Merriman to Valentine Nebraska
We loaded up and drove to Merriman which is where we left off yesterday. We got rolling around 830am. About 10 miles from Merriman, we saw a man lying in the ditch right by the road. I happened to be ahead of Kay and Lynn. I stopped and turned around. We all got to him at the same time. I hollered 'Are you ok?' He lifted his head and said 'yeah'. I asked if he needed help. He said no that he was just resting. So we went on. When we got to the top of a hill, I stopped and called 911. I told them the mile marker and that I didn't think he had any food or water. A sheriff patrol passed us going to the man before we had even gotten 2 miles. We had been passed by a car or 2 but they probably couldn't tell it was a man. I was glad we were able to get some help for him.
We loaded up and drove to Merriman which is where we left off yesterday. We got rolling around 830am. About 10 miles from Merriman, we saw a man lying in the ditch right by the road. I happened to be ahead of Kay and Lynn. I stopped and turned around. We all got to him at the same time. I hollered 'Are you ok?' He lifted his head and said 'yeah'. I asked if he needed help. He said no that he was just resting. So we went on. When we got to the top of a hill, I stopped and called 911. I told them the mile marker and that I didn't think he had any food or water. A sheriff patrol passed us going to the man before we had even gotten 2 miles. We had been passed by a car or 2 but they probably couldn't tell it was a man. I was glad we were able to get some help for him.There were lots of rolling hills and rough highway with big cracks on the shoulder. I had another flat tire about 15 miles into the ride. Still couldn't find a sharp object. Changed the tube then saw a cut in the flat part of tire. Kay put some tube repair glue in it. It held the rest of the day. Tomorrow is a rest day so I'll do some tube patching and swap out my tire with the spare that I have.
We stopped at a bar in Kilgore for cold drinks around noon. Then, we lost an hour as we moved into Central Time Zone (Lynn took the picture). We got to Trade Winds motel in Valentine around 330pm.
61.6 miles
1,017 feet climbing
Check out my activity on Strava: https://strava.app.link/BwwIzdEKRBb
Relive video: https://www.relive.cc/view/vevYQKgyByv
Tomorrow is a rest day in Valentine Nebraska. Brenda Mueller will be joining us to ride with us.
No comments:
Post a Comment