Monthly Archives: June 2014

Most physically demanding day of our lives. Started the day with headwind. It never let up. Had one awesome downhill into a gorge, only to pay for it with the climb back out. First lunch was at the top of … Continue reading →

Population 95– and I know one of them! Talya is a friend from Columbia who grew up here in Mosquero! She shared with us her experience living in such a small community (3 in her graduating high school class). Her … Continue reading →

New state!! Short ride -47 miles Finished up affordable housing presentations once we got to Clayton. Topics included environmentally friendly construction, public housing including housing issues on Native American reservations, next steps after Bike and Build like Americorps, and rent … Continue reading →

80 mile day 92 degrees Rolling hills for the first half Flat and a tailwind for the last 40 miles Bike was working great so I flew through it. Rode with Dusty and talked sports. We didn’t stop at all … Continue reading →

Second day off for the summer out of 4. Pic nic and Cadillac Ranch.

107 mile day into Amarillo TX from Memphis TX. Over 90 miles means two lunches, at miles 40 and 70. The first third of the day was beautiful. Rolling hills with the sun rising behind us. The second third was … Continue reading →

Another short 60 mile day, with a cross tailwind. Today I really felt like we were riding west. For the first time we saw mountains off in the distance. We saw our first rocky mounds. We saw dust bowl reminiscent … Continue reading →

OKLAHOMA!! 60 miles straight north of Wichita Falls TX. We woke up to find that the tires of our trailer and can has been slashed outside the YMCA the night before. As the leaders dealt with finding us new tires, … Continue reading →

Nothing like back to back century rides to get you reacquainted with your saddle after the #apukalypse. Last night we stayed in Boyd TX at Atmos Energy’s office building/warehouse. On the way to Boyd we saw sunflower fields, buffalo, horses … Continue reading →

For 2 days we worked on a Habitat home led by our hosts husband, Peter. The first day I helped put up the tresses for the roof with Dusty, Marlee, Gaurang, Rhys, Morgan, Molly B., Dillon, Charlie, and Josiah. The … Continue reading →