Read more about the article Day 10: The Platte River Road
Taste of India restaurant at Jay Bros truck stop. Great food!

Day 10: The Platte River Road

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…

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Read more about the article Day 9: Kearney
Blogging while drinking overpriced espresso at Barista’s Daily Grind in Kearney

Day 9: Kearney

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…

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Read more about the article Day 8: The Coast of Nebraska
First sighting of the Platte. Gone are the sand dunes and vistas that suggested the coast of Nebraska

Day 8: The Coast of Nebraska

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…

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Read more about the article Day 7: The Little Blue
The Little Blue River

Day 7: The Little Blue

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…

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Read more about the article Day 6: A Bone in Her Teeth
Midwest view

Day 6: A Bone in Her Teeth

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…

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Read more about the article A Couple of Things
WPA marker at the corner of South Park in Edgar, NE

A Couple of Things

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…

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Read more about the article Day 5: Grinding it Out
This is lovely. But it also wet the road, which made the going slower. Cyclist’s view of the world starts from the road up.

Day 5: Grinding it Out

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.…

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Read more about the article Day 4, Part 2: Dark Night of the Soul
This massive memorial wasn’t marked on my map, so it was a surprise to come across. It is three sided, but the other two sides must face the weather, because I couldn’t read the inscriptions.

Day 4, Part 2: Dark Night of the Soul

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.…

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Read more about the article Day 4, Part 1
Tonight’s campsite at Rock Creek Station State Park, Nebraska

Day 4, Part 1

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.…

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Read more about the article Day 3: The Butt Goes First
Ash Point Pony Express station marker. Sometimes this is all you get. Sometimes less!

Day 3: The Butt Goes First

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…

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Read more about the article Day 2: Horton to Seneca
More Kansas land and skyscape

Day 2: Horton to Seneca

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…

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Read more about the article Routes
Close up of one type of XP marker

Routes

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…

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Read more about the article St. Joe
Pony Express Stables and National Museum. The ride starts from here.

St. Joe

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…

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Read more about the article Pack List
Sorting equipment

Pack List

At the risk of exposing myself to public ridicule, below is my packing list for my ride from St. Joseph to Salt Lake City. I know: the list is absurdly…

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