I started the day off with biscuits and gravy, eggs, and fried potatoes cooked by Peggy. I surely wouldn't be having the hunger pangs of early yesterday this morning. As I prepped the cart I noticed the left tire to be super flat. I went to patch it, but realized there were about 20 punctures as if I had rolled through a patch of roses. With all of the thorns still embedded in the tire, I decided to bust out one of the classy white tires I bought in Casper. Todd returned home from coaching volleyball practice and we walked as a group to the post office before I continued down the road. It was cold enough for Todd and Peggy to put on jackets for the trip.
For such a long day, the run wasn't half bad. Nothing too exciting happened except finding 50 cents on the ground. As I got about ten miles from town, I started to notice trash from McDonalds littering the shoulder. I got excited as I realized Valentine was probably a big enough town to have one with a population of 2,800.
The golden arches may as well have been the golden gates of heaven. They were the first distinguishable feature I noticed, despite being 1.5 miles away. I was a little disappointed that it was one of those inflated price McDonalds, but I splurged a bit spending over ten dollars. My hunger was conquered, but the McGurgles quickly made me realize I wasn't in heaven anymore.
I had heard from several others back down the road that the city park in Valentine was an excellent place to camp for the night, complete with hot showers. The county sheriff I talked to confirmed this. Normally I'm one to explore town for a bit, but not tonight. 38 miles wiped me out. I'm glad I jumped the hour ahead into the central time zone so I could fall asleep at a more acceptable time (9 pm).
For such a long day, the run wasn't half bad. Nothing too exciting happened except finding 50 cents on the ground. As I got about ten miles from town, I started to notice trash from McDonalds littering the shoulder. I got excited as I realized Valentine was probably a big enough town to have one with a population of 2,800.
The golden arches may as well have been the golden gates of heaven. They were the first distinguishable feature I noticed, despite being 1.5 miles away. I was a little disappointed that it was one of those inflated price McDonalds, but I splurged a bit spending over ten dollars. My hunger was conquered, but the McGurgles quickly made me realize I wasn't in heaven anymore.
I had heard from several others back down the road that the city park in Valentine was an excellent place to camp for the night, complete with hot showers. The county sheriff I talked to confirmed this. Normally I'm one to explore town for a bit, but not tonight. 38 miles wiped me out. I'm glad I jumped the hour ahead into the central time zone so I could fall asleep at a more acceptable time (9 pm).
The hearts really added to the Forrest Gump theme
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