Day 2 of the Cottonwood 200 goes from Council Grove to Cottonwood Falls and back, with a stop in between at the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. Breakfast was catered sausage, biscuits and eggs. Again, we had strong south winds to hinder our climb out of the river valley, but which also sped us home after lunch. Partly cloudy and in the mid-70s, but that wind howled at a steady 20 mph gusting between 25 and 31 mph. The climb out of Council Grove is torturous, up three sets of hills and into that wind. Once on the plateau and past the SAG stop, it wasn't so bad. The trip back, of course, was pure pleasure with that tailwind. Visited the Prairie and had a pulled-pork lunch at Emma Chase. That night was a catered lasagna dinner, plus a visit to the Hays House bar for beer and pie.