Part 2 to Fairbury Nebraska

Part 2 to Fairbury Nebraska

Thursday, July 18: Colby, KS to Norton, KS. Click to view route map and turn by turn directions. 
Total distance: 72.2 mi/116.1 km
Elevation: + 1009 / - 1754 ft
Overnight location: Prairie Dog State Park

Tail wind/ side wind!! Ahhhhhhhmazing ride today ! Would do it all over again.

There were a lot of prairie dogs in the fields near here.

Long rolling hills through Kansas .... Not flat! Long rollers!

Friday, July 19: Norton, KS to Red Cloud, NE. Click to view route map and turn by turn directions. 
Total distance: 99.9 mi/160.8 km
Elevation: + 3805 / - 4473 ft
Overnight location: Red Cloud State Park

Left early for a 168 km ride today.

Lots of rolling hills and a great stop at a local church depicted here.

Close to being in the centre ....

And the storm rolls in! Got rained on and our gear at the next destination was swimming in a puddle unbeknownst to us :(

Upon arrival had to hang all my gear up, hoping it won't rain again while its hanging to dry!!

Leaving Kansas to enter nebraska.... We're doing it!

Saturday, July 20: Red Cloud, NE to Fairbury, NE. Click to view route map and turn by turn directions. 
Total distance: 75.9 mi/122.1 km
Elevation: + 3074 / - 3470 ft
Overnight location: Fairbury State Park

Total Distance for Week 4 = 468 mi/753.1 km

So we are 80 clicks in and stopped due to the start of a storm and pouring rain :)

Probably the best place to stop... Grampas crossing, great pizza : order able in "hunks" - we also gave a sea to sea card to all those eating here, some are curious others could care less.

Biking out of red cloud this morning.