Day 4 repeated the hot-and-windy theme as we traveled 113 km / 67 mi from Medicine Lodge to Conway Springs. There's a lovely little native plant garden at the high school (where they had homemade ice cream). The actual spring is the centerpiece of their park.
You can view this ride in detail at Garmin Connect, Strava, or at Ride With GPS.
Each thumbnail below links to a much larger image of about 3.5 MB in size.
My Orbea Orca against the artsy Medicine Lodge HS wall. |
Indian peace treaties historical marker. |
"Semi-untamed". Sorta like me. |
Entrance to the Memorial Peace Park. |
Where they grow solar arrays. |
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Sharon, home of Martina. |
Entering Attica. |
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The Attica community center was open for relief from the heat. |
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Immaculate Conception church at Danville. |
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I was on this overpass when a harvest convoy rolled though. Shaky! |
We're halfway there! |
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Taking down the easy-ups due to gusty winds. |
Taking a shade break at the Milan Cemetery. |
Being careful not to plant crops along the roadway! |
Good SAG folks made sure we had lots of water. |
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Photo-op entering Conway Springs. It says so! |
Ice cream in the beautiful native plant garden. |
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Pond in the garden. |
The ice cream (on another stupid hot day). |
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Look closely for the (non-native) goldfish. |
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Food and entertainment in the park. |
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Caboose (and bouncy house) in the park. |
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Home of the Cardinals. |
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