August 10th – Day 27 – Tribune, KS to Sugar City, CO – 120 miles
I had a strong tailwind again today. I was expecting to face cross/headwinds the whole way across the Great Plains, so the occasional tailwinds have been a wonderful surprise. I feel sorry for Iain though, as he was definitely not excited about facing riding into this wind today. Today was also cooler than yesterday, only getting up to 88 degrees.
Cynthia rode the middle 30 miles of the day. It seems that about 30 miles is a good protective distance for her to try to do at once without straining her knees. Her taking the middle portion of the ride allowed me to rest and put in another 30 miles to finish off a long day.
We can tell that we are entering “The West” as we are seeing a lot of sagebrush and scrubland as the climate becomes more semiarid and the road becomes slightly more rolling. We’ve also seen tumbleweed (One rolled into Cynthia on the road today) so it feels like we have actually made it out “west” as we enter Colorado.
Quality Water Means Quality Life
1.2 billion people do not have access to clean water. Help others avoid the choice between thirst or disease.
As we passed through the Ozark Mountains, among Missouri scenic rivers, we came to a gorgeous little spot called "Two Rivers." At this convergence of the Jacks Fork and Current rivers, the silt heavy rapids of the Current meet the clear calm of the Jacks Fork river and one can actually see the divide between the two. I couldn't help but think of the divide between our access to clean water and the lack thereof in the villages of rural Ghana.
Troy and I consume on average, about 12 to 20 (20 oz) bottles of water daily. That's 12 to 20 times per day that, unlike the people in rural Ghana, Troy and I avoid illness without even realizing it. Regardless of how many miles we ride, we have no doubt that stopping anywhere along the road for water will be easy and risk-free.
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