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Hey y’all from Central Time!!! Wooohoo! We are entering the Midwest! Thanks to Colette for guiding me out of Kadoka, I was happy to head west even if it was a looong day of 113 miles. Team A left about 0700 and it was me, Jeffrey and Andrew for the day. The morning was peaceful […]

Quick shout out to Amy for being my ride along today! Thank you for your support Amy!!! Another rough day in the books and my second van ride from lunch. The A team left at 0700 and kept a good pace line together all morning. The wind! The wind was a 20-30mph crosswind from the

Thank you Carol for being my ride along yesterday! I was/am so physically and mentally fatigued my motivation to pack up, eat and get on the bike for another day was hard to do. It was momentum, memories of the 95 degree heat after 3pm and the knowing that I have people out there who

Wow what a day. Well, last night I got to meet up with Dani who lives in Gillette and was in my IPI fellowship last year. She picked me up- I got to be in a car! We had dinner and caught up on all of her courses she is doing. Thanks for dinner Dani!

Thank you Tom Murray for being my coach AND ride along today. He had my ‘rock it like a hurricane’ and jamming to Rocky soundtracks and Dire straits . I went with the 80’s throwback and Loved the tunes! That was so fun and it helped me get through the intense heat and rolling hills

Thank you Honza for being my ride along, my home base and steady counsel. He helped me with perspective and settled me down from my anxiety about this day. I rode with an open mind and curiosity as to how this was going to go. We had a slow, gradual ascent out of Lovell and

What can I say about this day’s journey from Columbus to Lovell? Hmm, well the Super 8 motel in Columbus has amazing air conditioning and I slept so well. I kept the shade down to obstruct the view of parked semis and cooled off from the day’s heat. Our ride started with rolling terrain, a

Thank you Meagan for the Stevie Wonder “Sir Duke” to get me up and going this morning. While I am very well supported on this trip, it’s a well of energy I have to dip into. This is one of those days. 109 in front of me and I’d rather Uber. Fast forward 9ish hours

Thank you Rebecca for being my ride along. An early day today as I started some laundry for my wet things from the rainstorm. Also I called my daughter Mila, it’s her last, first day of school! Senior year! Yay Mila, you are going to crush Senior year! Tennis, mock trial, college apps! Woohoo!! We

Thank you Lissa my Ride along for the beautiful video of a Lake Superior sunrise. Here it is still dark and smelling Smokey. My tea is brewed and I’m still assessing how sore I am from my fall yesterday. I don’t think it will interfere physically.