The 131 Year Ride

Tag: #warmshowers

  • Louisiana / MIssissippi / Alabama (9/3 – 11)

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    Our first night in Louisiana was spent in DeQuincy.  We stayed at a Heritage Inn and Suites and while it was 4 years old, looked brand new.  I think there were 2 other rooms taken – so you can see it’s not a highly traveled through town.  I also got my first Popeyes for dinner. …

  • Oklahoma / Texas (8/15 – 9/2)

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    It’s probably not fair to lump Oklahoma and Texas into the same blog but as sick as I was, I’m afraid that’s how it’s going to be. Our last night in Kansas was not far from the border, in a town park being serenaded to by some pretty cool bands.  I was extremely tired and…

  • Colorado (7/28 – 8/13)

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    We had planned to go to Cheyenne but were warned by people in Medicine Bow that the winds are horrible going there. Instead, we left Laramie and headed South on 287.  The road was probably as you’d expect, bordered by ranch grazing land.  Even though we were at 7000 feet and going to Fort Collins…

  • Kansas (8/14-17)

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    We’d planned to stay in Syracuse, KS our first night but we were doing so well we pressed on to Lakin, KS.  We started getting stiffer headwinds and so getting into the Motel was a real treat.  That night we got pizza from the gas station next door.  I’ve heard lots of people argue about…

  • Medicine Bow, WY to Laramie, WY (Sunday 7/28)

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    We awoke at 530AM and had our trikes packed by 645AM.  With a final farewell to a really neat place we headed a few buildings away to a store to get some coffee and a breakfast burrito.  We finished and resumed the ride at 715AM. We made it to Rock River by 930AM and figured…

  • Rawlins, WY to Medicine Bow, WY (Saturday, 7/27)

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    Last night we stayed the night in a Choice Hotels’ Econolodge.  It’s apparent that this was once upon a time a more upscale hotel but is getting dated.  I think the room was fine but the bathroom had a number of telltale signs (broken/stained/etc).  The pool area too was looking old and there were no…

  • ‘Roughing It’

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    We’ve been spending nights on this trip at hotels, warmshowers’ hosts and camping. Each has benefits but camping provides some things the others don’t. Even when camping, there are numerous ways to camp (approved wilderness, unapproved wilderness, private and chain campgrounds). Our first camping night was along the Columbia River in an approved wilderness (off…

  • Twin Falls – A Tale Of Two Cities

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    To borrow from a little known book, ‘It was the best of times it was the worst of times’. We had just stayed a night on the South side of Boise at a hotel just off the airport.  Our original plan was to go via Rt 30 to Twin Falls, staying the night in Miracle…

  • 1/6 done!

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    Arriving in Hood River, we checked into a hotel and hit the Subway for dinner.  One thing about the start of the trip is that as prepared as we were, we still had to get our road legs.  At the start, putting in a day of riding gets you exhausted even when there are no…

  • Ah…that weather!

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    The last blog posted was written from a tent on the 4th of July.  It had been a rough day climbing numerous hills.  Not having made the distance we wanted to, we stopped at a town only to find out the only hotel was filled and the only area to camp completely confusing.  Day 2,…