Author: chris

Distance: 75 avg: ??? If there are any Turners reading this, yes, I am in Golconda of all places! When I was a kid I went and visited Uncle Larry’s popcorn farm down here in Golconda. I honestly don’t remember much except watching baby chicks in the yard, and uncle Larry catching me getting some…

Distance: 88 avg: 12.3 Another state down, Missouri! Woohooooo~~~~ Yes, and now that its gone I miss it! Well, maybe the second part. 🙂 I really enjoyed the hills, even though they could be really intense. I passed over into Illinois over the Mississippi river…and immediately got a flat. A rusty nail had been waiting…

Distance: 67 avg: 11.6 I broke camp in Ellington and headed out to Farmington. I found that I didn’t eat enough breakfast and stopped for breakfast two. I sometimes have two breakfasts. I always have two lunches. And then a big dinner. Kinda like the Michael Phelps Diet! 🙂 Today’s interesting stop was Johnson’s Shut-Ins…

Distance: 73 avg: 11.8 Today I hit a new top speed: 42.4 mph. And a new low speed: getting off my bike and walking. These Ozark hills are pretty steep. When I’m going that fast and I go over the crest of a hill I can feel the bike about to leave the asphalt and…

Distance: 93 avg: 12.8 Some days more than others remind me of our physical nature. Especially when you start pushing the limits of your ability. When I first started this trip part of my reason for doing it was to discover what my limits are. People are pretty amazing machines, and can handle some intense…

It feels good to relax and feel human again! My hotel room is quite nice and relaxing. I worked a bit on Mustaches today. I finished up the Ben Franklin intro and moved on to Teddy Roosevelt. I’m pretty happy with the dialogue between Franklin, Tesla, and Twain. Tesla has a few lines to give…

Distance: 48 avg: 12? Well WordPress for IPhone ate my post again, so yet another big “fuck you” from the app. But what can I do about it? I’ll tell you what i can do: it’s open source, so I’ll fix it and charge for my fixed version. 😛 Since I don’t feel like re-writing…

Back in Wichita I had to get some work as a mall cop. I grew this mustache for the job interview. Oh, and I got the Supercuts ‘supercut’.

Distance: 62 avg: 12.2 Missouri is pretty exciting so far! I’ve been enjoying the hills, which are very dramatic. And not to be outdone by yesterday’s weather, nature kicked it up a notch. After a hot, sweaty ride, nothing feels as good as being doused in big cold drops of rain. I could have put…

Distance: 68 avg: 12.7 There are certain questions I thought I’d have to answer on this trip. And then there are questions I didn’t think about at all. Questions such as: Can I survive a night in a tent with 60mph winds? What is the best way to fend off a Rottweiler? How do you…