Saturday, May 27, 2023

Day 1: 5/27/23: Manhattan, KS to Cottonwood Falls, KS

Below are a few pics from my ride today.  After Manhattan, I rode through the small towns of Council Grove, Strong City, and then Cottonwood Falls, where I will be camping in the city park.  

I posted some pics of those small towns in a blog I did a couple of years ago when I rode almost the same route.  In fact, most of my route this trip will mirror my previous trip.  

Today, I had to take a detour because the road I traveled a couple of years ago was closed.  The detour took me on about 10 miles of gravel roads, but they were good to ride on for the most part because they were hard packed.

One of my biggest concerns this trip is a tooth.  About a week ago, I broke a crown on one of my teeth and the majority of it came off the tooth.  I bought some over the counter "dental glue" to try to glue it back on till I can get home and see my dentist.  It stayed on about 6 days and it came off again.  I glued it back on again, and it lasted a couple of days.  It came off again this morning while I was eating breakfast and I glued it on again.  It's just all part of the adventure:)

Total miles today: 74.2

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