Ponca City, OK to Bartlesville, OK 73.4 miles
I was awoken this morning by the wind whistling against my window. When I opened the curtains, the wind was not my only issue, it was also raining. If you have ever ridden a bicycle in the rain, you know, no matter what you do to stay dry, you are eventually going to get completely soaked. With the temperature at 62 degrees, my main concern was to stay a warm wet. Soon after we left Ponca City, we were out in the flat plains and mother nature gave us a good beating. At times, the wind was blowing so hard that the rain felt like sleet. To make matters worse, I not only had my first flat tire of the trip but a total of three flats today. Three and half hours later we reached our lunch destination and the rain had subsided. With no rain, dry clothes and the scenery changing to rural roads that meandered through the wooded rolling hills of the Osage Indian Reservation, today's 74 mile ride to Bartlesville, OK turned out a lot better than I anticipated.