Welcome to the heartland!  Let me start off by saying, Kansa is incredible!  Everyone told me I would hate Kansas, but it has been one of the best states so far. 

The day we left Colorado, we rode out of Joes for about 30 miles to the Kansas border.  It was a cloudy day with strong head winds.  Literally, the moment we reached the Kansas border, the skies cleared and wind settled a bit.  People began waving at us, rather than blaring their horns; drivers waited for an opportune time to pass, rather than speeding past with little room to spare!  Kansas welcomed us nicely.

We rode in to St Francis that night, and stayed at a United Methodist Church.  Ruth, Jo, and a few others cooked an amazing meal with fresh picked veggies and home made breads for us.  They showed us the garden where the vegetables were picked, and lead us to the city swimming pool.  A moment that really sums up Kansas was when we were walking home from the garden.  Steph, Maddy, Monkey, and I were strolling up the middle of the street, and an older woman on her porch yelled out, “how was the spaghetti?” Most of St. Francis knew we were coming and what we had planned for our stay their.  They are some of the sweetest people I have encountered.

The rest of Kansas has been similar.  The drivers have been so friendly, and allowed us optimum room on the roads.  However, many people did lead me to believe we would have favorably winds in Kansas, but this is not the case.  We have had a head wind almost the whole way across!  Other than the winds, the weather has been pretty nice, up until our ride into Beloit.  This was the first day we had to ride in weather of 103 degrees and higher.  It was absolutely brutal!  I have never felt like that before, and I hope I never have to again!

We are now in Salina, doing a project with the Land Institute (and organization doing research on  perennial farming and its effects on soil degredation and erosion).  Salina has surprised us; there is a natural food store and the first bicyclists we have seen since Colorado.  All in all, Kansas has treated us so well.  It has changed my stereotype of the Midwest, and made me realize how many wonderful people there are in this country.  Surprisingly, we have also discussed our theme with many of the people we have encountered, and they have listened and not tuned us out! 

 

Hello Emma !! What a great journal entry I enjoyed it all!! Are the sunflowers blooming in Kansas yet??
We have all been talking about you this past weekend wondering Where you were? How are your legs holding up?? The we are A & P, Mike and myself. A&P&M all climbed The Brothers in the Olympics. What great photos they had to share. Can't wait to see yours. Do you have a different site for viewing them?? We think of you often take. Only one month to go !! Right!!! Love Jen Hi from the climb crew!!o:):)

Emmsie! Emmsie! Go Emmsie Go Emmsie GO! Yeeeahhh doggies 103 degrees, yikes! Nice work! Its good to hear an update. Glad the heartland is treating you kindly. LAst time we travelled across Kansas, Matt slept the entire way. I've always wanted to go to the Land Institute. I hope you got Wendall Berry's autograph. keep up the hard work, I'll be riding my bike to work in Seattle fighting the big city traffic thinking of you. Love, Amanda

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