Day 35: Dighton, KS to Tribune, KS

Total Distance: 72.1 mi
Moving Avg: 10.8 mph
Moving Time: 6:41

Route Summary: 
KS 96 W

INTERNET! Completely unexected internet. Tribune is a small town, pop of
about 800, and the motel is a standard small town motel. I was chatting
with the owner as I checked in, and he mentioned a biker that had come
through a couple days ago had a laptop and a wireless card and was able
to use the internet. I was blown away; he had set up wireless for the
motel. Actually, mostly just for himself, but it covers the rooms. So
yeah, internet. Cool.

Today was a record high: 106 degrees F. As a note, if you ever run into
a biker in very hot weather never, under any circumstances, ask "Hot
enough for ya?" It's just not cool. The day started with moderate
headwinds, but by mid-afternoon they had shifted to tailwinds. I'm not
sure if I would have been able to make it this far in headwinds, which
would have been bad, since my plans sort of depended on making it to
Tribune. But I did make it, so it is all good. 

I'm now in Mountain time! I'll bet you thought the time zone changed at
the KS/CO border, but no! It changes at the Greenly/Wichita county line
in KS. I'm not sure quite why, it is within 20 miles of the CO border so
its not like it would have been a drastic change to have it be on a
state line. But whatever. 

I continued my one-a-day biker spotting streak. Today was a couple with
no trailers, headed to Virginia (the end of the ACA route). We didn't
stop to talk.