July 22, 2018 Pittsburg - Springfield 150 km (93 miles) 1131 m (3710 feet) elevation 6:02 moving time 4594 km (2855 miles) Woke up early and called Anja Mist to wish her a happy birthday. It's sad to miss it but we will do something nice when we get home. After that we were ready …
TransAm – Day 37 – Eureka – Pittsburg
July 21, 2018 Eureka - Pittsburg 194 km (121 miles) 815 m (2673 feet) elevation 7:08 moving time 4444 km (2762 miles) It was still dark outside when we hit the road this morning, only 17 degrees and a little breeze. Seeing the sun rise and the colors of the land getting brighter was beautiful …
TransAm – Day 36 – Rest day in Eureka
Today was a much needed rest day. The weather forecast had indicated high temperatures and headwinds so we decided to wait a day until the weather looked more favorable. Looks like we needed it as we were able to sleep for 14 hours! Went for lunch at a local diner and were by far the …
TransAm – Day 35 – Newton – Eureka
July 19, 2018 Newton - Eureka 120 km (75 miles) 509 m (1670 feet) elevation 4:39 moving time 4245 km (2638 miles) Hottest day of the summer in Kansas. 42° celcius on our Garmin and the heat index was 110-112. Finally we had some nice tailwinds which was a great change! Started the day early …
TransAm – Day 34 – Great Bend – Newton
July 18, 2018 Great Bend - Newton 170 km (106 miles) 351 m (1151 feet) elevation 6:45 moving time 4125 km (2564 miles) Woohoo! We've got our mojo back! Not sure what made the difference but today was an awesome day. We ate breakfast at McDonalds and Saemi was able to get his caffeine fix …
TransAm – Day 33 – Ness City – Great Bend
July 17, 2018 Ness City - Great Bend 109 km (68 miles) 279 m (915 feet) elevation 4:43 moving time 3955 km (2458 miles) Decided to beat the wind and heat by getting an early start so we were out riding at 6 AM. The sky was dark which was to be expected so early …
TransAm – Day 32 – Leoti – Ness City
July 16, 2018 Leoti - Ness City 131 km (81 miles) 216 m (708 feet) elevation 5:32 moving time 3846 km (2390 miles) "Smile and the world smiles back. Cry and you get wet in the face." wrote the Icelandic artist Megas. Usually we agree with that statement but it seems that our whining and …
TransAm – Day 31 – Eads – Leoti
July 15, 2018 Eads - Leoti 128 km (80 miles) 306 m (1004 feet) elevation 6:04 moving time 3715 km (2309 miles) While most people we know were watching the World Cup final we were cycling in a straight line - from west to east - from Eads in Colorado to Leoti in Kansas. Sometimes …
TransAm – Day 30 – Pueblo – Eads
July 14, 2018 Pueblo - Eads 183 km (114 miles) 580 m (1902 feet) elevation 7:20 moving time 3587 km (2229 miles) No more mountains for a while just flat and we guess it will be hot. We started early after a great sleep (again) at Ellen's house and said goodbye to her and the …
TransAm – Day 29 – Rest day in Pueblo
Laying in bed last night we found the bed so comfortable that we didn't want to get up early to ride so we decided to have a rest day today. The fact that the next real city/town is hundreds of miles away also had an effect on our decision. We woke up and mowed the …
