Very much so.

You have some great math skills.

Hi Jeff, and it's great to hear from another well-known appreciator of The Great Plains. Like the other Jeff, your journals have influenced this trip.

Thank you, Mark. But reserve your word "always" until after you've read the next few pages.

I humbly thank you for the compliment.

I actually did ride through Boone on my "Debunking the Iowa Myth" tour. I was a little worn out, so, even though I'm sure Mamie was a really nice person and all, I didn't go there. Based on your recommendation, I now wish I had.

Next trip to Boone, IA to see Mamie's birthplace/early childhood home?

Let’s see…. 35 miles + 3 hours against a 20-mph wind = 60 miles, so that’s a total of 95 miles today. Not bad.

Another explanation: Didn’t you just “produce water?”

Those fortune cookies aren’t always correct. That one has the word “will” instead of “always.”

Greg,
I stopped at this rest area in 2013 (https://www.cycleblaze.com/journals/tripoints/day-26-ending-at-hugoton-ks/), though I chose a table on the west side of the highway. It is a pleasant place for a break. You forgot to mention that it's the location of long-gone Springfield, Kansas!
Carry on. Watch out for dust in the wind.
Jeff

This is most likely because I ( seriously) cannot hear well.. The “ other sense” picks up where 👂 doesn’t 😬

Is the ceremony akin to a sort of baptism of the earth?

Oh c'mon. Your funny anecdotes already make us very happy. Don't need a "fortune" from a cookie to figure this one out. Keep 'er comin cowboy.

I remember thinking at some point, "well, at least it's not raining." It sounds like you got to experience the Full Monte of Kansas weather.