Changing Gears: Rey's Ride Across America

July 8th — Larned, KS to Newton, KS — 105 Miles The weather finally caught up with us. The day started out with rain and was off and on all day. It was a pretty easy day of pedaling since our heading was mostly east with light winds blowing to the northeast. I tried to maintain over 17 mph.

The scenery is changing with more trees and smaller fields of wheat and corn as we work our way to the eastern portion of the state. The humidity is also becoming a factor: We experienced the kind of humidity we are used to on the east coast this time of year. The elevation is now at about 1,400 ft. in eastern Kansas and steadily decreasing, although when we make it to the Ozarks I expect that it will increase through the mountains. My average speed is noticeably higher in the plains so we are getting into our destinations daily around 2 to 3 p.m. 6 hours on the bike today.