We’re not in Kansas anymore.
Got a late start and before long the road I had been following for a few hundred miles merged into I-70 and I was forced off onto a side road. The surface of this road was gravel on top of pavement. The gravel wasn’t loose, except on the edges of the road, but the bumpy ride slowed me down.
The miles went by very slowly and I ate a late lunch and pressed on. The crosswinds from the south were strong here and gusts of wind buffeted me to the side. At one point I tried to compensate for the gust of wind, but my tires found nothing but gravel and I wiped out, landing hard on my left side.
I scraped up my left shoulder pretty badly and was cleaning and bandaging my bloody arm on the side of the road. About a dozen cars went by but none stopped to ask if I was okay.
Anyways, after my crash the miles went by even more slowly but I eventually made my way to the town of Burlington, CO.
Today’s mileage: 69 miles.
Total: 2189 miles.
