Yesterday, I stopped at Heini's Gourmet Market. They treated me to a wonderful bowl if soup and sandwich. Thanks so much!!
Today, I will arrive in my 10th and 11th states ; West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Coach Cate
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
My 8th State, Indiana!
I crossed into my 8th state today!!
It has been cold and rainy.
Yesterday there were thunderstorms, hail and the threat of a tornado.
To date :
I have traveled through 7 states.
Exercised about 2850 miles .
Visited 35 schools and talked to over 9000 students.
Met many amazing people along the way.
Trail Angels have appeared in every state.
The number of hugs I have given and received : too many to count!!!
It has been cold and rainy.
Yesterday there were thunderstorms, hail and the threat of a tornado.
To date :
I have traveled through 7 states.
Exercised about 2850 miles .
Visited 35 schools and talked to over 9000 students.
Met many amazing people along the way.
Trail Angels have appeared in every state.
The number of hugs I have given and received : too many to count!!!
Monday, April 18, 2011
Sunday, April 17, 2011
The Land of Lincoln
I arrived in The Land of Lincoln yesterday. I cycled over the Mighty Mississippi, after spending a little time in the beautiful town of Burlington, Iowa.
The previous two days I cycled into a strong headwind, with many raindrops falling on me.
I spent about 5 days in the State of Iowa. There are many very nice people that I met while I traveled through the Hawkeye State.
I do have to say that this had to be the worse state yet for cycling. Most all of the roads I encountered, had no paved shoulders.
The previous two days I cycled into a strong headwind, with many raindrops falling on me.
I spent about 5 days in the State of Iowa. There are many very nice people that I met while I traveled through the Hawkeye State.
I do have to say that this had to be the worse state yet for cycling. Most all of the roads I encountered, had no paved shoulders.
Thanks to all my new friends in Iowa!
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
I am Safe In Friendly Iowa
HI,
I arrived in the beautiful state of Iowa, yesterday.
I spoke at the West Lake Middle School in the morning. I stayed the night before with my new friend Virgie, who is a PE teacher at this school. She is also the Nebraska AAHPERD Treasurer. On Sunday, I also go to meet her sister, brother-in-law and her nieces and nephew. It was a very nice way to end my visit through the Corn husker state.
Yes I did enter my 6th state and it is a hilly state. If you think Iowa is flat; it is not in the part that I am riding through. In fact, I started to climb more hills once I was near the Lincoln, NE area.
Today I cycled at least 36 hills. I decided to count them.
This morning I spoke at the Riverside Middle School; home to about 200 students. It is in the awesome town of Carson, Iowa. I camped in their city park last night; right near their rodeo arena.
Even though I have only been in Iowa for a little over 24 hours; I have to say that this state is so very friendly!
I arrived in the beautiful state of Iowa, yesterday.
I spoke at the West Lake Middle School in the morning. I stayed the night before with my new friend Virgie, who is a PE teacher at this school. She is also the Nebraska AAHPERD Treasurer. On Sunday, I also go to meet her sister, brother-in-law and her nieces and nephew. It was a very nice way to end my visit through the Corn husker state.
Yes I did enter my 6th state and it is a hilly state. If you think Iowa is flat; it is not in the part that I am riding through. In fact, I started to climb more hills once I was near the Lincoln, NE area.
Today I cycled at least 36 hills. I decided to count them.
This morning I spoke at the Riverside Middle School; home to about 200 students. It is in the awesome town of Carson, Iowa. I camped in their city park last night; right near their rodeo arena.
Even though I have only been in Iowa for a little over 24 hours; I have to say that this state is so very friendly!
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Zero Day In Nebraska
Yesterday I rode about 20 miles to get to Raymond, NE. The sun was out, but it was another windy day. The winds were coming from the north/northwest. These are the cooler winds, as the winds coming from the south/southwest are usually warmer.
I arrived at my friend's Mary and Dan's house later on in the afternoon. They live on a small farm, with two horses. It was so nice to see familiar faces, even though I just met them a few days ago.
