PLT OF C172 HAS NMAC WITH ANOTHER CESSNA AFTER AN ABORTED LNDG AND A GAR TO RE-ENTER THE TFC PATTERN TO ANOTHER RWY.

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I WAS IN THE TFC PATTERN TO LAND ON RWY 26. THE WINDS WERE FROM 170 DEGS AT 10 KTS. ON FINAL; I DECIDED THAT THE WINDS WERE STRONGER THAN EXPECTED AND ONLY DID A LOW PASS ON RWY 26. THE LOWEST I WENT WAS ABOUT 20 FT. THEN I DID THE GAR; GOT TO 300 FT AND TURNED SBOUND TO AVOID CLASS B AIRSPACE. THEN ON CTAF; I RPTED SBOUND FROM THE FIELD. I DECIDED TO ENTER AN EXTENDED XWIND FOR RWY 17 BECAUSE THE WINDS FAVORED THAT RWY. WHILE SBOUND; I WAS STILL IN A 70 KT CLB; SO THE NOSE PARTIALLY OBSTRUCTED MY VISION DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME. UPON REACHING I-70 (1.5 MI S OF RWY 35); I BEGAN TO TURN L TO TRACK EBOUND AND ENTER AN EXTENDED XWIND. AT THIS TIME; I SPOTTED A BLUE ON WHITE C172 DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE DIRECTION I WAS GOING BEFORE I TURNED. THE PLANE WAS ABOUT 1/4 - 1/2 MI OUT AND AROUND 200 FT BELOW. I QUICKLY INCREASED MY ANGLE OF BANK TO THE L. THE OTHER PLANE TURNED TO ITS L AS WELL. WE ENDED UP WITH ABOUT A 200 FT VERT AND 400 FT HORIZ SEPARATION. DURING THIS TIME; I WAS CONSTANTLY SCANNING FOR TFC. THE REASON I DIDN'T SPOT THE OTHER ACFT SOONER WAS DUE TO MY NOSE UP ATTITUDE AND THE NOSE OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW. ALSO; MY POS RPT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE SPECIFIC. NOW AS I CLB WITH THE NOSE OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW; I WILL MAKE SMALL TURNS SO I CAN SEE WHAT IS IN FRONT OF ME. I BELIEVE THIS EXPERIENCE TO BE A LESSON FOR ME IN THE FUTURE AND WHAT I HAVE LEARNED FROM IT WILL ALLOW ME TO BE A BETTER PLT.