Great sleeping overnight and the temperature at 6:00am was a warm 68f. We ate peanut butter and chocolate rollups and packed up camp in the dark. The trikes were lit up as we left camp at 6:45am. The 17 miles to Zenda was mostly into a light headwind with a few low hills thrown in to make the ride more of a workout. We stopped at the community center to use the restroom. The lady that was fixing meals-on-wheels lunches told us about the historical town jail just a couple blocks away. Off we went to find it and take some photos. Wind generators fill the sky all around the Zenda area. We rode along Ridge Road for miles and saw nothing but wind generators turning and under construction. As we neared Medicine Lodge the oil and gas related traffic picked up. We arrived at Barber Wildlife camping area about 1:00pm to sprinkles and a cool wind. We checked out the restrooms and they had no showers and the camping sites were out in the open with no shelter from the wind. The question for the day--pay for this or get a cheap motel room. The room won out on the coin toss. We rode into town and found just such a room and moved in as the rains settled in for the rest of the afternoon. Timing is everything. This rain is related to a hurricane off the coast of California. We walked across the street to Casey's for some of their famous pizza and returned to the motel to watch tv and check on the weather. All systems go for tomorrow.
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