Author: smccormick

August 19, 2009 smccormick

Stepped out this morning to get breakfast to find the ground wet and the sky partly cloudy.  The forecast again being for scattered thunderstorms, I wondered just what was going on to the west.  The front that has been on my tail for a week continues the threaten to pass but somehow I’m keeping pace…

August 18, 2009 smccormick

Late start today, spent the morning chatting with some folks while I stuffed down the wonderful continental breakfast at the Econolodge.  Asked Alice about an easy way back to 50 and ended up exiting town on a great back road that lead to 50 east of town. 50 was a fantastic concrete surface with a…

August 17, 2009 smccormick

I had no idea what the weather was gong to be this morning.  According to the weather forecasters last night, I thought the morning would probably be a washout with a late morning departure.  The light coming through the edges of the shades confirmed a cloudy start so I didn’t really get motivated right away…

August 16, 2009 smccormick

My motel didn’t have a breakfast this morning so I had to do some hunting and gathering .  Didn’t end up with a breakfast that you would call “an athletes breakfast”, but then you may not call me an athlete anyway.  After all I’m just out for a morning ride. I took everyone’s advice and…

August 15, 2009 smccormick

Yesterday marked the first time the humidity had noticeably dropped since we encountered it in Bazine, KS.  At the end of the day it was 84 and comfortable.  I got to the campground, set up camp, took a shower and was able to fiddle around the camp before bed without working up a sweat and…

August 14, 2009 smccormick

I woke up right as the eastern sky was brightening and sat up a moment and briefly considered getting going before sanity retook the situation and I went back to sleep.  The alarm went off at it’s usual 7am but today I was already awake.  Took a minute to gather my thoughts then went about…

August 13, 2009 smccormick

So I woke up alive this morning, or so they have let me believe.  My relocation last night having obviously subverted the towns plans for me.  Thanks to my advanced survival training and some sheets to hide under.  I moved quickly and stealthily through the motel room, quickly gathering my things before being seen (except…

August 13, 2009 smccormick

If you remember from back at Bazine, KS, one of our tent poles broke.  The little coupler between the sections broke clean, Ahhh tempered aluminum.  No big deal we were 2 days out of Salina were we would pick up a car and run back to Denver.  There are plenty of REI’s there to get’r…

August 12, 2009 smccormick

Alarm went off at 7 am as usual, picked up camp quickly to avoid any neighbors realizing there is a vagrant next door.  Moved everything over to the picnic tables and proceeded to set up the computer to pay some bills.  Technical issues ensued and caused me to shake my fists in the air once…