Wednesday, June 16, Day 41
Larned to Ness City, Kansas (65 miles)

Today was an easy ride. Early clouds gave way to sunny skies and the temperatures continued to rise as we pushed on.
We made a stop at Fort Larned on the way out of town. It’s about five miles outside Larned. We pedaled along and took a break for a cup of coffee in Rush Center, Kansas. We met a local farmer who was well into his eighties but managed to work a 5,000-acre farm on a daily basis. He was working with his sons.
The landscape in Kansas is the same, mile after mile of corn, soy and wheat. One wheat field I clocked on my odometer. It was five miles long. I tried to stop at a church and go inside. Yes, this trip is doing something to me. I’m not sure which way it’s going but the pull if very strong. We are tented in the city park at Ness City. There’s a girls softball game in progress and this is the 2nd game. The sun is going down.
Life is grand and simple. That’s what it boils down to!!!