Miles Completed Today: 58
Total Miles Completed: 1753
Miles To Go: 1947
....especially on a day like today when it's right in your face. Starting early at 6:00 AM was a good idea, but Mother Nature had other things in mind: headwinds, crosswinds, anything but a tail wind. It was tough going from Sugar City, CO to Haswell, CO as the thirty-six miles took more than five hours to complete. The Plains are wide open and one can see forever in all directions, but no trees and no hills means the winds just blow unimpeded and wreak havoc on bicyclers. The guys will try to grind out the last twenty-one miles to Eads, CO by late afternoon.
During a break in Haswell, CO the local gas station manager told us all about the bumper crop of wheat this year, which was helped by all the snowstorms this past winter. Wheat was piled up everywhere and we got our first up close and personal experience with wheat. Very interesting. Maybe in a few months the price of cereal will and bread will drop....?
Today's Internet courtesy of the Eads, CO Public Library
(down in the basment of the Country Courthouse, two doors down from the tornado shelter!)
6 comments:
Great clip. Nicholas Cage is the one in the bear suit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOpsbAUEe90
Dad Fitz here.
Checking to see if anonymous blogger is working for those who have not figured out how to, or did not want to, register with google.
This will also work for comments from folks who did not register for whatever reason.
Thanks Chris
Only 42 miles to finish Colorado.
Only 100 miles to the halfway point.
Keep up the great progress.
MGM talent scout checking in. Been following the whole story and appreciate the anonymous window since I am not ready to open any two way discussions. Your story line has some potential, it lacks a little more pizzazz. The chris character has got the PBS/History/Learning channel angles covered, but for us we need more coverage of the night action. Let's hear the stories of the groupies who are surely showing up by now, the book agents, etc. Let me know you have made a lot of video segements in case we decide to come in and bring out our equipment. Hollywood man
Hi Pat & Sean,
Dad Fitz gave me the website. Good to see you guys enjoying what you have planned to do. Have fun for the rest of the ride and God Speed.
Med-Philippines
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