After Mary got home from work, we went into the Capital City of Lincoln for a nice dinner right across from their train station. The area that we dined in, is not far from the University of Nebraska. It is a very cool section of the city, with many nice shops and places to eat. There were many motorcyclists there, as they meet downtown, every now and then.
I am being bestowed with much love from my new friends and I am so grateful for this.
I often wonder, how I can give back the love that so many people have given me. I am just amazed and touched by everyone who has helped me. I feel very blessed.
I am taking a zero day; as referred to on the Appalachian Trail. This is a day, when I will not exercise to make my way east. I am catching up on things; such as my blog(still trying to figure why I can't upload photos), laundry, thank you notes and my journal. I will also go for a walk around the neighborhood. I have been putting in a lot of miles lately and needed time to just reflect on all of the good things that have been coming my way.
Thanks everyone!!!
I arrived at my friend's Mary and Dan's house later on in the afternoon. They live on a small farm, with two horses. It was so nice to see familiar faces, even though I just met them a few days ago.
After Mary got home from work, we went into the Capital City of Lincoln for a nice dinner right across from their train station. The area that we dined in, is not far from the University of Nebraska. It is a very cool section of the city, with many nice shops and places to eat. There were many motorcyclists there, as they meet downtown, every now and then.
I am being bestowed with much love from my new friends and I am so grateful for this.
I often wonder, how I can give back the love that so many people have given me. I am just amazed and touched by everyone who has helped me. I feel very blessed.
I am taking a zero day; as referred to on the Appalachian Trail. This is a day, when I will not exercise to make my way east. I am catching up on things; such as my blog(still trying to figure why I can't upload photos), laundry, thank you notes and my journal. I will also go for a walk around the neighborhood. I have been putting in a lot of miles lately and needed time to just reflect on all of the good things that have been coming my way.
Thanks everyone!!!
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Flying ThroughThe Corn Husker State
Hi all,
I have tried to update this through my phone and I could not. I am also still having difficulty uploading pictures. I do realize that I have been doing a lot of miles and have not taken the time to remedy this problems. Sorry.
Nebraska - The Corn Husker State - because it produces the most corn in the US (even more than Iowa).
I have had a chance to ride along side of many of these fields. The remnants of last year's crop is still apparent. The farmers are just now tending to the fields to get them ready to plant the new batch.
Mostly what I have seen since I arrived in this state are fields and cattle ranches. I have been in the central section of the state; which has been relatively flat. The winds have been fierce at times.
The first day I arrived in the state, I stopped at the post office to purchase some stamps. I mentioned to the clerk about the winds. She said: "Welcome to Nebraska".
I have met many wonderful people here. I camped in the town gazebo in Paxton. I then camped in the town park in Gothenburg. I visited the Pony Express Museum there. Also a stop over for the Mormons going on their journey west to Salt Lake City.
I did follow a road that the Oregon pioneers traveled on; which is very cool for me, since I have Oregon ties.
I also was in the town of Cozad, which is at the 100th meridian. They say that this town if the divider, between the humidity of the country. I did think it was a little more humid, once I crossed over that line.
In the middle of the state is a town called Kearney. It is actually the center of the US - east to west. It is 1733 miles to Boston and 1733 miles to San Francisco. To of my favorite places in the world. Here I took in more history, as they have a few cool museums to visit. The first was the River Platte Experience; which is over Interstate 80. Riding up to it; I recognized it immediately from previous trips out west. This was a very well done museum. I highly recommend it.
I was then off to Fort Kearney, which was a stop over for the people going west to Oregon.
I would camp at the Fort Kearney Recreation Area that night. This is a main stopover for the sand hill cranes during their migration north. They stay here for about 3-4 weeks to fatten up and continue their journey north. I had been watching them in the fields for a few days now crossing the state. It was a wonderful site to see so many of them at once. I even got to see them dancing. Very cool!!!
