Finally out of that wretched state

Today was much better than yesterday. I got off to a very early start to avoid the heat, my right leg healed up nicely, the winds were much more manageable, and there was almost no traffic on the roads (I think it's because it's the weekend and I'm now in cattle country (there's much less rainfall in the high plains)). It was in the high 90s again but it was very dry so the heat index was only around 90 (another advantage of the high plains). Altogether it made for an easy 80 miles to Eads.

I tried eating some wheat from an unharvested field. I figured I've got to do it at some point in Kansas. Doesn't have much taste, as expected. Also, if you stop at a wheat field for any length of time, it seems flies just start attacking you... lots and lots of flies.

I can't believe I made it through Kansas without a drop of rain. For the first few days there were some massive storms (tornados, etc), but they were all to the north. It would have been nice to see one of those (from the comfort of a motel room). Oh well. I might get some rain tonight or tomorrow, but it's just brief thunder showers in this part of the country.

I'm now on mountain time (achievement unlocked!). I'm also at 4,200 ft.

After taking that picture I crossed the street and peed on the welcome to Kansas sign.