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June 14, 2009
done
made it to the farm in oral, sd. gonna hang with the family for a week then ill be back.
June 12, 2009
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day 14
today was the last day on the bike. im really behind schedule so im meeting my uncle in sioux falls today. i wasnt real sure about a good bike route from sioux city to sioux falls so im taking the bus.
rode to the bus station this morning to find that i had to box my bike. i even called greyhound about this and they didnt mention it. so i rode down the street to a bike shop luckily only 6 blocks away. they gave me a box and tools to use. had to disassemble most of my bike to fit it in the box. finally got it all packed up then realized i had to move 25 pounds of equipment...all in seperate bags and a 5' x 3' box down to the bus stop.
i ended up dragging it 3 blocks which was loud and awkward. a nice lady stopped and gave me a ride. what a sweetheart. her husband is a cyclist so she felt for me?
the bus station attendant was so pleased that he didnt charge me the 15 dollar extra luggage fee.
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June 10, 2009
my nephew graduated pre k today
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day 12
bagoosh.
rode into the rain this morning and that lasted about 30 miles. really cold today. hope i dont get sick. an old man in mondamin where i had lunch told me if the rain is in my face...i should pedal backwards. what a jerk.
rain quit around onawa where i had planned on staying. met a guy who rides in town who said i should just ride the 60 mi into sioux city and stay at this hotel for truckers that is only 25/night.
i decided to do it. did 60 mi in 3.5 hours thanks to flat roads and a back wind. did 85 miles today and am staying in this wierd trucker hotel that looks like a 200 foot long mobile home along highway 29.
wrists hurt from the bumps and my chest is ice cold from the weather. should cross into south dakota tomorrow to head up into sioux falls to meet my uncle harley.
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day 12
woke up to beautiful blue skies and rode right into a thunderstorm. going to rain all day. the english cape is proving to be far superior to a rain suit.
60 mi to sioux city...might as well try and make it. im gonna be wet regardless.
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day 11
today was intended to be my catch up day. ive got about 125 mi if flat roads. stepped outside and it was chilly. low 50's with a nw wind of 15-25 mph. im heading nw so that made today kinda suck. rode for 3.5 hours and only got 30 mi.
worn out. stopped in missouri valley, ia. a town of 2500 that has their own water park. probably gonna walk to the local theatre and see star trac.
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day 11
casino was kinda lame. fastest ive ever spent 5 bucks in pennies. storms have passed and flood warnings are gone so ill be continuing north tpwards sioux city, ia. probably make it half way today and stay in lewis and clark state park.
took a morning swim. refreshing. stark contrast to the morning swim i took yesterday.
quality inn had a quality breakfast.
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sweet god!
I just got out of the pool at the hotel. I'm rested. I'm hungry. I ask the clerk if there's a good place within walking distance that has food/drinks. She suggests "razzle dazzle" without hesitation. Razzle Dazzle is a strip club. I give her a weird look and she says that the casinos will shuttle me to their business for free! So now im in the hotel lobby on the "business computer" awaiting my shuttle so i can go eat crab legs and play penny slots with the locals.
Only 100 miles of flat terrain until I reach the South Dakota border.
no rain yet, hopefully it doesn't rain on me all day tomorrow. I took a shower with my tent and tarp to clean it off. Its now hanging off the pole. I think I finally got all of the bug guts off from the first night.
Also, I just went to Korean guy's blog - i didn't realize it was in korean. My apologies.
jim
Only 100 miles of flat terrain until I reach the South Dakota border.
no rain yet, hopefully it doesn't rain on me all day tomorrow. I took a shower with my tent and tarp to clean it off. Its now hanging off the pole. I think I finally got all of the bug guts off from the first night.
