Tues. June 15, 2010 - Marion, KD - odometer 603 m.
This cow knows what to do on a hot humid day!!
Not too many miles today, but we got to one of those points again where our decision to stop was made with a great deal of thought and questioning of people around us. We thought we were in a position that with another 35 miles or so, we would be okay. That sounded good to us as we got our first 30+ miles in before lunch. We found out that it would probably be at least 40 miles until we found a hotel or camping site unless we went off route a little ways. We were all prepared to go to the Cottonwood Falls area. We were told it was beautiful and there would be camping or a nice old hotel with great food. Sounded wonderful to me. Several people gave us ideas on how to get there and were very encouraging about the area. Then someone said well maybe you won't be able to get there using this road, I heard it was closed. I think you can go this way, the road is closed this morning, but it is supposed to open up this afternoon. Whoa! I am not sure I want to get in on this riding a bike. I called the hotel to ask them. Sure enough they said one route would probably be closed for a couple more days due to flooding, but they thought we would be able to get in using the other road later today. We started to think about it and thought even if we got through, with the weather pattern we have been running into, we might get there and not be able to get out for a few days, if it rained again. So our decision was made for us, we spent a nice relaxing afternoon at the Marion County Lake Park. We got a very nice campsite and we were able to rest a little this afternoon. We had food (tuna fish) that we could make for supper and there is a camp store for some necessities, if needed. As we were looking around the Park Manager said he would probably be going into town and if we wanted him to pick up a pizza or subs for us he would be happy to do that. The vegetable pizza and garden salad were great! We took a little walk down by the lake. There was one group of guys water skiing and several fishermen out. We finally had time to bring out one of the card games Mary Kay insisted that we bring along - Skip Bo. I know why she brought it, she beat me twice.
I did want to bring up the Michale Noel Magee Scholarship Fund again. It has been a week or so since I mentioned it. There are links on the side bar to explain it and why we have it on our site. Please take a look at the information, if you haven't already. It is all part of our theme of - "Do Something for Others Today." We love it when people find away to do something meaningful for them and others around them, but if you are looking for something else please consider our scholarship.
Before we left someone asked me, What do you think about when you are riding all day?" Having not ridden this long before I really couldn't come up with an answer. Tonight we stared thinking about that a little more. We certainly have been riding long enough that we should be able to come up with an answer. I guess for me it has been several things. Of course, when the riding is hard - sometimes it is just thinking about the conditions and then trying not to think about the conditions. A great deal of time is thinking about people that are not with us. As we have noted in our blog we have several relatives and friends who have encountered some medical problems over the last few weeks. Certainly everyday we say the Rosary and other prayers while riding for there recovery and health. Sometimes we even pray for ourselves and our safety or for strength. I think about our kids and grandkids many times throughout the day and especially enjoy the pictures that we have received. Replaying some of the encounters we have had and thinking about those we have met has also been a good thing to remember while riding. Oh yes, and looking for a restroom or someplace to discreetly take care of that - and looking for food and rest stops. I must say that scenery is always around us, but it doesn't change very quickly on a bike so yes we notice it, but only occasionally do we see anything that really draws our attention. I will see if Mary Kay has anything to add - She is busy talking to our camping neighbor - a good looking guy. She said she would write tomorrow.
Blogging at the Marion Lake Campground
Before we left someone asked me, What do you think about when you are riding all day?" Having not ridden this long before I really couldn't come up with an answer. Tonight we stared thinking about that a little more. We certainly have been riding long enough that we should be able to come up with an answer. I guess for me it has been several things. Of course, when the riding is hard - sometimes it is just thinking about the conditions and then trying not to think about the conditions. A great deal of time is thinking about people that are not with us. As we have noted in our blog we have several relatives and friends who have encountered some medical problems over the last few weeks. Certainly everyday we say the Rosary and other prayers while riding for there recovery and health. Sometimes we even pray for ourselves and our safety or for strength. I think about our kids and grandkids many times throughout the day and especially enjoy the pictures that we have received. Replaying some of the encounters we have had and thinking about those we have met has also been a good thing to remember while riding. Oh yes, and looking for a restroom or someplace to discreetly take care of that - and looking for food and rest stops. I must say that scenery is always around us, but it doesn't change very quickly on a bike so yes we notice it, but only occasionally do we see anything that really draws our attention. I will see if Mary Kay has anything to add - She is busy talking to our camping neighbor - a good looking guy. She said she would write tomorrow.
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