After we crossed the makeshift bridge we met Logan's uncles, Mike and Larned, just before reaching Larned. They were going to ride with us until Ness City. It was nice having a group and other people to talk to. Mike and Geo ride regularly and have nice road bikes. Several sprints broke out in the afternoon. Everything was going well until two of the towns on the map turned out not to have stores we were expecting. Because of this Logan and I ran low on food and the last 20 miles were pretty miserable. The high was 104 degrees. Of course we finished though just as soon as we finished I ate a snack of 1500 calories. Mike's wife and daughter met us in Ness City and transported us to Dodge City were we spent the night in a hotel. I was exhausted and as soon as i could crashed and slept till late. We caught a ride back to Ness City in order to start were we left off the night before. Logan has a funny ritual of looping back when ever we go off route and come back on. He saws it's for luck and to make sure he doesn't miss a single inch of the trail. This loop was a source of entertainment to everyone riding, jokes abounded. I very much enjoyed the company and say thanks for the hospitality.
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