Sunday night found Zac camping in Larned, Kansas, reconnecting with his travelling friends from the past week. The winds continue making the biking very difficult. The wind makes it necessary for the Fort Larned State Park personnel to change the flags every three months due to shredding.
Fort Larned was built to protect the Santa Fe Trail. The Santa Fe Trail was essential for commerce from Missouri to then Mexican city of Santa Fe. It also served the Oregon Trail. Kansas was the gathering point for the wagon trains for the Oregon Trail It is estimated that 300,000 people travelled to the West Coast during the 20 years after the first caravan in 1841. The Oregon Trail started in Independence, MO and entered Kansas. It was a 2,000 miles journey, either going west and north to end in the Columbus River Valley of Oregon or going west and south to the gold fields in California.
Zac called in "live" for an 11 A.M. interview with Liz Hill on WAGT, NBC Augusta for an update on his journey. We were not sure that Zac would have a cell signal so I had to go in my ZAC ATTACK T-shirt and be interviewed. I could not hear what Zac was saying to Liz so I had to wing my comments. They have been so very supportive of Zac's "Sea to Shining Sea" ride.
Today, I also picked up a copy of the VERGE magazine, a Augusta monthly publication. Katie McGuire wrote an article about Zac's biking venture and it was released on June 6th. The VERGE appears to centered on the downtown Augusta community. Thank you.
We leave Zac peddling against the wind in Kansas again. He has gone about 1800 miles of his 4100 mile journey.
Tomorrow is the last day of school for the Sunset Park Elementary School students and we wish them all the best for their summer vacation. You are all the best and we are still amazed by you all.
*posted by Zac's mom again.... Go Zac!*
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