Today was a difficult day due to the weather and terrain. A few days ago there was heat, humidity, and headwinds that made for difficult cycling. Today, it was hills and headwinds.
The forecast for today called for 20-30 mile per hour winds from the north with gusts to 39 miles per hour. […]

Ah, there’s nothing like starting your morning with a climb up a 700-foot hill on your bicycle!
That’s what I did this morning. I hadn’t even gotten to the one mile mark of today’s 81 mile ride to Newcastle when the climb started.
Highway 18 was my route this morning. It headed west […]

Today started out looking like a repeat of yesterday. That is, unseasonably cool, rain, and some wind. But, by the time I was ready to ride at about 8:30 AM, it was looking much better — the sun peeked through the clouds occasionally — but there were still some darker clouds on the […]

We woke up this morning to a steady rain that you could hear on the rooftop. One look outside at the gray clouds and you knew it was one of those rains that was going last all day.
Gordon, Nebraska is a very nice place to visit, but staying here another day […]

The previous few days have been hot, humid, and windy. Today was a welcome change from that. The temperatures barely made it into the 70’s (instead of highs of 104 degrees), there was a gentle tailwind for most of the day, and the humidity was definitely low. I knew it was low because […]