we have been eking out miles between storms but this has been a wild ride tonight. we have been watching as many as 4 big electrical storms at a time all around us. at one point a storm was rolling towards us with a ground strike every 5 seconds. we Read more…
i have been sitting here for over an hour now. the rain just keeps pouring down. i have to say this is not funny anymore. this radar stuff is really cool. we were able to walk right up to the last second before the deluge hit. but it has become Read more…
july 24 day 76 24 miles total 1,982 typical nebraska. we left the room under clear skies. an hour later we hit the road with thunderstorms raging all around. miraculously i got one raindrop all night but it wasn’t for lack of visible plumes of rain keeping us on our Read more…
quite a light show all around and plenty of rain…. but we slipped through the cracks this time
july 23 day 75 27 miles total 1,958 my hopes for the day were not too high. an hour each way to lodging left me with only 12 hours to walk. at the pace i have been going i would only get 24 miles. i was encouraged to get 13 Read more…
july 22 day 74 20 miles total 1,931 as soon as i started i knew there was trouble. not a star was visible but there was lightning dead ahead. after victor congratulated me for finally reaching the drought stricken west i hadn’t even looked at the weather. i underestimated my Read more…
located in the middle of nowhere these are used. to “wash out” livestock trailers between loads. users simply leave cash or a check. the honor system still works all across america.
so here i sit in northwest nebraska waiting on another storm to pass over. this is the 5th time it has rained on me in this state. if i moved here it would turn into a tropical rain forest. i thought if i could get far enough west the chance Read more…