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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 [...]
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Day 24: 101 miles with Suburbans in Suburbia
Posted on 14. Jun, 2009 by carlos.
Chicago was a relaxing time to let our bodies rest. I spent most of my free time looking for a vintage 1950’s fedora. Joe spent most of his time taking pictures.
A few days of rest and we are back on the road. Today’s ride was nothing exciting. The roads are not beautiful, and the cars [...]
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Day 17/18: JP, Aboite, Ronald G. Repka
Posted on 10. Jun, 2009 by carlos.
Ava:
JP, Fort Wayne’s Bike Commuter
In the early planning of RgR, we made contact with JP of fwbikecommuter.blogspot.com. A few months later, Fort Wayne, Indiana would take hold as one of our strongest stops.
Organized by JP, we had a community ride from Fort Wayne Outfitters to the Deer Ridge Elementary School in celebration of National Trails Day. Someone [...]
