felt great. Finally I had tires that held air and were properly
inflated. The road was smooth and the winds were friendly. Followed
the Union Pacific railroad tracks, although there wasn't much train
traffic. I passed a lot of farms with cattle and various crops. Lots
of trucks went by with beets. I guess the beets go to a sugar
factory.
I stopped to buy a can of chew at a tiny store in Iliff, CO
(population approx. 12). When I told the folks there what I was up
to, they just nodded like that was normal. I'm pretty sure they were
hiding disbelief. A lot of drivers pass by staring out the window
like I came from Mars. Kids are plastered to the back window of vans,
checking me out.
I've been really glad about everybody's traffic manners. People
always give me plenty of room even when there's not much shoulder. I
got a couple friendly honks from truckers. The best by far was the
wave I got from some Harley guys. They gave me the down-low
outstreched arm biker wave. I smiled about that for awhile.
Tomorrow I'm going to try for a good 90 miler, which is do-able if I
can get out of here decently early and have good roads and wind.
