Texas Tour; Day 8

Another cool morning.  We rode north on Hwy 18 out of Cushing, OK at 8:45 am.  It was mostly sunny and 50 degrees.  Though cool, it was a great morning for riding and Hwy 18 was a great venue.  There was virtually no wind, the sun was out and we were riding through rural Oklahoma over hills, around sweeping turns, through small towns and over streams and rivers.Arkansas RiverThe scenery along Hwy 60 west of Pawhuska resembled the Kansas Flint Hills.

From Pawhuska we rode north into Kansas where we were greeted by cloudy skies and a wind from the east that became much too strong for comfort.  Throughout north Oklahoma and southern Kansas we saw standing water along the highways and in the fields.

I have seen crop dusters before but today my backseat photographer was able to snap a couple good pictures of one.  We were so close we almost got sprayed!crop duster near Independence, KS

We had a very good buffet lunch at the Down Home Family Restaurant in Independence, KS.  It was great food (including finger-lickin-good fried chicken), except for the dessert, which was average to poor.

We rode on home up Hwy 169, arriving around 3:30.  We rode 310 miles today with a high of only 59 degrees, and that was for a very brief period of time.

For pictures taken today click on the following link: https://picasaweb.google.com/104542123131082631220/TexasTourDay8042013?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCO26wMmYvd683QE&feat=directlink

Our eight day trip of 2,000 + miles was a fun and relaxing time with my Little Peach.

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