This place needs to be condemned

Those are just the ones I could kill! At least it's really really cheap.

Met another cyclist today: David. I found him resting on the road about 1.5 hours into the ride. He's a pretty accomplished rider, and this is actually his 2nd time crossing the states. He biked the northern states last time. He's also a bit of a mechanic and built his own wheels, so he shared some wisdom and showed me a few basics (truing a wheel, what should be tightened, what to lube, etc). He also gave me a Kevlar spoke, which helps out in the peace of mind department.

Today was the first time he's seen more than one tourist in 2 months. He just hit the TranAm trail yesteryday. He started in North Carolina a couple of months ago.

I say more than one because we bumped into three guys going the other way. They were travelling extremely light and on road bikes doing over 100 miles a day.

He likes to motel it up too, especially in this heat, so we'll probably stick together for a couple of more days, until either my rest day or I start hitting bigger distances (got a couple of big days scheduled).

Speaking of heat, it's getting absurdly hot. It's going to be high 90s for the foreseeable future with a heat index in the 100s (today was 110). The best way to combat it is to start early. I hate getting up early :(

Had a good morning with some tailwinds going northwest, but it switched up in the afternoon and became a headwind. No big deal since it was only like 5-10 mph. Minimal hills :)

Other than that, did 59 miles and I'm in Chanute, KS.