Author: msuding

On the list today: get a bolt for my pannier bag, rotate our tires, install sealant liquid in our inner tubes, get a new chain and haircut for Steve, grocery shop, etc.

G-ma’s for breakfast then to the bike shop. … Read the rest

Don, the cyclist we met yesterday, showed up at 7am ready to ride with us – but when he found out we’re riding some gravel roads, he decided not to. His road bike didn’t have wide enough tires – bummer. … Read the rest

I.e. dogs are greater than crosswinds.

We rode in a cross wind most of the day which is certainly not as bad as a headwind. The tiny towns we rode by didn’t have any stores or restaurants so we kept … Read the rest

Sorry

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I’m embarrassed to admit it but we were woken up by sprinklers in Harrison park. It’s our first time because I think this trip is the first time we’ve camped in city parks.

We started early again and saw the … Read the rest

We did another early start to beat the heat especially since today had some relative hills to climb. Since no restaurants were open at 5am when we started in Chadron, we rode 23 miles to Crawford to get breakfast at … Read the rest

We must have looked suspicious packing up our campsite with lights on our heads in the city park but we wanted to get an early start of 5:30. Nancy, our waitress at Antelope Cafe, talked Steve into this over size … Read the rest

We started riding at 5:40am to try to beat the heat today (only 92). Our destination is Gordon, 53 miles away.

We met Sean and Sam riding from Astoria to NYC with RAGBRAI on the way. We thought they were … Read the rest

When Tria, whom we met a couple of days ago, heard we were going to try to ride to Merriman on a 100+ degree day, she generously paid for us to use a friends cabin in Cody so we could … Read the rest

We had a rough night of sleep with the loud revelers at the saloon across the street. Big surprise!

Just before breakfast we ran into another cross country cyclist Terry from Tahoe. He had an interesting journey…He and his wife … Read the rest

We were woken by a light rain in Stuart. Nebraska sure keeps me on my toes. We rode 20 miles to Bassett to eat breakfast at the Range Cafe. Kay, a local cyclist from Long Pine, stopped by the cafe … Read the rest

A motel makes it easier to get an early start because of less packing of tent, etc. Our plan worked – we were able to ride 50 miles by 1pm.

We stopped in every town along the way and had … Read the rest

Sometimes our dog Laya wakes me up but today it was some strange dog walking with his owner. Who takes their dog for a walk at 4am? Oh yeah, maybe a farmer. The forecast is for 97 degrees so we … Read the rest

Getting to Norfolk is a matter of trade-offs. The busy highway 81 with a nice wide shoulder or a less busy 91 with tiny shoulder. We opted for the former. Luckily we had a nice tailwind and made the 40 … Read the rest

Our alarm clock is often the birds. You can’t even see them in the hedges or trees. Usually one starts and then they all join in. It takes me a lot longer to start singing in the morning. The only … Read the rest