Tribune - Ordway, Colorado
121 miles (we are mad, and we will not go this far in one day again)
9 hours and 8 painful minutes in the saddle
13.1 mph average speed
21.6 mph max speed
Today we entered Colorado and boy was it flat. The biggest difference was that wildflowers started re-appearing along the verges. It seems that pesticides are not used quite so much here as in Kansas, which is nice. We have seen flowering Yuccas, black eyed suzans and lots of other blue, pink, purple and yellow flowers. It is spectacular. Arable land has been replaced with prairie land grazed by cattle and also by pronghorn deer.
We cycled 60 miles to Eads by noon took one look at the dingy EconoLodge motel and crummy restaurant and decided without debate to push on. The next 60 miles were tough, with poor road surface and strong side and head wind. A punishing day, is this really a holiday?
We were both shattered when we arrived in Ordway, where we are staying at a cheap, but very friendly hotel. Our reward at the end of 121 miles of cycling? Jam sandwiches in our room and tinned peaches. At least it wasn't a fried dinner. We slept very well.
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