Day 15 Miles: 124 I am the hounded slave. . . . I wince at the bite of the dogs, Hell and despair are upon me . . . . crack and again crack the marksmen, I clutch the rails of the fence . . . . my gore dribsthinned with the ooze of my […]

It’s been about a week since my last journal entry. So much has occurred since then that I am a little overwhelmed. Where do I even start? I guess it is impossible to mention everything. This week we cycled from Oklahoma, tipped into the Texas panhandle, back to Oklahoma, and finally into Colorado. That’ three […]

Day 12  We ate breakfast in Kanab at Parry’s, the old center of Little Hollywood in Utah. We paid half price, $3.26, and the eggs, pancakes, biscuits, gravy, sausage, cereal, OJ and hot coco were exactly what I wanted. The staff was extremely kind and the old white motel was stately and beautiful.  From Parry’s, […]

Day 10 We left Monument Valley HS in the early twilight and cold. It was our last day in Navajo, and it was amazing and beautiful like the last two days. After Kayenta, we continually descended around a thousand feet for the first 20 miles. It was incredible. Canyons and rock formations on either side. […]

Day 9 Chinle to Kayenta, AZ Today we woke up early to disassemble the tents and make our way to the Holiday Inn at Chinle for our free breakfast buffet that the manager Patrick had kindly given us. The restaurant staff was a bit clueless as to why we were entitled to 21 free breakfasts, […]

most mornings i wake up with my eyes glued together — i try to think as little s possible and have the sole priority of being ready. once suited up for the day i feel the first thoughts begin to surface i’m usually apprehensive about my day. what am i doing? we have another century? […]

Day 8 Today we met up at Debi’s house at 8 am, our hosts already providing a breakfast at their wonderful home. It was my turn to wear the necklace of Ruel’s ashes. It was a bit surreal. This also meant it was my turn to do the Hakka. I reminded myself of the lyrics […]

Day 7 Clovis to ABQ: Today Jeff and I woke up in Sara and Ryan Cross’ home in Clovis, New Mexico. Both are intense triathletes and were incredibly kind. They helped us make banana bread out of our soon-to-be-bad bananas. We drove from Clovis to Edgewood, where we disembarked, unloaded the bikes, and got riding […]

Day 14 Miles: 46 If you can define t4k chill than I’d say it would have to be today. Wakeup time 645am. Today was the first day I got close to 8 hrs of sleep and you feel so much more awake compared to the 5-6 hrs I’ve been usually getting. For breakfast the church […]

I cannot describe adequately my experience in follett, because words could never do justice to the kindness and generosity of that town.  After a brief dance party in the girls locker room, we met some of the local high schools girls from the basketball team. We learned about follett, and where you go to get […]