Winter Quarters in summer

Made to Winter Quarters after much wandering the streets of Omaha. This. Is wher the pioneers spent the winter before crossing the plains to Salt Lake. Crossed the Missouri on the new suspension bridge - lot easier than wading or ferrying across spending the night at Lake Manawa. We have 3 days to cover the 300 plus
miles of rolling hills to Nauvoo by Friday evening, so...
Until the next hill Bill:)

Rolling hills at last

Day 10 Grand island to Wahoo 105 miles. The day started out after a 4 mile jog around the park as the skies got darker. It rained lightly with thunder and lightning in the distance . We stopped at Subway in Central City and waited for the storm to pass then headed east on the 92. Gradually the hills came and the cornfields started rolling. Wwhen we got to Wahoo the camground was being used for the county fair so we drove around the countryside looking for a campground without luck so we found a room in Wahoo- very clean and good price. It's time to cross the wide Missouri...
Pack your satchel, Rachel.

Fireflies

Arrived late , 10 pm, at Hall county park in Grand Island- a really neat park and only one other tent. We left Gothenburg early and rode 25 to Lexington, canged and attended church in the small ward there. A family invited us to dinner at their large farmhouse. We had grilled chicken that the missionaries had caught, killed, plucked, an cleaned. After I rode the 80 into Grand Island inthe dark for the last 10 accompanied by fireflies to keep me on the straight and narrow. Today on to Wahoo...
So off and fly'n Ryan:)

Trains,trains and trains

Highway 30 to Gothenburg parallels the railroad tracks. Trains with 100-200 cars would pass by every 5-10 minutes east or west, I counted one with 114 cars and 7 locomotives in front. If I was not seeing trains, there were plenty of corn fields , 6-7 feet tall, so of course we had sweet corn on the cob with grilled chicken glazed with a&w bbg sauce and boiled red potatoes-no left overs this Saturday night. Camped at a nice koa and doing laundry. Today mileage-88 miles- tommorrow ride 25 into Lexington for church then continue on after for about 50 to make the1000 mark. Gotta get a good rest to get up early so we are not late for church...so...
Move your bod Todd:)

First impressions of Nebraska

Flat, horizontal, as in not vertical, even the traffic signals are horizontal. Whereas in Colorado we were welcomed with a "Bicycle Friendly" sign, Nebraska welcomes with a "Livestock Friendly" sign. The ride to North Platte has been cool and slighly overcast with a gentle breeze blowing in from the feed yards. On to Gothenberg.
Hot to trot, Scott

Day 8 Ogallala

Yesterday, entering Nebraska, the wind changed after a swim in Julesberg, Co. The 128 miles day ended with winds, lightning, and rain. Found a room in town and woke up this morning to gray skies and off and on drizzle. Today we have ashort 99 miles planned to Gothenberg, no wind right now, so we need to get going,,,
see ya sweetie chick-a-DeeDee

Day 7 Pioneer Day July 24

Beatiful blue skies this morning. Breakfast was French toast with peach jam or nutella. We went for a jog in Brush, showered, and set off. Flat ride to Sterling for a stop in the great city park across from the RR tracks so I can watch the trains pass - the blast of the horn and the creak and rumble of the freight cars sets the mind to wandering, therfore:
time to pedal on to Ogallala LaLa

Day 6 part2 Free!!!

Finished the day in Brush, CO, 114 miles, fast down hill for 25, ez downgrade with rollers for 75, finish with 14 flat, all with a tailwind to the FREE campground in Brush, to top that off we have been serenaded with accordian music after the birthday girl broke the piñata. Have also met many other cyclists crossing both ways.
See you soon baboon;)

Day 6

Got late start today, had to watch lances time trial, rode an ez 25 downhill to Loveland. Past the bohemian cottage on the way down but it is closed til 5pm - we should have ridden down last night and could have had a good schnitzel
Tootaloo kangaroo:)

Rocky mountain high

Day 4 July 21. Maybell to Wolford lake 120 miles. Rode up the yampa river valley to steamboat springs. Enjoyed a3000y swim and soak in the mineral hot springs. Then headed up rabbit ears pass 9400 feet a hard climb arrived at wolford at dusk.
Day 5 july 22. Wolford to estes park 100 miles. Feeling good and recovered made up a day by going thru rocky mountain national park at over 12000 feet. Just kept a steady pace all the up. Saw elk grazing near the summit. The descent was the hardest keeping the bike speed under control.
After 2 big mileage days we got a hotel so we don't have unpack and pack up in the morning.
After while crocodile

Colorado day3

Rode from vernal to maybell, colorado, 93 miles, moderate climbing day. Even though there were lots of rollers with some good grades, when I get to the top and see more of the same, there is not exhaustion but elation at the beauty of the vision before me. the opportunity to ride thru it and see, feel, hear, smell, and touch it is fantastic. That and not having to be finished at a specific time or race to the day's finish. Camp tonight is in the maybell town park, large grass field for frisbee. Time for a run now. Carla will ride. See you later gator.

Anaerobic at 9600 ft

Scofield tri swim faster, bike faster & higher, run just older, two climbs on bike up to 9600 then after tri rode to 9100 summit of indian canyon on highway 191. Camped at summit. Sunday biked to duchesne and then to vernal- down hill and a tailwind first fifty miles in 2:20. Scott and kids camped with us both nights. This is first blog on iPhone will post pics when I figure that out. Have a happy swim, a pleasent ride, and a great run

Almost ready to depart

After a long night spent packing and trying to sync the iphone and computer, we are almost ready to go. We have either remembered everything, or forgotten something and are sverely overpacked. Current weather in Henderson is 91 and cloudywith a predicted high of 112. In Scofield it is 64 and sunny, with apredicted high of 95 today.

More pics

Family hike

pictures of annual hike to mary jane falls

Route Guide

Depart Henderson July 17, travel to Scofield, Utah,,,,July 18 Scofield Ultimate Triatlon... then on to Helper, Duchsene, Vernal....
into Colorado...Maybell..Steamboar Springs...Grand Lake...Rocky Mountain National Park...Estes park...Hillrose...
into Nebraska...Ogallal...Gothenberg...Grand Island...Wahoo... Omaha...
into Iowa....Council Bluffs...Viking Lake State Park...Red Haw State Park...
into Illinois....Nauvoo...Kewannee...Frankfort....
into Indiana....South Bend...
into Michigan...Kinderhook...
into Ohio...Oak Harbor...Kirtland....
into Pennsylvania...Erie...
into New York...Noagara Falls...Palmyra...Rome...(Lake Placid-to do a 2 mile cable swim)...Saratoga Springs...
into Vermont...Sharon...
into New Hampshire... Gunstock... Lake Winnipesaukee for the Timberman 70.3 Triatlon
We then speed back to Utah for the Bear Lake Olympic Triathlon and get back to Henderson the next day. Maps can be found at mapmyride.com. I will try to post them here also.

Check out Todd's drawing of the Tri Gator