Posts by: Paul

Ain’t no Mountain Higher – Hartsel to Frisco

Ain’t no Mountain Higher – Hartsel to Frisco

Well, we’ve climbed the Appalachians and the Ozarks, but today we topped them all by crossing the Continental Divide and reaching the highest point on the entire TransAmerican Trail – the Hoosier Pass through the Rocky Mountains. Our campsite at Hartsell was already at around 9,000 feet but the Pass took us much higher still…

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Brokeback Cyclists – Ordnay to Pueblo

Brokeback Cyclists – Ordnay to Pueblo

By Terry It had to happen really, didn’t it? Well, we have been spending a lot of time together … 24/7 really, but it still just sort of crept up on us. A first for us, but it turns out afterwards that we’d both been thinking about it for some time. We got all emotional. Not…

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High Plains Drifters – Sheridan Lake to Ordney

High Plains Drifters – Sheridan Lake to Ordney

It’s hard to believe but we are now cycling at around 4,500ft, higher than any peak we have in England and on a par with the top of Ben Nevis in Scotland. We have to keep reminding ourselves of this because the landscape we are cycling across is almost completely flat – but they don’t…

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Ton up on the Plains – Newton to Larned

Ton up on the Plains – Newton to Larned

A major landmark – we hit our first 100 miles day crossing Kansas with (at last!!!) a favourable tailwind. It had been in the offing for a while, but today the gods smiled on us, as they did last night finding us a superb place to stay at the Newton Bike Shop. James’s wife, Heather,…

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