Today was a nice change from my riding of the past few days. The previous days were a lot of highway riding with both climbing and descending sections. The first part of today was almost entirely on trails and had … Continue reading →
Today a ride from Westminster to the Colorado state capitol and back. This was the first ride since I replaced the back wheel, tires and rear brake. It was a nice easy ride and definitely shows the contrast between loaded … Continue reading →
Today I reached Cheyenne, capitol of Wyoming. There is a flood warning for the area – mostly for slow moving storms dumping water in an arid area. I had two instances of thunderstorms and wet riding. It didn’t get much … Continue reading →
A full day of North Dakota bicycling. I’ve reached the end of the line and will drive back a bit before starting my next phase of bicycling to Colorado. Yesterday was a good day for a rest day. There were … Continue reading →
Today another ride through sparsely populated areas. There was more traffic that earlier days so it wasn’t completely quiet. The first part of the day was through the reservation including the only service stop at 13 miles. After that no … Continue reading →
Several things make today a late report compared to when I am normally done… It rained. There was a line of thundershowers that came through this mornings. I was originally hoping they would mostly come through by ~6am and I … Continue reading →
That was fun. A different ride today as I joined RAGBRAI for the day. I don’t know the official counts but it was busy all day long with bikes on the road. It helped that many streets we cycled were … Continue reading →
It was raining when I woke up. Fortunately, I could avoid the rain by leaving slightly later after it cleared. Unfortunately, the recent rain combined with 16 miles of gravel path made for some mud. It wasn’t too slow going … Continue reading →
Five days of cycling from Chicago have brought me to Lansing, capitol of Michigan. Overall, more trees than I expected and a good variety of farms and rural homes. On past rides, e.g. 1988 and 1992, I remember more gravel … Continue reading →
Today I reached Springfield (at last!) and another capitol. I also sheltered from the rain twice including a tornado warning. However, I am getting ahead of myself so lets start from the beginning… I was carefully watching the air quality … Continue reading →