Also, I just went to Korean guy's blog - i didn't realize it was in korean. My apologies.
jim
day 10
woke up in water. spent the morning draining my tent. everything smells now. a man in the campsite thought i was homeless and offered me a job with the carnival. i declined.
took my new korean counterpart to target for some icy hot then downtown to the bike shop for tubes. i had them fix my spoke so i didnt have to deal with my cassette. the shop had a cat named george that would tear up everything. no one there seemed to care.
outside the shop while saying bye to chowhi there was a loud squeal of a lt blue late 80's rusty mustang backing up down the strret so the driver could yell at some kids that apparently mocked his vehicle.
the 3 kids were shirtless and dirty and yelled at the driver so the guy reaches in his back seat for a weapon to attack the kids only to come barreling out his car with a squeegee.
i laughed. the kids laughed. then the kids called him tokyo drift.
because of even more serious thunderstorms today and my delay from bike repairs im staying another night
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June 06, 2009
day 9
camping at lake manawa in council bluffs, ia. thunderstorm is rolling in. me and my new buddy are going to get drenched tomorrow riding.
might spend the day in omaha eating steaks and visiting museums.
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korean guy.
just met a young korean guy biking from los angeles to new york! he can barely speak english and all i could make out was that his achilles hurt.
nice kid.
he has a blog.
www.cyworld.com/hinggoo
his name is cho-hwi wook.
wookmeister.
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day 9
rode approx. 50 mi from nebraska city into council bluffs, ia. knocked it out in under 3 hours as i had flat roads and a 10-15 mph wind at my back. first time this trip i was able to use low gears and cruised at 22 mph for over an hour.
had a group of harley guys all give me the peace sign as they passed me today. it felt like a sign of respect but im pretty sure it meant 'nice bike sissy boy'.
council bluffs has gun shot holes in their signs and innappropriate things spray painted everywhere.
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June 05, 2009
nebraska's arena football team is
nebraska's arena football team is named the "beef" and their mascot is "Sir Loin".
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man at the restaurant im
man at the restaurant im eating at looks just like charles manson and thinks i look like bill bevens. whos this man!
day 8
so i rode an additional 4 mi in the hilly city of nebraska city to find this campground only to finf that its full and requires a permit. the permit office is 3 mi away!
now im in a hotel. ended up doing 70 mi today and my last hotel room felt like someone was murdered in it. i decided to stay in the fabulous deluxe hotel (free hbo!).
tomorrow is council bluffs, iowa.
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day 8
started in falls city. ate lunch in nemaha. ended up in historic brownville where a nice little trail called steamboat trace started. it was so bumpy it kept knocking the panniers off the racks.
got lost. ended up at the entrance to a power plant..had to climb this Massive hill to get into nebraska city. im staying here. did about 60 mi today.
the girls in nebraska are whiney whiners. everywhere i eat they are fighting and complaining. ne chix sux. right?
im 1 mile from the iowa border. exciting, yes?
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June 04, 2009
bored.
sitting in my tent playing ukelele. all these people outside my tent feeding the ducks as im sleeping in a city park (its legal yes).
kind of wish i could exit my tent in a sasquatch costume with duck feathers stuck around my mouth. chase the ducks.
maybe a giant duck outfit and i could steal their bread?
why dont people dress like donald/daffy duck?
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day 7
also...didnt realize that my computer resets every time i stop pedalling for the day. i was going to estimate my distance.
est. distance. 375 - 425 miles.
time in saddle. 25 - 35 hours. (thats messed up)
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day 7
had a healthy lunch of greasy loose meat sandwich and fries. finally got out of the hill country of missouri only to be in the glacier hills of kansas. ill admit they were far less extreme. i did climb from 750ft to near 1250 ft today.
kansas roads are much smoother. perfect day today. planned on doing 40 mi to white cloud but the town was desolate and the camp ground was next to a fish cleaning station on the river.
crossed into nebraska near white cloud and went an additional 25 mi or so into falls city, ne.
eating at a pizza place bc they said they have french bread pizza.....they do NOT have french bread pizza. what a let down.
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day 6
rested today. washed the stank out my clothes and got a good shower in. bought some oreos and milk. milk was bad and i drank a huge gulp of it. made my stomach hurt.
got free rootbeer floats at sonic with lesley and brannon.
