I learned the hard way that riding in an area with large wind-powered generation capacity may turn out to be ... "challenging". Dunno why that hadn't been obvious to me beforehand, but it wasn't.

Somehow this looks to me almost like an Impressionist landscape painting.

Thanks, Susan. Next time I visit Iowa I will try to locate a prominently decorated Cyclones fan's house :)

Jeff

Hard for a Cyclone fan to give this a like, but it's a great shot. Go Clones!

Thanks, Mark.

I'd actually like to do the Western Express again, although I doubt I'd be able to do it at my 2013 pace now.

82 miles a day through that kind of heat... I'll say it again: you're an animal. I couldn't have done that even in my prime. That's remarkable! I enjoyed reading about it!

I'm still reading - thank you for the Friday evening entertainment!

Any time you are ready to ride some lower traffic roads in Colorado, I'd be happy to help with a route. There's plenty of good riding to be had, especially for someone (like you) who loves to climb!

Hi Kelly,

Thanks for reading this old journal, haha. This one is memorable to me because I've never started a bicycle tour so out of shape, and I've also never lost so much weight on a tour. After I finished this one, I basically just laid down for a few weeks, I was so weak.

By the way, I feel like I should always apologize to you (and other Coloradans) because in retrospect I complain too much about the Colorado drivers.

In my "Final Thoughts" on this page, I predict that I wouldn't tour in Colorado again, but of course I did it with my wife three years later on the Great Divide.

Maybe I'll try again - but only if I can find a lower traffic route :)

Jeff

I know I read your journal the first go round, but I’m having fun rereading today.

Thank you for the link!

This reminds me of the Far Side cartoon "School for the Gifted." Are you sure this town isn't Midvale instead of Milford? :-)

I'm surprised I never looked up who/what Groovacious is!

Normally I give a perhaps inordinate amount of thought to those "Adopt-A-Highway" signs as I ride past them.

I had images of a very suave (or perhaps pseudosuave) dude in a zoot suit and a classy hat responsible for this part of the road, but alas, my bubble was burst.
https://www.facebook.com/groovaciousrecords/

I've considered sponsoring a section and using the acronym of ELVIS (Elvis Lives Via Interstate Service), then having someone (i.e. someone beside me, perhaps a real Elvis impersonator) dress up as Elvis and collect litter.

This is a frameable picture. Nice shot.

It was pretty steep, but not the steepest hill I've ridden up (or down.)

This entire section was very, very nice.

Whuuuuut??? 14%??? I'm going there! (wait, what's it look like going up the other side? :-) )