June 18, 2021 Bridgeport, NE to Scottsbluff, NE 48 miles/700 feet Mid-90s/wind west@7mph https://ridewithgps.com/trips/69608695 The morning of Day 18 in Bridgeport started out fine. The Cobblestone Hotel put out a…
Hey everyone. Sorry, but no blog post tonight. At least, not one worth reading. This is a placeholder for tomorrow. The short version is everything is fine, but the phenomenon…
June 17, 2021 Sidney, NE to Bridgeport, NE 46.6 miles/1400 ft. 94º https://ridewithgps.com/trips/69457299 Today’s ride was a blast. The high was forecast for the mid-90s; my course, due north nearly…
It’s too hot to wander around downtown Sidney today. Besides, I think I’ve seen everything I need to see. So I thought I’d catch up on a couple of things…
Taking the day off today, cooling my heels in Sidney, NE while the sun heats the world outside. In my original plan, I would have ridden to Bridgeport today and…
June 15, 2021 Julesburg, CO to Sidney, NE 56.4 miles; 1400 ft. 95º/winds SSW @20-30 Today the temperature was forecast to rise to 97º. I had a 55-mile ride to…
June 14, 2021 Ogallala, NE to Julesburg, CO 37.7 miles/780 ft 95º/15-19 mph SSW https://ridewithgps.com/trips/69271247 I have been looking forward to getting to Julesburg since the start of the trip.…
June 13, 2021 North Platte, NE to Ogllala, NE 63.5 miles/1575 feet 94º/Wind S @12-19 mph https://ridewithgps.com/trips/69219129 I rose at six this morning, prompted by birds and the fact that…
June 12, 2021 Gothenburg, NE to North Platte, NE 46 miles/825 feet High 86º/Wind SW@10-15 mph https://ridewithgps.com/trips/69122125 I am sitting in a campground near North Platte, NE, that is the…
June 11, 2021 Lexington, NE to Gothenburg, NE 30.5 miles/380 feet mid-80s/north at 30+ mph https://ridewithgps.com/trips/69046798 I spoke too soon. Remember yesterday, when life was sweet, 50-mile rides were easy,…
Kearney, NE to Lexington, NE 47.6 miles/800 ft mid-90s/15-25+ mph https://ridewithgps.com/trips/68982307 Today felt like cheating. I had booked a hotel room in Lexington because the forecast was for thundershowers early…
Today is/was a day off from riding. That means a day of cleaning and lubing the bike and trailer, reshuffling gear, reprovisioning, washing laundry, and carbo and electrolyte loading and…
I woke at my Prairie Lake site to the sound of birds. Noisy, early-rising harpies is more how they struck me at the time. The forecast was the same as…
Edgar, NE to Prairie Lake State Recreation Area, NE 47.3 miles/1,686 feet 90s/south 20mph https://ridewithgps.com/trips/68789783 Morning in Edgar was as quiet as the night, if you take the trains into…
June 6, 2021 Hebron, NE to Edgar, NE 40 miles/1,447 feet 90s/20-25 mph https://ridewithgps.com/trips/68734668 Windy, windy day today. My friend, Don Ross, with whom I sailed back and forth between…