Alright, now where was I? I left off in Carollton, KY, desperate to get back to Indiana, away from unleashed dogs and the hills. Oh God the hills!I’d spent all this time, nearly two weeks now, struggling to keep up with my daily journal entries. I stopped at a coffee shop in Madison, Indiana toContinue reading “A Break in Louisville”
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Livestream q&a tonight!
Hello friends, family and followers! Tonight, 6/19 at 6pm central I’ll be doing an hour long livestream q&a on YouTube. If you have any pressing questions about my life on the road, my experiences so far or the things I’ve learned, stop by my YouTube channel and drop a question in the chat. Question priorityContinue reading “Livestream q&a tonight!”
Hounds of the Hinterlands
I’ve flexed my writing muscles, so here’s hoping we can play catch up. On Saturday I may have accidentally attended a Christian Revival. As I raced out of Point Pleasant to the next campground, all I paid attention to was that they accepted tent campers. When I arrived I saw a sign for a biblicalContinue reading “Hounds of the Hinterlands”
A Grave Week
I was at the Grave Creek Burial Mound shortly after it opened. This site was particularly important to me, not only because there was historical documentation that Meriwether Lewis had been in that exact spot in 1803. It was important because it got me asking questions and suddenly reminded me how strange it was thatContinue reading “A Grave Week”
Hospitality on the Road
My second day on the trail was spent battling hills and reassessing everything about my timeline for the next few weeks. While I planned on 50 miles a day, I had barely managed more than 30! I was worried that I was going to continue to fall behind schedule. I had to wait that morningContinue reading “Hospitality on the Road”
Those Aren’t Foothills…
I got to a late start on Sunday morning, after a long night of preparing for the road. I downloaded my maps into my GPS, since this would be my last time in front of my computer for four months, wrote a few e-mails to my contacts at the NPS, and didn’t go to bedContinue reading “Those Aren’t Foothills…”
A Trial Run
A few weeks ago I went to Vermont to test out my camping equipment for the first time. I’ve watched the movie Wild and I have no desire to find out my stove won’t work when there’s nothing I can do about it. I have a bit more freedom to solve a problem like thatContinue reading “A Trial Run”
The Chaos Before the Storm
This week’s blog will be brief (my regrets that it is also a few days late). This past week I’ve been deep in preparation mode. I finished moving out of my apartment in preparation for this trip. That paired with keeping up with training and suddenly switching from launching a Kickstarter project to a GoFundMeContinue reading “The Chaos Before the Storm”
No Shirts, No Shoes, No Service
I love my rides. I even enjoy the challenges that go with biking long distances. I might complain —a lot (I like doing that too), but one of my favorite things about cycling is the independence that comes with it. I like that I’m capable of solving my own problems. I refuse to be aContinue reading “No Shirts, No Shoes, No Service”
Sick of Hearing My Own Voice
“Well, you know what they say about the best laid plans…” My plan for this week was to transition from training posts to good old history nerd content. Yes, I enjoy riding my bike, but that’s not the primary reason I plan on biking the Lewis and Clark Trail this summer. I might like theContinue reading “Sick of Hearing My Own Voice”
The Stars On the Horizon 