Week 5: CO-NE-KS-MO

Total Mileage: 2,056 mi
Total Elevation: 71,463 ft
Flat Tires: 7
Mental Breakdowns: 1
(all totals are cumulative)

It was another week of a lot of the same—riding on major roads, no shade, and lots of wind. Pat’s fallen back in love with grapefruit. He went five days without a shower. And, he visited the Pioneer Village Museum in Milden, Nebraska.

Pat’s nephew rode with him for 20 miles through Colorado, which was a highlight. In Nebraska, he had a beer with a friend from Winona Forest.

He logged 2,000 miles this week and got his seventh flat. He’s planning to take another zero day once he reaches the Katy Trail in Missouri, likely mid-week.

Highlights: Pat’s nephew joining him for 20 miles through Colorado

Lowlights: That same nephew putting rocks in his trunk bag (which Pat didn’t find until later that evening)

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This week, he ate:

• 2 foot-long subs

• 3 bags of Fritos

• 2 apple fritters

• a pepper

• cheeseburger with fries

• 3 grapefruits

• chocolate chip cookie

• trail mix

• a quart of chocolate milk

• “Papa” burger

• 2 french fries

• 7 energy bars

• a bag of corn sticks

• Philly cheese steak

• pretzels

• pistachios

• 3 breakfast burritos

• 2 regular burritos

• 3 muffins

• 7 bananas

• 3 sports jelly beans

• 700-calorie energy bar

• 6 oz of raspberries

• 4 yogurts

• Snickers bar

• peanut m&ms

• 5 heaping plates of pizza, salad, and dessert pizza

• 2 breakfast sandwiches

• 2 cinnamon rolls

• 3 king-size ice cream cones

• dried cranberries

• carrots

• pickled pea snaps

• an orange

• a clementine

• poptarts

• rice

• a bag of tortilla chips

• BoBo bar

• 3 bowls of cereal

• a bagel

• a can of refried beans

• 2 avocados

• 4 tortilla shells