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day 6
change of plans. because of weather and fatigue i was going to take a rest day is higginsville but now im in kansas city! lesley had to check up on her place and i was right off 70 so im resting proper in the city and she'll drop me off tommorow on the trail.
i didnt realize how bad my stuff smelled so ill probably do some laundry. grody.
also i ran over some fresh asphalt yesterday which shot rocks into my rear sprocket breaking my cassette guard and causing my pannier strap to break and wrap arond my sprocket.
so that was fun.
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Day 5 - aside
I'm checking my internet vitals at the local library (my swelling stock portfolio, my eHarmony account, finally getting around to looking up HowTo's on bicycling) and the guy next to me is complaining about this "18 year old" he met on myspace won't stop calling him and asking me for advice. So I look at him, ask how old he is - he's 24...
dude...c'mon.
I just gave him a frumpy face and said e-dump her.
dude...c'mon.
I just gave him a frumpy face and said e-dump her.
day 5
bagoosh.
more climbs today. according to my map ive climbed from around 200ft to 750 ft. my legs are cramping a bit. had to stop for the day in higginsville, mo. with the hills and the headwind i only did 35 mi in 4 hours. awful!
today i wore my clean jersey which is lime green. that coupled with the hot pink graphic and neck kerchief on my neck and spaandex....im positive i look like a bicycle queen.
its a good thing my bike is all black.
because of a pending thunderstorm tonight and all day tommorow with chances of tornados ill be taking a short day today and my first rest day tommorow.
i saw absolutley nothing of interest today besides 1000 splattered snakes and turtles.
mexican for the second day in a row. pork tips with pico de galo and cheese sauce. scrumptious.
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June 01, 2009
by request
people want more details.
ate wendys at the i70 junction at 1143am in boonsville, mo.
rested at the lake on the entrance to arrow rock historic park.
sleeping in marshall, mo.
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forgot to mention that all
forgot to mention that all of these small MO towns are packed full of chumpies! kevy, where you at?
day 4
boo on day 4.
started around 9:30. had a 5 mi trip into boonsville. today is my last day on the katy trail. i stopped in a pharmacy to get a knee sleeve and the pharmacist gave me bunk directions to hwy 41. it actually lead me 8 mi out of the way to a closed road. so i had to back track 4 miles to a support road that finally lead me to hwy 41.
the katy trail is flat as a pancake. i basically pedalled up extremely sharp inclines all day now that im off of it. that plus the heat plus the detour really slowed me down.
did approx. 40 miles today. ended up in marshall, mo. ill probably be in MO at least 2 more days because of the terrain.
im in a budget motel. its gross and my bed has flowery grandma sheets. i do have cable though so i can watch conan tonight.
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May 31, 2009
night 3
i was just taking some night photos of the structures at the campsite and the couple in the campsite thought i was laying clamore mines to kill them.
1. who kills someone with a claymore mine?
2. who brings claymore mines on a bicycle!
the guy was smoking an electronic cigarette. no smell. vaporizes a liquid with nicotine in it. says he smokes at movies and in the office.
the future has arrived?
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day 3 = holy crap
good ride. beautiful day. just ate caseys pizza which was so bad i had to dip it in ranch dressing.
finally at a campsite with showers!
i just counted my mosquito bites. without counting my back, chest or face i have 347. im assuming that i will run out of blood soon. maybe i have the measles?
my left knee really hurts.
shower time.
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day 3
got a short 45 mi day today. have to base my distance on camping availability. the mosquito bites are swelling and people on the trail notice immediatly.
stopped at catfish katies 8 mi out of rocheport for an ice cream and some benadryl. hopefully that helps.
ive got my legs again. m barely managed 12mph yesterday. now im pushing 16 or 17 today. must have been that shot.
made it to rocheport for lunch. eating at a general store and a blugrass band is playing. i seriously feel like im in the 1800s and im travelling train towns on black beauty. my trusty steed.
im gonna go rob a bank. brb! lolz! omgz!
