We arrived at McCllen Creek National Grasslands at 4am. Our latest arrival all month. We pretty much stopped here for a nap. We woke up, confirmed that things are bigger in Texas, and packed up camp. In Texas they have these little spiney b****** plants called goatheads. They have barbs on all side and I have now learned stick to EVERYTHING. We vacated Texas as soon as possible and continued to drive across the midwest. We left at 9:30 am in 98 degree temps. I t...

After biking we headed down to the river to meet Kate. She brought a playboat and paddle board. Greag had his duckey. In downtown Salida there is a play park with three major waves. All of the populous of Salida was taking advantage of the water during these unusually high temps for June. During our river trip we had to drop off Subey for a new set of shoes in the rear. The tires were shot. We were able to replace them with two slightly used snowtires for $85 f...

We woke up in Greg's sunroom being poached by the sun. We starte our day at Absolute Bikes getting recomentations of where to ride. Were were sent to the end of the monarch crest trail also known as the Rainbow Trail. High Alpine (over 11,000 ft) awesome single track. Even Subey was able to enjoy 11 miles of single track which Greg was nice enough to run shuttle for us. The trail was a mix of fast and flowey, pine, dusty sandy climbs, and steep downhill rock g...

We met Greg and Kate at Moonlit pizza which is also a brewery. We drank some brews, shared some pizzas and caught up on the last nine months. Kate shared stories of her recent adventures in New Zealand and how we were all progessing through life in general. We then headed back to Greg's house to hang out. Lots of fun as expected. It was a good move to add Salida, CO to this trip. It is always wonderful to see the people who have been there always. And refreshin...

The drive through Colorado is awesome on the way to visit Greg and Kate. This is what I picture the west to look like. Dramatic vistas with steep mountain sides and jagged rocks sticking out of towering pines. Awesome. I guess its true what they say first impressions last a life time. On our drive we went right through the fire fighting efforts as helecopters filled with water are making rounds to help contain the raging fire. People are pulling over and taking...