Monthly Archives: November 2016

Profile Response: Allen Ungerer, Pueblo CO

In his youth, Allen Ungerer had two close calls with death. At age twelve he contracted necrotizing fasciitis in his right leg. His shin is a twig, but the infection stopped and he didn’t have his leg amputated. Then in … Continue reading

Posted in Responses | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Trip Log – Day 369 – Rogers AR to Bentonville AR

November 19, 2016 – Sunny, 50 degrees Miles Today: 7 Miles to Date: 19,067 States to Date: 47 My day at Crystal Bridges, the Museum of American Art built by the Walton family. It is a lovely place with wonderful … Continue reading

Posted in Bicycle Trip Log | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Profile Response: Kerry Regan and Frank Bouchard, Manhattan, KS

Sometimes you meet folks and you can’t stop talking. I arrived at Frank’s after six. We chatted about our times in Haiti, his world travels and work as an environmental monitor for NEON (National Environmental Observation Network, which will collect … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Trip Log – Day 368 – Bentonville AR to Rogers AR

November 18, 2016 – Cloudy, 55 degrees Miles Today: 7 Miles to Date: 19,060 States to Date: 47 Bentonville Arkansas is the 21st century company town, home of Wal-Mart, the world’s largest corporation. The numbers are staggering. More than 2.4 … Continue reading

Posted in Bicycle Trip Log | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Trip Log – Day 367 – Hulbert OK to Bentonville AR

November 16, 2016 – Sunny, 80 degrees Miles Today: 84 Miles to Date: 19,053 States to Date: 47   Exciting weather today, on the precipice of change. Still warm, but the strong south winds pushed me north, a last blast … Continue reading

Posted in Bicycle Trip Log | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Trip Log – Day 366 – Tulsa OK to Hulbert OK

November 15, 2016 – Sunny, 80 degrees Miles Today: 57 Miles to Date: 18,969 States to Date: 46   The excitement of the new President-elect, my Seattle vacation, and achieving a full year of cycling has eclipsed reporting on some … Continue reading

Posted in Bicycle Trip Log | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Profile Response: Margaret and Ashton Lambdie, Lawrence, K

An evening with Margaret and Ashton Lambdie leaves me pondering the meaning of the term ‘traditional.’ By some definitions, the fellow Nebraskans who met at Hastings College, got married after graduation, and are active members of what Margaret calls the … Continue reading

Posted in Responses | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Trip Log – Day 365 – Perkins OK to Tulsa OK

November 15, 2016 – Sunny, 75 degrees Miles Today: 76 Miles to Date: 18,912 States to Date: 46 One year on the road. A full 365 days of bicycling and meeting strangers and asking people ‘How will we live tomorrow?’ … Continue reading

Posted in Bicycle Trip Log | Tagged | Leave a comment

Profile Response: Brian McMillan, Kansas City, MO

“Before my injury I didn’t cry in my beer too much if I didn’t get into grad school or my girlfriend left me. There was always another chance. Now my perspective has changed. I was the guy on the plane … Continue reading

Posted in Responses | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Trip Log – Day 364 – Oklahoma City OK to Perkins OK

November 14, 2016 – Sunny, 65 degrees Miles Today: 59 Miles to Date: 18,836 States to Date: 46 Vacations are all well and good – the conference was enlightening, my niece was delightful, her three boys enchanting, and the rooms … Continue reading

Posted in Bicycle Trip Log | Tagged | 1 Comment