We must have looked suspicious packing up our campsite with lights on our heads in the city park but we wanted to get an early start of 5:30. Nancy, our waitress at Antelope Cafe, talked Steve into this over size slab of ham but it made for a good snack later.
We rode the last and separate 14 mile segment of the Cowboy Trail from Gordon to Rushville where we stopped for another cup of coffee. We could see the trail continue but it was rough and the bridges werenât converted for bikes yet but I just had to try it. It was rough and a little scary when some boards are missing on the bridge so I went back to highway 20. We didnât see any long distant bike riders today; just some locals walking and a few riders.
We rode into our destination town of Chadron at noon as planned. We were bummed when we found out they donât allow camping in city parks here in Chadron and there was only 1 RV park and it was cramped. After we looked at tomorrows tough climb and the hot weather forecast of 101 we decided to treat ourselves to a fancy motel.
Summary: we rode 50 miles from Gordon to Chadron on the last 14 miles of Cowboy Trail and highway 20.