Risking the Steamboat Trace

I decided to risk the Steamboat Trace, despite knowing that it had been closed two years before due to the 2019 flood (a flood that’s name was invoked in every part of the trail since I reached the Mississippi). If an ATV could make it down it, as I was told, then I surely couldContinue reading “Risking the Steamboat Trace”

Too Many Mosquito Bites to Count

One thing I can usually say about rain is that in the summer it usually drops the temperature afterwards, or at the very least the humidity. This was not the case when the rain finally stopped in Kansas. The next day was hot and sticky. The sun was out though. I could at least beContinue reading “Too Many Mosquito Bites to Count”