Author: chris

Distance: 18 avg: 10 or so This was such an interesting day! I met a lot of interesting people and did so much that I didn’t have time to write. I walked out of my hotel and started towards Mom’s Kitchen across the street. I met Pater, a Dutch pharmacist on vacation and we had…

Distance: 87 avg: 11.6 So yesterday’s post was mostly removed due to bugs in the wordpress for iPhone app. While the app is great when it works I have lost numerous posts and have had to rewrite them. Fucking pain. Today I did another long day. I woke up cow-free and headed over to Lamont…

Distance: 88 avg: 12.7 I just looked outside and it turns out some longhorned steer have moseyed. They are staring at me. I originally felt pretty good about this spot but now I’m not sure if steer will attack. I think overall cattle are very docile, so I hope we can coexist.

Since I am doing what some might call an extreme midlife crisis maneuver, I figured I should go with the flow and try for The Great American Novel. I’ve been toying with this idea for a couple days. Edgar Allen Poe is a dark cultist with a zombie wife, bent upon mastering space and time.…

Distance: 75 avg: 13.6 Today was a great downhill day. The day went by very quickly, and before I knew it I was in Lander. Tomorrow is a rest day, so I pushed it a couple times pretty hard. I was able to attack longer than I thought I could up a hill. Cycling glossary:…

Distance: 47 avg: 9.8 Today was difficult as I churned up to 9658′. The downhill was fun and entertaining, but followed by Wind River. Which unsurprisingly, is fucking windy. See attached pic. After three hours of grueling uphill followed by two hours of headwind it started raining. Mom told me there’d be days like this.…

Distance: 80 avg: 11.9 Wyoming is very crinkly. I don’t think there’s a flat part anywhere in the place. This is very good, depending on the direction you are heading. It could use an iron tho. I passed the continental divide twice, and twice wondered if this was of any interest. I was sad to…

Distance: 32 avg: 11.6 Today I left the comfort of the Rustic Moose Cabins. If you are ever in West Yellowstone, look them up. They’re friendly and their rooms are well-decorated and featured. I headed into Yellowstone National Park, which, in a lot of ways is like entering Grand Canyon National Park. Long lines of…

Good fishing music: Sufjan Stevens, Bat For Lashes, and Foals. Today was a rest day, but somehow I still got a good 3 hours of cycling in. I offroaded it about 9 miles to get to some potential fishing spots. I ended up literally dragging my bike along the beach, but found a good spot.…

Since my last post mentioned god, guns and abortion, I want to pre-empt any potential replies with the following: [edit- this is irrelevant to people I know and is aimed specifically at the Internet at large. Just wanted to clarify! –ch] I will probably not reply to your post on contentious issues. If I deem…