I began the day in Goodland with anticipation and nervousness – I was only days away from Boulder, but I had my work cut out for me. Eastern Colorado is ground zero for the empty interior. I wouldn’t be through the high plains till making it to the Front Range around Denver and Boulder, and […]

Mama, Mama, many worlds I’ve come Since I first left home. The Grateful Dead, “Brokedown Palace” *** *** *** It was a big day. It was one of those days I’d been dreaming of and waiting for not only since I started the tour but long before it when the idea of a cross-country  ride […]

I woke up early outside the Bailey’s motor home to start a day I didn’t plan on – I was going to continue down 383 to get to Rexford to sleep before a triumphant return to Goodland, but I learned the night before from the Baileys that road construction wouldn’t allow for that. I had […]

I slept pretty well at Methodist Cove outside Alma and woke up to dozens of insects on the tent, making me happy I opted against the hammock that night. I was a few miles from the Kansas border, but not close enough. I could feel that I was entering into something better in the next […]

I was rested and ready to hit the road for Holdrege early in the morning, graced with another beautiful sunrise: Early rising clearly has perks beyond cooler weather and lighter wind.  I was also able to see a creative repurposing of the swimming pool: This wasn’t an isolated bit of landscape architecture. People fill up […]

I woke up around 5:30am in Aurora to beat the heat and wind (not the first time you’ve heard it, I know, but when I actually succeed at it it feels like a victory worth documenting), feeling much better than when I fell asleep. It’s amazing what a night of AC can do for me […]

“You’re entering some pretty godforesaken country you know. There’s nothing out there.” -A man that sat down uninvited at my table while eating breakfast at Just A Little Small Town Grill as I was leaving Montezuma, IA after I told him I was going to ride through Nebraska on my way to Colorado *** *** […]