Day 23: St Francis,KS to Anton,CO
Here's how it went down on the 23rd day of the 2006 Hunger Ride......
Miles on the road: 84
Temperature:95
Wind: headwind and a crosswind at appr. 8 mph
Route: Hwy 36 West
Terrain: Flat and some gently rolling hills
Road Kill: birds and snakes
Songs stuck in my head (x2): "You're not in Kansas anymore" -JoDee Mesina
Quote of the Day: "I heard the other day that there's going to be a girl over 21 moving into this town. I figure with the 24 other guys here in Cope I ought to have a 1 in 25 chance."
(conversation with a guy in his 20's outside a gas station in Cope,Co. As you can see, the discussion went deep. It's good to know these people are all over their math too.)
TOMMY'S TAKE ON DAY 23.........
I'm not going to lie to you and say that I will miss the state of Kansas. With no disrespect any Kansanites, I must say that I think the state would have been more to my liking if it were, say, 50 miles long instead of 500. Or is it 5,000 miles long? I can't remember. It's all a blurr.
GREAT to have my boy from UT-Knoxville, Luke Riffle, with me on the ride! It's nice to have someone that at least pretends to listen to the conversations that I have with myself with on the bike. On Day 23, I had a deep discussion with myself about the differences in agricultural practices before and after the civil war.
As for Luke, while cycling is definitely not his main sport, I've got to give the guy credit for taking a week off of work (He works for Dewalt power tools in Highlands Ranch,Co) and riding across Colorado. I guess that I really should thank his wife, Michele, for allowing him to do this as well. Luke made made this trip across Colorado his own "Hunger Ride" as he sent out over 50 letters out to family, friends, and co-workers to make them aware of HIV/AIDS orphans in Zeway,Ethiopia. Nice job, Rif.
DINNER WITH LARRY......
Let's be honest....does it really get any better than a beef and bean burrito from a Sinclair gas station when your on the road? That's right, it sure doesn't. We had some goods times with Larry, (pictured above) who has been the owner of the Sinclair station in Cope, Co for almost 30 years.
WE WERE REALLY SCARED ABOUT........
our accommadations on Anton,Co this evening. This was partially due to the fact that one could ride by the town without ever knowing. However, we were pleasantly surprised. The place was basically a large farm that had about seven small rooms for other farmers to use during Harvest. It even had a television in the room for me to watch the Heat/Mavs game! SWeet!
SUPER TUESDAY CONTEST WINNER (WHO IS HARRY CARRY?)
For the second time this week, I was sent into an uncontrolable(sp?) fit of laughter from the "nameless" Harry Carry impersonator that left me a voicemail for the SUPER TUESDAY contest. Alright, come out come out whoever you are......and if you'd like to claim your SUPER TUESDAY prize you're going to have to tell me who you are......because YOU ARE THE WINNER. Come on, we all want to know. And by the way, "Harry," I appreciate the Labat Blue reference. That definitely made the call for sure.
TODAY'S SHOUT OUTS.......
-Kimberely at the "Idalia Cafe".....for lunch & thanks for the PB&J's to go!!)
-Jason and Dana down at the farm in Anton.
1 Comments:
To confirm your feelings about Kansas, my co-worker, from Kansas would say: "Kansas is a condition, not a state." Welcome to Colorful Colorado! Great job!
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