Day 24 -- Garden City to Dodge City -- 51 Miles

It felt nice to ride about half as many miles as we have been riding over the past few days. I really enjoyed the ride into the Old Western town of Dodge City. I feel like I should be using words like "ya'll" and "yee-haw." At the very least, I should have perused Cowboy Bob's Dictionary before I arrived. After all, anytime your hotel is located on Wyatt Earp Boulevard you know you are in a Wild, Wild West type of town. Oh well. I am here for less than 24 hours -- I guess the people of Dodge City are going to just have to deal with the Southie kid who drops his "R's" when he talks.

Anyway, the ride was very pleasant today. I spent most of the day solo, and hammered out a quick 22 miles to the SAG stop. After a few minutes there, I got back in the saddle and made my way to the town of Cimarron-- home to Clark Pharmacy -- where I treated myself to an old school, chocolate milkshake. This place was great -- it was like stepping into a time machine (except for the fact that the place now has its own website). Even Oprah has been here, so clearly this place must be the real deal, right?

After Clark, I only had 16 miles left, and I cruised right into the lovely Dodge City. I managed to get a fair amount of photos from the day, but I'd advise you to check in on these photos later, as I plan to add more to the album after I buzz around down town. Wait... I mean.... "Ya'll be sure 'n' come back now, ya heahr?"

Update: Photos from Boot Hill Museum and The Long Branch Variety Show (Featuring Miss Kitty and her Can-Can Dancers) have been added to today's album.