March 27, 2015  Peg's 2 cents

Gosh, we had forgotten about this blog until someone recently asked us for the web address.  Life sometimes happens so fast it's hard to keep up with it.  For those remotely interested, we are planning another ride this summer.  First we will get on the road in June by doing a week-long practice loop around the eastern area of Nebraska.  It's a pretty state, fairly flat, the people are super friendly and we enjoy riding in that state. (Peggi lived there for four years recently and is fairly acquainted with the area, which helps.)

Then we plan to shuttle back to Twin Falls, Idaho, where we left off in 2013 and finish the remaining 1,500 miles back to Kansas. We've altered the route slightly-- to avoid the desert areas of Utah and Salt Lake City-- for a more favorable path which includes many more towns along the way.  One of our problems in 2013 was a lack of places to buy food or get water.  There were some instances where it became (or felt like) life or death. (Not dead, just "mostly dead.")(A Princess Bride reference, of course). Went to bed hungry more times than I care to remember.  I guess if I want to look for the silver lining,  I DID lose 22 pounds on that ride.

That's it for now, but we'll be posting regular updates as our dear Kansas weather becomes more conducive to bicycle riding. (In my humble opinion, anything under 60 degrees is just too cold!!) :-)