Buckhorn to Hindman. TransAmerica day 64

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73.05km. 1,034m ascent. 4h08 ride time Tougher than expected today! We first had 2 hard climbs up from the lake but then we had some more after that too, a couple of <15% which, when you are carrying all your luggage, is hard work. Yet again the countryside was beautiful but near the coal mining…

Lyons to Hutchinson. TransAmerica day 44

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Lyons to Hutchinson 50kmh wind with gusts to 82kmh. And guess in which direction? Full on headwind for us Up at 05:30 to avoid the heat and breakfast across the road from our motel at Scrambled Sam’s at 06:00 Then full on headwind. We couldn’t even average 15km/h against the wind. We took 2km stints…