Archive for June, 2009
Event in Boulder on July 3rd!
Posted on 30. Jun, 2009 by carlos.
The more the merrier. After biking through towns of 80 people, we miss large groups of geeks and cyclists. Lijit.com and a few other great companies in the area are putting together this meetup. You know it’ll be quality when Lijit has their hands on it.
From their blog:
Additionally, if you’re in the Denver/Boulder area, you’re [...]
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Some Random Nebraska Shots
Posted on 29. Jun, 2009 by carlos.
Hanging around the most phallic state capitol our country has to offer. This was in Lincoln, Nebraska:
“You want to take a picture of art? Here I am.” -Man Below
What creepy hands you have…
Just because:
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What We See
Posted on 27. Jun, 2009 by carlos.
The middle of this country is more beautiful than one would imagine. Traveling to another country is great for the exotic feel, however, the middle states offer that same feel if you are not from around here. We pass scenes like this daily:
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Day 33: 106 Miles, 99 Degrees, 98% Humidity, 1 Siesta
Posted on 23. Jun, 2009 by carlos.
If you turned on the radio at any point this morning, it told you to stay in air conditioned rooms, drink “plenty of fluids,” and check on your neighbors. Joe and I decided to bike 106 miles from Lincoln, Nebraska to Hastings, Nebraska. Side note: Hastings is the birthplace of Kool-Aid. Oh yeah. We drank [...]
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Day 29/30: Tripletts, Escorts & Bridges
Posted on 22. Jun, 2009 by carlos.
Currently in Lincoln, Nebraska watching SNL digital shorts and playing World of Warcraft with our uber-geek-hosts.
Please forgive us for the delay in posts. We are going to try posting more frequently, instead of longer (more overwhelming) ones.
Jerry Triplett
Jerry Triplett is 75 years old and forever young. On the back of his family tye-die t-shirt, it [...]
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Day 27: Goodbye Daniel, Iowa City!
Posted on 17. Jun, 2009 by carlos.
Our host in Iowa City was a Taiwanese masters student of Sports. Keep doing good things, Daniel!
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RgR on The Alleghany Front (Radio Interview)
Posted on 17. Jun, 2009 by carlos.
This interview was a blast to do.Leah Kauffman put many hours into this interview, and it shows. In my opinion, this radio interview is the best capture of our campaign thus far.
Listen to the interview.
From the Alleghany Front:
Two tech workers without much cycling experience are biking across the country, hoping to show that if they [...]
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Day 26: Rock Island, Barges, George Eaton
Posted on 17. Jun, 2009 by carlos.
On the morning of Day 26, we received a tour of ‘Rock Island‘ by George Eaton, our host and a military historian/documentarian. He is a recently retired 22 year veteran of the force and a house filled with military history books. He non-chalantly brings up history on any topic at hand as though it’s normal [...]
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Day 25: On the Road, Turning Left, Our Future Children
Posted on 15. Jun, 2009 by carlos.
At the end of today, our total for the past 2 days is 197 miles. We should have rode around the block a few times for the 200…next time. Tonight is spent in Davenport, Iowa.
The open road only gives us entertainment in spurts. The people between stops are sparse, so our laughs and memories come [...]
