LazCon Miscellaneous Musings
after 8 hours of walking on ground concrete
the construction zone ended. my feet have been pulverized.
LazCon Miscellaneous Musings
new adventures in nebraska
i have been walking on ground pavement for the last 4 hours with no end in sight. apparently they intended to repave us 20 and lost interest halfway through. more foot torture. but at least there *is* a shoulder! laz
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loess hillbilly
july 11 day 63 31 miles (in honor of the vol staters) total 1,655 respect the hills of west iowa. having moved past glacier-dozed central iowa i found some sweet hills in the west finishing with the windblown loess hills. loess is a fine silty soil and very rich. where Read more…
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huskers
at 10:20:03 i set foot on solid ground in nebraska. 1,650 miles after wetting my feet in the atlantic in newport rhode island. i wonder what new adventures are in store for me here? laz
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western iowa has hills!
july 10 day 62 30 miles total 1,624 i knew this was going to be a warm one when it was still over 90 f at 2200 hours. nonetheless i was looking forward to the night, expecting nothing but good roads, and that is just what i got. my own Read more…
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detour!
july 9 day 61 27 miles total 1,594 the night sky over iowa just keeps getting better as the moon dwindles and comes up later each night. we got neck strain from gawking and counting falling stars. ed gave bridgett a constellation exam (which i would have failed) but i Read more…
LazCon Miscellaneous Musings
iowa tough love
so you want to take a side road to avoid 20? we will bring 20 to you. (enjoy the trucks)
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sightlines
july 8 day 60 25 miles total 1,567 another day of working too hard for too little result. even tho a lot of the problems are all the time eating delays off course that just seem to materialize every day. i am not disappointed in my effort. but these old Read more…