USNA 1973 Ride-2-Remember

Day 34, 6 September: O‘Neill to Norfolk, NE

Start 0700

Weather: 48F and high humidity, almost to Dew Point

56F at 0900

63F at 1200

Less than a quarter mile from the hotel going across railroad tracks to get on the Cowboy Trail, unbeknownst to me, one of my 2 rear lights dislodged. Fortunately, Doug was riding sweep and picked it up, then had a Devil of a time getting my attention. Light back on, I was off again.

The first part of the Cowboy Trail was fine. Then we hit a five-mile stretch that was like riding on a beach. That caused us to move over onto Route 20 to ride a very smooth shoulder for 10 or more miles, then it got rough. Tried the Cowboy Trail again, but that was more of the same so Tes and I stayed on Route 20 to Route 275 all the way into Norfolk, Nebraska. In fact, Doug was the only one who took the Trail all the way into town, which apparently was the nicest part of the whole day’s ride.

So today was six of one, half a dozen of another. Sixes.

Dave Haefner