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Day #35
Miles Covered Today: 70
Hours on The Road: 8.50 (including breaks)
Miles Traveled Since Beginning: 1,982
Where We Are: Holdrege, NE

Day Overview: I was about midway through the day’s distance when I saw a couple of people walking on the highway’s shoulder towards me. It certainly presented an unusual sight – and one that is not a particularly common one either. Of even more interest was the SUV following right after them with its flashers on. I couldn’t help but stop biking and approach them to find out what was going on.

The guy just kept going, but the woman stopped. As it turns out, they are a husband-and-wife team who are walking 1,000+ miles from Colorado towards Illinois to honor the son they lost in the war. The SUV was their support vehicle, piloted by another person riding along for support. We spoke for a bit, but after a few moments, they had to press on to keep to their schedule. How well I know that particular taskmaster. Continue reading →

Day #34
Miles Covered Today: 80
Hours on The Road: 10.00 (including breaks)
Miles Traveled Since Beginning: 1,912
Where We Are: Grand Island, NE

Day Overview: Prior to getting on the road each day, as a part of the morning routine, we generally check on a few things. The weather by the hour, elevation charts for the route and now – especially in the Midwest – the direction of the wind. When you spend hours and hours outside every day, these little things – oftentimes inconsequential in our day-to-day lives – become really important on the road. Continue reading →

Day # 33
Miles Covered Today: 66
Hours on The Road: 7.00 (including breaks)
Miles Traveled Since Beginning: 1,832
Where We Are: David City, NE

Day Overview: Fantastic day on the road today. Beautiful weather, no wind, and little traffic on the road – what more can a cyclist ask for? If it continues this way for the next week, Nebraska may end up being one of the most pleasant stretches so far!

An interesting realization also struck today. In the entire 30+ days on the road, I have yet to see any other long-distance cyclists pass me by. I certainly realize that there are an infinite number of routes that other people can take, but considering that there are quite a few people crossing the country or a region by bike each year, I’m still hoping to run into at least a few. Continue reading →

Day # 31
Miles Covered Today: 63
Hours on The Road: 7.15 (including breaks)
Miles Traveled Since Beginning: 1,766
Where We Are: Omaha, NE

Day Overview: And so month number 2 kicks off in Omaha – the city with the largest number of millionaires and restaurants per capita in the US! I suppose they do have to go hand in hand.

If you’re in the area, come by to say hi and check out the bike at group at Godfather’s Pizza at 2117 S. 67th Street tomorrow at 5.30 pm. Then I’ll be speaking about 7 pm at the wheelbuilding class at the Community Bike Shop at 525 N. 33rd Street.

For those following Anna’s status, she’s still recovering from her injury. Continue reading →

Day # 30
Miles Covered Today: 87
Hours on The Road: Many, many, many!
Miles Traveled Since Beginning: 1,706
Where We Are: Atlantic, IA

Day Overview: After a fantastic stay in Des Moines with Susan and Todd – one of the best Airbnb hosts I’ve yet to meet – it looks like stops in the next few days in Nebraska will be composed primarily of motels. As some brief Google Map research has shown, there’s not a lot of opportunity to be picky here –frequently there is just a single motel for miles and miles.

Fortunately, some of the motels seem to sympathize with this traveler’s predicament and approach the issue rather philosophically, such as one I may stay in next week – the It’ll Do Motel in Atwood, KS. Hey, they’ve got free WiFi! Continue reading →