After Kearney, I traveled through many small towns and heavy winds to arrive in Grand Island. Where there are few trees to block the wind, it can be tough riding. Believe me; where I have been in Nebraska, there have been very few trees.
I camped at the Mormon Island State Park, just below Grand Island. There were a few cranes here. Not as many as Fort Kearney. It was a nice place to camp and the winds had finally died down. It was going to be a cold night though; below 20 degrees.
The next day was warm - about 70. I could wear just shorts again! I rode 65 plus miles this day and arrived in Seward, NE later on in the evening. I camped at their town campground called Blue Valley. It was another day through the cornfields, but the town started to change a little. I began to go through towns that reminded me of the east. I think I had crossed over the halfway points not only for distance and humidity, but for some of the cultural differences between the east and west also.
Tonight I will be staying with friends I just met during my visit to Fort Kearney. I look forward to this, as I have camped six nights in a row and I am looking forward to getting to know both Mary and Dan better.
I have cycled a lot during the past week. I am now over the 2,000 mile mark and I am just about 70 miles from Iowa.
I have tried to update this through my phone and I could not. I am also still having difficulty uploading pictures. I do realize that I have been doing a lot of miles and have not taken the time to remedy this problems. Sorry.
Nebraska - The Corn Husker State - because it produces the most corn in the US (even more than Iowa).
I have had a chance to ride along side of many of these fields. The remnants of last year's crop is still apparent. The farmers are just now tending to the fields to get them ready to plant the new batch.
Mostly what I have seen since I arrived in this state are fields and cattle ranches. I have been in the central section of the state; which has been relatively flat. The winds have been fierce at times.
The first day I arrived in the state, I stopped at the post office to purchase some stamps. I mentioned to the clerk about the winds. She said: "Welcome to Nebraska".
I have met many wonderful people here. I camped in the town gazebo in Paxton. I then camped in the town park in Gothenburg. I visited the Pony Express Museum there. Also a stop over for the Mormons going on their journey west to Salt Lake City.
I did follow a road that the Oregon pioneers traveled on; which is very cool for me, since I have Oregon ties.
I also was in the town of Cozad, which is at the 100th meridian. They say that this town if the divider, between the humidity of the country. I did think it was a little more humid, once I crossed over that line.
In the middle of the state is a town called Kearney. It is actually the center of the US - east to west. It is 1733 miles to Boston and 1733 miles to San Francisco. To of my favorite places in the world. Here I took in more history, as they have a few cool museums to visit. The first was the River Platte Experience; which is over Interstate 80. Riding up to it; I recognized it immediately from previous trips out west. This was a very well done museum. I highly recommend it.
I was then off to Fort Kearney, which was a stop over for the people going west to Oregon.
I would camp at the Fort Kearney Recreation Area that night. This is a main stopover for the sand hill cranes during their migration north. They stay here for about 3-4 weeks to fatten up and continue their journey north. I had been watching them in the fields for a few days now crossing the state. It was a wonderful site to see so many of them at once. I even got to see them dancing. Very cool!!!
After Kearney, I traveled through many small towns and heavy winds to arrive in Grand Island. Where there are few trees to block the wind, it can be tough riding. Believe me; where I have been in Nebraska, there have been very few trees.
I camped at the Mormon Island State Park, just below Grand Island. There were a few cranes here. Not as many as Fort Kearney. It was a nice place to camp and the winds had finally died down. It was going to be a cold night though; below 20 degrees.
The next day was warm - about 70. I could wear just shorts again! I rode 65 plus miles this day and arrived in Seward, NE later on in the evening. I camped at their town campground called Blue Valley. It was another day through the cornfields, but the town started to change a little. I began to go through towns that reminded me of the east. I think I had crossed over the halfway points not only for distance and humidity, but for some of the cultural differences between the east and west also.
Tonight I will be staying with friends I just met during my visit to Fort Kearney. I look forward to this, as I have camped six nights in a row and I am looking forward to getting to know both Mary and Dan better.
I have cycled a lot during the past week. I am now over the 2,000 mile mark and I am just about 70 miles from Iowa.
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