Today I biked: 11 miles (of 72), flat, rain, wind (this is Oklahoma--I suspect there is always wind).
Cumulative: 19 biking days, 1419 miles, 69000 climbing feet.
Wow. I am so discouraged. Why did I want to do this?! After 11 miles I couldn't keep up with even the slow pack. Wind, more wind. I'm so tired and so slow... I give up.
Today we end up in Ponca City, home of Conoco Oil and the 101 Ranch where E. W. Marland found oil in 1911.
From the van, I shot some photos of the Conoco oil refinery, one of the largest in the US. One of our bikers, Chris, was harassed by the police when he took photos of it while someone in their pack was fixing a flat. Guess they are worried about homeland security and all. Tim, another of the group and a retired New York State Trooper, almost had to pull out his trump card (his badge) to save Chris from arrest. You gotta read his own hilarious account. Geez.
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