Day 46 - Buffalo to Ashland - Two Far 2021 - Sooo... Far

May 24, 2021

Day 46 - Buffalo to Ashland

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It was another short day with a tailwind - such fun!

Leaving our hotel, we met Brett Miller who was staying in the unit next door. The converted apartments we were staying in had once been his grandmother's house. He told us a little about the history of Buffalo. It was a thriving town until the 1970's when the decline of family farms led to the demise of most of it's businesses.

Downtown Buffalo today.

The day started with a small hitch. Kerry lost a part when he tried to pump up the rear tire and was left with a low tire and no pump. It was a problem easily solved by going to a shop he had seen down the street which had a compressor.

Brandon (in the brown shirt) was so nice to help us out.

Since we're riding tomorrow with a friend (with his pump) until we reach a town with a bike shop, we're good.

It was only eleven miles to the Kansas line. Just before we got to Kansas, we rode past this huge feedlot.

We stopped at a picnic area on the Oklahoma-Kansas border. I took this picture of some dark pink-red flowers. Our friend Paul says they are called "wine cups".

The first thing we saw in Kansas was this silage cutting operation.

Then the next machine chopped it and sent it into a waiting truck. There was a line of trucks waiting to be filled.

The Cimarron River. Kerry says it is often mentioned in Westerns, as is the Canadian River we crossed a couple of days ago.

Have to have some cows every day, but these are Kansas cows. Can you tell the difference? Neither could we.

There are two Pauls into today's story. This Paul is a local farmer who talked to us for a long time at lunch. We learned more about wheat farming and cattle ranching. After we finished lunch, we rode across the street to our motel. A few minutes later, Paul drove over and gave us his phone number, just in case we needed anything. We appreciated his thoughtfulness.

The second Paul is Paul Krieg. He helped build all three of our RANS bikes. He rode out to Ashland to meet us and the three of us will ride back to Montezuma over the next two days.

Paul charging his tail light from his bike battery

Tomorrow is another 30 mile day. I could get used to this!

Today's ride: 32 miles (51 km)
Total: 1,956 miles (3,148 km)

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