Day 10: El Dorado, Kansas
The last few days have been long and hot. Since Missouri, we’ve passed from the corn and soy fields into a few far Ozark hills, which have then flattened out into more farmland and then the Flint Hills of Kansas. As we head farther west, things are going to be very flat and open as we start climbing up to the high plains. We’re taking our first 0-mile day after nine straight days of biking. Judging from the fact that I slept about 11 hours last night, I think we needed it!
El Dorado is a city of about 12,500 people in south-central Kansas. Even though there are still a lot of trees, it’s starting to feel a lot like the West, as there are oil wells popping up everywhere. While El Dorado has a big lake, some historic landmarks and the Kansas Oil Museum, the feature that we’ve appreciated the most has been the large public pool, which we’ll probably be visiting again today. Other things we’ve appreciated have been an ample supply of Mexican restaurants, custard, and a restaurant that bills itself as ” The Best Little Veal-house in Kansas.” (yet to be visited, but I want to make a stop there.)
Oh, and despite their questionable labor practices, the local Wal-Mart grocery section is amazing.
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Looks like you’re making great progress! Hope the heat abates some, and the good hospitality of the midwest continues.
I am glad you guys are having a good time. I’m so sorry that the heat is so bad though. Keep on plugging on and remember to look at the beuty good has created around you. Yes even in Kansas in those long and even longer and longer and longer acres of corn fields.
Take Care
The Wrights are following your trip closely. I am living an old dream vicariously through you. We watched a guy on a pedicab in DC this morning pulling two large people up a hill and I thought of you. May the wind be at your back.
Jim Wright
Congrats on the awesome web site- I love the photos! Hope you’re hydrating, and keep on cranking! Abrazos!
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