I had no one to ride for today, I asked 5-6 people while in Emporia and no one knew anyone that ever had cancer. That being said I decided to ride for my deceased wife Linda who lost her battle with cancer in feb. 2015. Lucky for me God introduced me to a fantastic lady and we are both throughly enjoying chapter II. Linda was first diagnosed with breast cancer on her 40th birthday: chemo, radiation and surgery to remove the tumor was successful. Perhaps 10 years after that she discovered another lump and it was removed. A few years after that she was misdiagnosed with ovarian cancer, had a hysterectomy and treatment, the following year the misdiagnosis was discovered and they attempted to treat it but she said no, enough is enough and she passed away shortly before her 57th birthday.
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Today’s ride is about 70 miles and it’s promising great temps, low headwinds and a wonderful day. I got to leave with the early crew this morning so if I play my cards right I should be able to ride with every person at some point. Here’s the start:
The geography is definitely changing, we’re starting to get more grassy fields and trees, the soil is wetter and better quality for growing. You’re also starting to see more lakes.
Eventually we came to the town of admire, KS. Nothing special, just a small town and on the edge of town a house with an American flag flying and a placard reading “ farmall country”. I got a kick out of that, we had a Farmall M on our farm.
Along the way we saw cows, horses, sheep and bison; I snapped this photo and there were two very young calves in the herd. They’re very light colored, almost tan.
After passing this we came to the SAG stop, I think about mile 36 and as I parked my bike I saw a boatload of berries on the ground: mulberries. OH MAN! I skipped the snacks and pigged out on berries. Introduced my fellow riders to them and they were polite but not as enthralled as I was with the discovery.
10 miles from the end we stopped at a pie shop, everyone went in and had pie except for me. Pie is a little too heavy on my stomach when I have 10-12 miles to go but everyone else seemed to enjoy it. Upon leaving I did see this barn and thought it a great looking structure.
And that’s all she wrote. G’night folks!
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