Ben's Vulcan: The Road to Denver: Day 2

I started today thinking it would be pretty similar to yesterday - Interstate boredom. Boy was I wrong. The whole day was basically spent in Kansas. And it was hot. A high of 106, to be specific. And it was windy. About a 40 mph crosswind. All day. I now know what hair feels like when it's being blow-dried. We were the hair today. It felt like a 120-degree heat coming off of the pavement. So, the award for most miserable riding conditions goes to Kansas.

Some things we witnessed today (no exaggerations here, I promise):

-A bird trying to fly into the wind and not moving at all.

-Another bird trying to take off and moving backwards.

-A day of leaning 10-15 degrees from vertical, but still going straight.

-Surprise toll roads (in Kansas, the interstates are toll roads)

-My cup holder has leather glued to it. The heat today melted the glue, and the wind blew part of the leather off...

We had to stop about every 45 minutes due to the heat and wind. So, a drive that should have taken 8 hours actually took 12. Seeing as neither of us really slept last night, we decided to stay in a hotel tonight to make sure we both get a full night's sleep. Here's a couple of pics from today: