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…
I am now in Edgar, Nebraska. While I’m setting up for the night, probably illegally, in Edgar's South Park, I had a couple of thoughts I wanted to share about…
June 5, 2021 Rock Creek State Park, NE to Hebron, NE 40.8 miles/1,660 feet Upper 80s/15 mph https://ridewithgps.com/trips/68652438 I realize that I forgot a couple of milestones on Day 4.…
June 4, 2021 Marysville, KS to Rock Creek Station, NE 43.7 miles/2,000 feet 90º/15 mph https://ridewithgps.com/trips/68652433 As mentioned in my previous post, this is the real update for Day 4.…
Apologies all, but no blog post tonight. Too bad of a connection to deal with photos and the cloud, and I would be getting far too late of a start.…
Seneca, KS to Marysville, KS 42.4 miles/1,941 ft https://ridewithgps.com/trips/68509840 So, good news and bad news. The good news is that the mud has dried up; bad news is that the…
Horton, KS to Seneca, KS 43.5 miles/2,330 ft https://ridewithgps.com/trips/68452940 Today didn’t start well. Mostly, as it was my first night camping, I didn’t sleep well, so I slept in later…
St. Joseph, MO to Horton KS 52.8 miles/2,300ft https://ridewithgps.com/trips/68385310 The first day of the ride started out fine this morning. Actually, it didn’t. As I was ready to roll out…
My friend Kathy remarked that I hadn’t posted my planned routes for this ride, so I thought I’d post them now. I’ve broke it up into four segments of roughly…
I’ve had a few days now to walk and ride a little around St. Joseph, and have really come to like it here. So much so that now the ride…