Dear Readers,

Like many cyclists in the Bike Across Kansas, Lisa Rasor, Lawrence, was on her bike by 5:30 a.m. Sunday. Rasor was riding the second day of the 489-mile, eight-day trip across the state. “It’s something different than anything else in life,” Rasor said of the BAK. “It’s crazy, but it’s the best thing in the world when you get to the Missouri River.”

“It was a great ride from Oakley to Hoxie,” said Mark Desetti, Lawrence, who is cycling with his son Nathan, 16, a Free State High School student.

But from Hoxie to Hill City it was grueling and gruesome. As cyclists entered Hill City on Sunday afternoon, the temperature sign at the bank read 99 degrees. Today’s forecast is for 100-plus degrees as cyclists head to their overnight destination of Osborne.

Mike Yoder

Chief Photographer