Topeka, KS

July 18th

We had a great ride today of 65 miles. The ride reminded me a lot of my rides at Purdue. There were a few rolling hills and a ton of corn which is very similar to the areas that we would ride by the Wabash River. We have been extremely fortunate for our weather so far in the trip. Usually this time of the year the highs in Kansas are in the 100’s but today the high was in the low 80’s. We had a great arrival into TARC which is a center that serves people with disabilies. They were holding a community carnival for us which consisted of a band, carnival games, and a ton of food. We stayed there all afternoon and had a BBQ with the staff for dinner. We had room donated by the Ramada for the night! I called it an early night and attempted to catch up on some sleep.