Author Archives: Evan

Posted from Decatur, Illinois, United States. There were good parts today. Springfield was a lovely town. There were a number of beautiful old neighborhoods with big trees and brick roads. There were also some excellent bike paths. Most importantly, I … Continue reading →

Posted from Pittsfield, Illinois, United States. July 7 – East of the Mississippi! The ride was excellent today. Too bad the weather was terrible. I started the day riding south from Hannibal on Route 61. In Frankford I turned east … Continue reading →

Posted from Barry, Illinois, United States. July 6 – Today I finished up most of Missouri. I continued east on 36 all the way to the Mississippi River. The road was very nice but it had an absurd amount of … Continue reading →

Posted from Brookfield, Missouri, United States. July 5 – Today started well. I left Cameron at 8am and made good time to Chillicothe. I gorged at a buffet and grabbed a Blizzard at DQ and got right back on the … Continue reading →

Posted from Cameron, Missouri, United States. Happy 4th of July! – I shut it down early again today because of the wind. Fortunately the wind was weak in the morning so I was able to make it into Missouri. I … Continue reading →

Posted from Hiawatha, Kansas, United States. I didn’t make it to Missouri today. I didn’t even make it halfway to Missouri. I left Seneca at 630am but stopped at a rest area after 10 miles because of lightning. I was … Continue reading →

Posted from Seneca, Kansas, United States. Big wind. 15-20 mph from the east. Oof. I planned to continue riding east on Route 136 through southeastern Nebraska but within 15 miles my plan changed. I stopped for coffee at a bar … Continue reading →

Posted from Fairbury, Nebraska, United States. A good day. The temperature was only 102F with a gentle breeze from the SW. Most of all I love the people of Nebraska. Everybody waves and says hello. Wherever I stopped I felt … Continue reading →

Posted from Alma, Nebraska, United States. 107F with a 20-30 mph wind out of the south. It felt like it was May 21 and Harold Camping was right. The riding before 10am was quite nice. Route 34 headed NE out … Continue reading →

Posted from McCook, Nebraska, United States. I left Wray, CO early this morning and continued east on Route 34. The wind was out of the SE again, but it was weak and didn’t cause much of a problem. The highlight … Continue reading →