july 31 day 83 25 miles (maybe 27) total 2,160 there is not time to describe the incredible day. constant wildlife: speed goats (pronghorn), elk, mule deer…wyomians. lots of practice climbing steep hills at elevation i am getting stronger and acclimating surviving lots of gravel not the cruel sioux quartzite Read more…
july 30 day 82 26 miles total 2,135 the morning started great walking from my room instead of driving clear skies instead of rain… it took about a mile to top 5,260 feet elevation. and most of the day would be spent higher than that. i said wyoming had its Read more…
july 29 day 81 23 miles total 2,109 you know what gets frustrating is only being able to post a tiny fragment of each day. i get to see so much meet such interesting people and learn more every day. it is impossible to convey the wonder of it all. Read more…
july 28 day 80 28 miles total 2,086 back in rushville they told me the farmers might pay me to come back if i brought so much rain. by chandler they were ready to pay me to leave. the ground was saturated plowed fields were washing away dirt roads had Read more…
july 28 i stepped into wyoming. it was a fitting end to my time in nebrainska a continuous crash and roar of thunder shook the hills while bolts of lightning flew about willy nilly. thick trunks of electricity were hammering the ground all around. gale force gusts of wind knocked Read more…
july 27 day 79 27 miles total 2,058 it is nebraska. so it was raining when i got up. but it stopped by the time i was ready! things started out well for me. but poor harold was stuck driving a short distance behind me until daylight. i had smiled Read more…
near crawford nebraska heavy rain last night raining all around this morning. it never ends!
july 26 day 78 27 miles total 2,031 it will go down as a narrow win over the “marathon” a day average i am now striving to beat. it felt like a miraculous salvation of a day that teetered on the brink of disaster. it started out as just another Read more…