Category: Cycling

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…

Distance: 73 avg: 11.6 On the way in to yellowstone I saw a herd of wild buffalo! It was amazing, I had never seen them before. I think Paola will be jealous. 🙂 Today was a tough day. Perhaps because it’s time to rest my legs, or because the entire day was uphill. Regardless I…

Distance: 72 avg: 12.5 Today was a fun day. I was able to spend a good amount of time on the road, and also exploring the land around me. The area I’m in now was originally settled as gold rush mining. There are very colorful tales of gold miners, highwaymen, and crooked sheriffs. Those days…

I just ran into the mayor of Twin Bridges, Tom, and his head of construction Bill. They are currently working on a great little project to pull cyclists into the community. They’re building a great little spot in their park for cyclists. Shower, electricity, sink, bathroom, picnic area, and more. I told them I’d blog…

Distance: 67 avg: 11 Today’s riding was so bad I don’t want to talk about it. Two words: fucking crosswinds. I had a very entertaining show this morning while I had my breakfast: I got to watch cowboys drive cattle! First a guy came by and closed the gate to the park I was in.…

Distance: 15.8 avg: 10.6 Today was my first day of high altitude climbing. I went up 3500 ft to 7214. I could really feel the effect of the thin air. My speed was low and the uphills tough. I felt lightheaded and fought a light headache part of the day. Later on I hit a…

Distance: 17 avg: 8.9 The following entry is a bit more graphic than most. I don’t attempt to hold anything back. I don’t want to lose the accuracy and emotion of the situation because of etiquette. Welcome to a new level of knowing me. But if you can get past the grossness, I hope you…