Real Quick Photo Essay Update

We made it to Colorado! We spent the night in Wray, CO and couldn't be happier.  There's mountain time, Colorado cows (much better than Nebraska cows), buildings, and pick up trucks. Actually Eastern Colorado feels a lot like Nebraska. Luckily we'll be in the front range in two days. 

Things That Are In The Front Range Of Colorado

1) My bed

2) A refrigerator where I can store food stuffs for up to a week

3) A place where I can earn money

4) Good coffee

5) Good bike shops

6) My bed

The Last Few Days

Out of Lincoln we followed the Mopac Multi-Use Trail. The cinder path went more or less straight west. There weren't any cars. Just some trees and the occasional road crossing. 

Pedestrian bridge over the Platte River. Were back into wide open sky territory. 

The Mopac trail and Nebraska had a lot of cylindrical objects near towns.  

This is a bike trail out of Lincoln Nebraska. Perfect for zoning out and letting the miles go by. 

This is Brett after the 115 mile ride from Lincoln, NE to Hastings, NE. 

We had headwinds, bad roads, and a lack of quality caffeine. However, we had to make it to Hastings in order to stay with Lisa Smith, our warmshowers host. 

As soon as we got there Lisa handed us a cold blue moon. The beer never stood a chance. 

*When it's necessary to sit down to take off your shoes you know it's been a long day.*

The next day we traveled only 55 miles into Holdredge, Nebraska. We pedaled our hearts out. The headwind was just too bad. We spent the remaining afternoon in town feeling bad for ourselves. 

Then we ate real Mexican. That's 

2 Burritos

Rice

Beans

1 Taco

1 Fried Pepper

Guacamole

It Was Beautiful

Sulking about the wind/day on a porch. 

Those are my feet again. 

Then we rode 167 miles the next day. We are in Colorado but absolutely knackered. 

Pictured above is the only turn we made. 

How yesterday went..

1) Pedal for an hour

2) See a town 6 miles away

3) Get to town

4) Grain elevator on left. Casey's general store on right. 

5) Go to Casey's

6) Find yourself in some sort of loop and question reality

7) Get to Colorado and yell with pure happiness

8) Raid Grocery Store

9) Collapse in bed while watching Say Yes To The Dress. 

In the morning it felt like my body had aged sixty years. Everything ached. 

And then we got to Wray! The state signs here are very welcoming. 

Signs That We're Close To Home

1) We're in Colorado

2) We are climbing 

3) There's recycling

4) People here are from Colorado

Only Two Days Until Home. 

And then hiking season....