Day 3: 5/29/23: Toronto to Pittsburg, KS

Last night started off interesting.  There was a bird in a tree that was near my tent that made a distinct click followed by a couple of loud caws over and over again.  This went on well after dark and all the other birds had quietened down.  It became such an annoyance that I got out of my tent and threw a couple of rocks in the tree it was in.  This shut it up for awhile, but it eventually started again.  Either it finally shut up or I was so tired that I fell asleep.  Not sure what exactly happened, but I got a good night's sleep.

Yesterday was definitely a ride through beef country and today was grain country (see pics below).

Below is a pic of Richard and Gage, who are camping at the same campground as I tonight.  They are friends from high school and have been on the road about 2 months.  They initially agreed to walk across the U.S. from coast to coast.  They walked from West Virginia, where they are from, to Baltimore, MD.  They then walked to Pittsburgh, PA, and stayed at a bike hostel there.  They were convinced by cyclists to go talk to folks at a bike shop in Pittsburgh about cycling.  After talking to the folks, they decided to buy bikes and bike across the country.  They are headed to Houston, TX, And then on to CA.  They may then ride up the Pacific coast to Washington.  Gage is a guitarist (has it with him) and Richard is a singer/songwriter.  

Total miles today: 105.4