B.A. Fezziwig from Norfolk, NE on 5/22/2018 12:50:55 PM:
Five of us rode the Cowboy Trail from Valentine to Norfolk last weekend (May 18,19) -- Two of us did 196 miles in two days; a third guy did three days. We had a blast. We were concerned after hearing the comments from the riders from Kansas. W wonder what trail they were on - there was some rough spots in the first 20 miles and minor vegetation growth on the trail in another section, but it was a fantastic trail/ride. We had no complaints like Kansas riders - I guess we had realistic expectations. We weren't expecting a sidewalk - we were expecting a trail. It rained 2.5 inches the night before we started, but the trail was surprisingly not that soft. We also kicked out to Highway 20 for the 7 miles before Ainsworth and Atkinson since we'd heard last year that those areas are bad for goat-heads. We did not encounter a single goat-head. The only issue we had was rain most of the second day, but again, we knew what we were getting into when we signed up for it.