day 38

after spending the night in boulder, co, i had thought about going to the rocky mountain national park, but the forecast for more wind and low temperatures in boulder (meaning even more wind and colder temperatures in the park), caused me to choose otherwise. i think it ended up being the right decision.

although it started out sunny, it became overcast as soon as i left boulder. temperatures in the upper fifties and no sun meant a pretty cold ride. the sun eventually came out in the afternoon, but it also brought the wind, almost as strong and gusty as on saturday. as i zig zagged across the back roads of colorado, nebraska, and kansas, i would be hit by the wind on one side while heading east and on the other side while heading south. the roads were straight, but the rolling terrain caused gusts of wind to be more strong in certain spots than in others. by the end of the day, i was getting proficient in predicting where the gusts would be, bracing myself for them.

this isn't the most exciting part of my ride around the country, but as carl said this morning, "it is still part of the country". there are no particular sights that i am planning to see or roads that i want to ride on, but i am still enjoying this journey. as much as i want to be home with aLex and honey (and as much as they want me to be home with them), i am glad that i am doing this (but also glad that i am almost home).