Riding from Atchison to Seneca Kansas. What a great ride today! 76 miles and 3700 ft of elevation gain. But the wind was at our back- averaged 14 mph and the roads were superb, with very little car traffic. We are supposedly on a well known cross Kansas bike route, so maybe that is why it is so bike friendly. The weather was great, brilliant blue sky, not a cloud in sight although thunderstorms are predicted for this evening and we noticed tornado warnings mentioned in the NYT for Kansas and Oklahoma. That has been a topic of conversation- what do we do in the event of a tornado?? Adventure Cycling assures us that we will have plenty of warning, but it is not obvious where to take shelter in these wide open spaces we are passing through. I guess the nearest farmhouse!
We are seeing many more cattle ranches now in addition to the corn and hay fields. Beautiful rolling country side, but it does seem to be getting a bit flatter. The towns are a bit strange- they seem very empty and desolate- maybe because it is a Sunday? We ate lunch at Whiting, at about the halfway point. Interesting, we passed through another Effington today. There was an Effington in Illinois and now another in Kansas! We are the only people I know who have visited both Effington- do you know anybody who has been to even one of them???
Here are the RidewithGPS stats:
Biking across the USA with Mike 
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