Day 1–East Kansas Sea-at-xp-stablesObligatory starting photo at the Pony Express StablesMile-0Just the bike. And the trailer.Missouri-monument-frontMonument to the train that brought the first Pony Express dispatch from the east. A few hours late, but it made it eventually.Missouri-monument-backBack of the monumentEllwood-memorialMemorial Day flags in Ellwood, KSKansas-hillsI had hills like this all day, from Walthena to HortonKansas-mudGlue-infused dirt. Death to derailleur, and forward progress.Troy-pony-expressPony Express monument for Troy StationKennekuk-markerPony Express marker for Kennekuk Station, just south of HortonKennekum-memorialPony xpress memorial at the site of Kennekuk StationMission-lakeMission Lake, just outside Horton, the site of my first camp