Chi-Town wrapped up just as it started, with tons of awesome people and amazing memories. The one thing that I cherished most out of the last 24 hours in Chicago were spending time talking to some alumni from previous years. Texas 4000 is hard in the fact that the majority of the outside world will […]

Day 27: The Kiwanis Club Today we rode 74 miles to Dubois, WY from Lander, WY. We stayed at an Episcopal Church which also houses the local Kiwanis Club. Kiwanis is an international community service organization that focuses on children. I used to be in Key Club, the high school version of Kiwanis. One of […]

As a die hard Astros fan St. Louis had always interested me, both for my dislike for the Cardinals baseball team, but also for the feel of the city. St. Louis has been in my eye sight because of all the times I’ve seen glimpses of the city on television and my small knowledge of […]

It feels like just yesterday we were spending time in St. Louis at Sense Corp. The crazy thing about it though is that we were in St. Louis only three days ago, and in that three days we crossed over 350 miles on (and off due to the weather) the bike to get to Chicago, […]

Day 26: Pioneers on the Oregon Trail In the early 19th century, the Oregon Trail took migrants from the eastern United States to the West. The Trail ran East-West from the Missouri River to the Willamette Valley in Oregon. Split Rock, between Rawlins, WY and Lander, WY, served as a stage station on the Oregon […]

Day 25: Dease Lake Qualifier Several of my friends today rode the 102 miles from Laramie, WY to Rawlins, WY in under six hours. At an average pace around 18 mph – we usually take it easy around 14 mph – they became the champions for today. These teammates did the ride as a “qualifier” […]

Day 24: The Equality State Wyoming was the first state to allow women the right to vote. It was also the first to have a female justice, a female bailiff, and a female governor. Fittingly, the motto of Wyoming is the Equality State. But I’m not sure how the state dinosaur, the triceratops, fits in […]

  Everything over the past five days have been crazy! I keep thinking I’m leaving you all hanging by not writing but then I realize it’s only been a couple days. That’s one of the interesting things about the ride is that every day runs together and you lose a sense of time when doing […]

Day 22: Rocky Mountain National Stars We rode 54 miles into Rocky Mountain National Park today, cycling through Big Thompson Canyon, Roosevelt National Forest, and Estes State Park. On either side of a winding road were tall cliff faces, gushing rivers, and bighorn sheep. I’m not contemplating anything profound in the picture below though: rather, […]

Day 23: Father’s Day We rode for fathers today. Four of my friends on the team have lost fathers. I rode for them, and their fathers. Those four inspire me with their tenacity, maturity, and strength. The picture attached shows a beautiful lake we passed on our 52-mile ride to Fort Collins, CO. Needless to […]