I'm in Eminence, MO--happily enjoying the A/C in their public library. I was just going to stop at the local supermarket to pick up lunch, but when I saw the sign on a local pizza joint read, "Lunch Buffet: $5," I couldn't resist! The pizza was satisfactory, but I can't complain; I ate almost 2 . . . → Read More: Day #30
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I just updated the "Our Current Location" page from just listing the (default) value of the last 30 points to the last 1000 points; it seems to run fine, but I see there's a great deal of inaccuracy (I've never really had a chance to look at this page's data before as I've been on . . . → Read More: Our Current Location Update I'm at in Farmington, MO tonight at a terrific hostel. I've heard best things about this place from many of the cyclists I've passed going west-> east, so I'm sure this will be my best hostel visit of this entire trip. Here's a video I just took of this hostel. This morning I crossed the . . . → Read More: Day #28 I'm in Carbondale, IL. I went a bit off route to pick up some hangers for my rear derailleur to finally replace the fabricated one I got back in Spartenburg, SC. I also hit up a local hiking/camping store (the first one I've seen since Damascus, VA) to get some more anti-bear spray, a repair . . . → Read More: Day #25 I just drove through a thunderstorm. I've ridden into dark clouds that resulted in a lot of rain, coupled with a bit of thunder & lightning before, but it was nothing like this. This time, I felt like I was in the middle of a hurricane. At first, I was just being rained on. Then . . . → Read More: Day #22 I stopped in to check out a Tyson chicken factory farm yesterday, and videotaped it. Here's the video: To see what conditions are like inside these sheds, here's a video I did not take: For more info, check out peta's chicken cruelty webpage. I became a vegetarian just under a year ago primarily . . . → Read More: Tyson Factory Farm I'm at the western tip of Kentucky about 40 miles from the border to Illinois--which I should hit today. I'm happy to say that I'm finally out of the Appalachian Mountains, and back to rolling hills! Everyone tells me that the worst is through; the Rockies are supposedly less steep than Appalachia. At this point, . . . → Read More: Day #23 Since the last video turned out alright, I decided to create another during a lunch break at a church in Thomsonville, Kentucky. For those of you who didn't already figure it out from the photos & pronoun usage: yes, I'm solo. Quinn hurt his knee and returned home to Georgia back on our second day in North Carolina. I've been biking solo to California for about 11 days now. The domain name is now pretty inappropriate, but . . . → Read More: Yes, I'm solo As I'm coming out of the mountains through Kentucky, the biggest issue I've been unfortunately faced with hasn't been the inclines so much as the dogs--specifically yesterday. To any one considering traveling the Trans-American cycling route: don't leave without an anti-dog pepper spray. I've been fortunate enough to not have to use this stuff so . . . → Read More: Why Leash Laws are Important |
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