Salina, I’m as nowhere as I can be
Could you add some somewhere to me
Ah Kansas I’m kneeling, ah Kansas pleaseThe Avett Brothers
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- Immanuel Lutheran Church – First building on the street for miles
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- Camping in the city park in Chanute: free as in free beer!
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- Waiting for kids – Chanute, Kansas
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- The title photo on my map for Kansas looked like this – for a reason!
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- No comment.
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- Moo y’all!
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- Eastern Kansas
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- I dedicate this photo to my American host family! Sorry they only had hills in Kansas left for you:)
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- Rosalia, Kansas
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- Cassoday was really small, but had some really friendly people.
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- I camped in the pavillion of their city park. Not the best night for me: my tent collapsed three times due to the strong winds and there was no running water.
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- Wide open spaces
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- Stereotypes about Kansas: some are true!
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- Yes indeed! At the all-you-can-eat buffet in Newton.
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- I love this sign! Also notice the crosswinds:)
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- A famous place in Newton among riders of the Transamerica Trail: bike shop, hostel, and so much more…
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- Inside the Newton Bike Shop. The blurry people in the background are Megan and Jason from North Carolina.
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- Alex signing the wall.
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- Thumbs up for all bicyclists riding through Kansas winds! Alex and I with Heather – co-owner – and her son
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- James, co-owner of the bike shop in Newton and quite the legend! He gave me the nickname „Super Mario“ for my outfit the day before!
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- Lunchtime before a sunday-ride to Nickerson.
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- Newton, Kansas
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- Empty highway near Hutchinson
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- Grain elevators are the skyscrapers of Kansas!
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- Outside Hutchinson
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- No showers, no problems!
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- Just Kansas and the wind
GPS-Tracks:
Chanute to Cassoday (Prairie Chicken Capital of the World!)
Nickerson to La Crosse (long day!)
La Crosse to Ness City (short day:-)
Hi Philipp,
Congratulations on being so close to your finish line! I hear you are on track to reach Seattle next week. How I would love to greet you there with a great big, cheering crowd!!
I was excited to see more photos on your blog today. I have loved following your journey and totally appreciate your perspective and sense of humor. It is quite amazing that you find time to caption and post. You look terrific–fit, happy and in good company with the fellow cyclists you have met along the way.
Here’s to the home stretch of a journey that you will remember for the rest of your life.
Fondly,
Barb (and Jerry, too)