June 11, 2011

Today's report from my Ride

Started at 5:15 am and finished at 1:15 pm.     

Covered 89 miles, ave speed of 13.9 mph.  Max speed - 33.7 mph

Riding time - 6 hours and 23 minutes.  

Feet of elevation climbed - 1784'. 

Wind - out of the SSE.  On the "Hurt/Help" Wind scale, today was a -1.0. 

The "Hurt/Help" Wind Scale is my way of saying "this is how much the wind hurt/helped me over the course of the day".  It can Hurt me up to a -5, or help me up to a +5. 

About today:

thick fog!  The flash from my camera wiped out the picture. 

very peaceful moment...

It was REALLY foggy when I left this morning, wow!  The road from Brewster to Taylor is pretty free of traffic, well except for a skunk that wanted to keep walking down the middle of the highway in front of me.  He had his tail (and his temper) up and kept looking back to check on me.  I didn't want to pass him until he went to one side or the other so I had to patiently follow him until HE decided when to let me pass. I just waited.  A shot from him would've been a "day-changer" to say the least...  Anyway, regarding people traffic, I had covered 14 miles before the first vehicle passed me.  Pretty road and a lonely road.  Lots of interesting sounds though, especially birds.  Oh yes, and the deer that crossed the road in front of me at a full gallop.  I could hear her hooves clattering on the pavement.  (cool!)  It was actually a pretty morning, and a good day over all. 

For tomorrow, one of the things I really look forward to is descending Democrat Hill west of Broken Bow, between BB and Callaway.  It is HUGE!  I've only climbed it (on a BRAN ride), but never had the fun of flying down.  Big grin time!!!!

Thank-yous for today:

Tom and Lynda Tambling

Thank you to Tom and Lynda Tambling from Grand Island for being my support today!  I really appreciate your help!

Also, thank you to those of you who greeted me at the courthouse in Ord!  That was a day brightener.  In the picture below (l to r) are Christina and Caleb, their sons Calen (standing) and Elijah (I forgot to get their last name!!), the Tamblings, Janelle Schochenmaier (front/center), her folks (and my support drivers tomorrow) Barry and Collen Schochenmaier, and myself.  Taking the picture is Mary Molle. 

Friends in Ord!

Bible verses dealing with Jesus and “wishes”.  A WISH…

     Healing from an incurable disease – Luke 5:12-16

Quote of the Day: 

“For a cyclist, the sound of a car door opening in front of you is similar to the sound of a gun being cocked.” - Amy Webster  

New Spin Home Wisdom story: "Bike Helmets, Cantaloupes and Preschoolers".  Enjoy!  I have a two part story on dogs coming up.  I really had a blast writing them!!! 

Closing thoughts for the day: 

Tomorrow is a long day (125 miles), but I'm still going to meet Barry and Colleen in Broken Bow and we're going to go to church at Our Savior LC at 9:30.  See you all tomorrow night! 

Forecast for the next day:

Isolated thunderstorms in morning (30% chance of rain), SE wind up to 17 mph.  I am going mostly west tomorrow, so the wind will help most of the time.  (-:)

Route/Towns for the next day:

June 12 - Loup City to Ansley to Berwyn to Broken Bow to Callaway to Arnold to 
                   North Platte