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i love hartsburg.
camp was up by 4 or so. went to a local winery and talked with the owner for a bit. he bought a caboose to turn into a bed and breakfast.
went to the bar in town and talked with some guys. one told me to watch out for gang deer...especially the crypts. noticed i had a red bandana on me.
the bartender said i should come back a 9 when it gets really crazy. so i did. it was bottomless cup night. people were arm wrestling and barking at each other. some dude brought in a small aquarium with frogs in it and set it on the bar. he was thrown out. my night ended when some old man with two black girlfriends bought me a shot.
slept well. i lied yesterday though. i have upwards of 100 mosquito bites. also the birds here are following me and dive bombing. effers.
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arrived in hartburg, mo. the rain delay set me back a bit so im only 125 mi into the trip. free camping here at the city park which is a 50 x 50 plot of grass with a jungle gym in someones back yard.
had to pack in a hurry this morning and when i rolled out my tent there blood stains all over it from freakin dead mosquitos! i swept up 20 or so. like a crime scene in there. also realized that iave bites all over me and they didnt start itching until it was warm. bleh. id say i have around 30 on my upper arms. they must have been lady mosquitos...going all up on my guns like that.
weather. good.
miles. 126.
time in saddle. 12h:59m
average. 11.6 (headwinds are killing me)
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day 2
woke up at 530am only to spend 30 minutes clapping bugs to death in my tent. weird thing is i dont have any bites.
cleaned up. went outside. storm coming in. packed frantically and got out of camp. the campground is self serve so you pay in a bin and take change from this bowl thats just sitting on a table. they also have oreo cakesters. delicious.
rode 15 miles in the rain and ate my left over pizza with some dudes who were riding east. i felt weird because they brought more equipment than me for a 2 day ride.
still having water issues. i stopped at a family bbq to ask for a fill up. they obliged. so nice!
knee hurts. only doing 50 mi today. in jeff city now and will end in hartsburg.
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rring about. they were constantly on you. i thought i was going to lose my mind it was so annoying. the campsite felt haunted. lots of creepy rotting wood structures randomly placed. i was waiting for something to maul me.
didnt sleep much as the bugs got into my tent and would buzz in my ear. i turned the radio on to drown them out. thanks again terbear.
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day 1
got off to a late start. was up till 3 or so the night prior and chose a few more hours of sleep over punctuality. les and i a had country boy breakfasts at cracker barrel with steak! got on the trail around 12. the trail is dusty and flat. no climbs. no decents. its a little boring at times.
every guy that is also touring inspects your bike like a prize cattle...walking around it slowly. you can tell that are judging me by my choices. kinda funny.
other than chia bike guy. i only talked to one person all day. the towns are small with abondoned building all over. i had a hard time finding water and food. i actually ran out of water at one point only to find that some guy had installed a soda machine in his front yard. no dollars though. had to track him down for change.
i miscalculated my distance...added a section twice. my 98 mi day turned into a 75 mi day! still didnt get into the campground until 8pm. had to set up in the dark and mosquitos were so bad you could hear them whir
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Woah.
So we just played a show. It was fantastic. I'm a bit hoarse from singing/yelling/talking so much. Dad taught me how to wear a bandanna properly, saved my eyes from the salt.
Its a bit late - i had planned on awaking at 5:30am and being on the bike by 7:30am. Then I realized that I have all the time in the world with absolutely no responsibilities on this trip besides pedaling.
I'm going to sleep in a bit.
100 miles tomorrow(today i guess?), it begins!
Thanks again to everyone who came out, it was nice seeing you all.
Its a bit late - i had planned on awaking at 5:30am and being on the bike by 7:30am. Then I realized that I have all the time in the world with absolutely no responsibilities on this trip besides pedaling.
I'm going to sleep in a bit.
100 miles tomorrow(today i guess?), it begins!
Thanks again to everyone who came out, it was nice seeing you all.
May 23, 2009
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