The Home Stretch One thing we’ve discovered over the course of this cycling journey is that distance traveled, particularly on a bicycle, is somewhat relative. Let me give you an example. About a year before we left, we were hanging out with a group of my college friends and their husbands, and our scheme to...
I don’t think we can say it started at the state line exactly, but somewhere on the road from Missouri to Arkansas, the air became heavy and thick with moisture. We’re back in the land of humidity. It’s not a new feeling… sweat pours down your face and back and into your eyes and the...
You would not believe the diversity we saw across Kansas! We could hardly believe it ourselves! So many plains! We saw… OK, so you might be picking up on the sarcasm. Kansas was, in fact, home to some of the most dull stretches of cycling we’ve done on this trip. Miles and miles of plains...
WE’RE COMING HOME! But I guess we’ve mentioned that a couple of times at this point. We want to make it completely official by posting our homecoming plans here on the site so if you live in the area and you’re available, you can come and join us! We plan to ride into Auburn, Alabama,...
“Colorful Colorado,” the welcome sign greeted us. And colorful it was, but not just in landscapes. The mountains, though beautiful, are not at their finest this time of year. There’s no winter snow atop the peaks, and the fall leaves are yet to turn. We were a month behind the best of the wildflower blooms....
August 18 marked two whole years of life on the road for us. I can honestly say I didn’t expect it to go by so fast. In fact, one particular memory comes to mind as I reflect on how quickly the past two years have gone by. It was only the sixth night of our...
