Pure ramblings a few days after.
Two lane roads. Staying off the interstates when possible. Big believer in this. It makes the trip. Any trip. People wave at you. You can easily stop. You see the people. The towns. The way they live. It takes more time. If you just need to get somewhere, highways are understandable. If you want an experience, take the time. Life is an experience. Continue reading
Again took our time getting up and loaded. That’s ok with me. I microwaved some water and had Starbuck’s instant, sat outside and pushed out the blog. 930a we were ready to go. Fueled up and went exploring the WIU campus. Seems smaller. Nobody on campus. Labor Day weekend I guess. No idea when classes start / resume. Took some pics of the dorm I was in. I think it was anyway. Rumor had it torn down and rebuilt. No worries. Saw enough.
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A beautiful morning. Winds had abated significantly. Still warming up quick but not like yesterday. Hotel coffee while I was loading the bike. The boys taking advantage of the free breakfast. Loaded bikes generate conversations with folks passing by. Nice retired couple from Atlanta. I was moving my bike to give a lady more space. ‘You’re fine’ she says. ‘My husband has 7 of them’ with a big smile. Her husband has rented bikes all over Europe and has travelled across the US. Young gentlemen working on hotel projects outside, probably spending too much time inquiring.. Continue reading
Oh what a day. We really took out time checking out this morning. Got on the road 1030ish. Needed the sleep. Headed south out of town into Kansas and fueled up in Oberlin. We found a ‘scenic byway’ on the map about 30 miles south that headed east for a ways. Seeing as how scenic this part of the country is, we headed down there.
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A very full day. Got out of Mike’s place by about 830. Which is good considering the late night before. Fueled up in Encampment at the only gas station in town. One pump gas. One pump diesel.. Not a cloud in the sky. Continue reading
Great sleep in the canyon. Got up early. Filtered some pure mountain stream water. Started a fire and got the coffee going. Some little critter was rustling around my tent last night but one whack on the side of the tent and it scooted off.
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Good nights sleep. Got up early to push out the blog stuff. Had my camp chair still put together from the previous evening. Got a cup of coffee from the lobby and parked myself outside the room in my sweats and hoodie. Probably in the high 40s, low 50s but beautiful morning.. Not a cloud in the sky. Continue reading