closed at 4pm. Otherwise the local gas station would have had to be my dinner stop.

Tomorrow I head straight north to Valentine. I think it's going to be another hot one.

Today's ride: 67 miles (108 km)
Total: 426 miles (686 km)

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