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Presuming his politics are what I suppose they are, he probably isn't alienating many people in that area. Tourists passing through, possibly.
3 months agoSorry about those miles of traffic! Glad you are taking a rest day.
3 months agolove the downhills....
3 months agomagical light!
3 months agoHow do you spell "desolate"?
3 months agoMmmmm, glad to see another appreciator of Casey's above average pizza. My brother recently told me that Casey's is one of the top ten pizza chains in the U.S. Not bad for a company known mostly in the Midwest for its gas stations.
3 months agoJust so you know, us ‘CrazyLegs’ back in MB are slightly addicted to your daily journal! Although, I know I would have been ‘phoning a friend’ to come pick me up a long time ago! Thank you so much for sharing your experience! I do have to say, I am shocked with your diet! I guess you know what your body needs to put out this much energy though! Impressive!
I was able to go on a simple 14 mile ride yesterday! On the tougher hill spots, yes, I thought about all of your hill work. Made mine easier! Thank you for that!
Glad you’ll be with friends today! That’ll be fun! Keep on keeping on, Jeff!
Thanks for the kind words, Greg.
The cold is mostly gone, except for occasional bouts of coughing.
I have to admit that those long, empty dry sections in California and Nevada were challenging, especially with a cold.
I'm looking forward to the Plains and the Midwest, assuming I get that far. Work-related stress has unfortunately encroached the last day or so.
Yeah, I got it was a dryer. I just thought there should be a washer to go with it. Seemed like a natural spot for a laundromat so there should be a matched set.
3 months agoI think it's a dryer. Since it's in the desert, you just put your clothes in and leave them there for three minutes. When you take them out, they're completely dry. :-)
3 months agocool picture
3 months agoGiant aliens marching across the landscape.
3 months agoHi Jeff. I've been anticipating your tour, but I started a short tour at the same time as you started yours. When I'm on the road, I have a hard time keeping up with my own journal much less other Cycleblazer's journals. Now that I've finished reading the California portion of "Vibes," all I can say is WOW!
Not because I'm surprised you can do those mileages. (I still remember your 300-mile days.) Not because you can take so many fine pictures during those miles. Not because you have no fear of big climbs and long stretches with few services. Not even because you overcome all that crap and STILL manage to keep up a journal.
But the fact you accomplished all of the above with such a horrible chest cold is pretty amazing. If I had been reading in real time, I would have told you to visit a doctor and get some antibiotics, which is what a friend texted me to do while on my tour from Las Vegas to Phoenix. He was concerned when he read that I was coughing so hard I thought I was going to throw up. I ignored his advice, just I assume you'd have ignored mine.
I'll try to catch up on the rest of your journal in the next couple days. Looking at the posts ahead, I'm assuming you've gotten through the coughing fits, with or without antibiotics.
I'm digging the vibes.
3 months ago
Thanks for reading, Babs.
3 months agoYou're not the first person who has a expressed "shock" at my touring diet, by the way. But it works for me!