November 07, 2009
Spencer Klaassen -
Monday, Sept. 8, 2008
I was asked to write about my final thoughts of our trip. I don’t think there are words in the English language to accurately describe our adventure. It is like trying to summarize a lifetime with a few paragraphs. Where does a person start?
The final rideSunday, Sept. 7, 2008
We got up at the usual time and grabbed our convenience store breakfast and hit the road before 7 am. We were treated with a wonderful sunrise and calm winds. The sky was red and all the fog made it seem like we were in some mystery movie in England.
Mixed feelings about nearing the endFriday, Sept. 5, 2008
Left North Platte and it was about 37 degrees outside. It warmed up in the 60's around noon and ended up becoming a glorious day in the 70's. It was sunny and there was hardly a cloud in the sky.
Starting to feel homesickThursday, Sept. 4, 2008
Today we went 145 miles up to North Platte, NE. Today was suppose to be the day we got 20-30 mph head winds, but the direction of the wind was a little off so it wasn't hitting us directly in the face. I checked in with the weather and they said it was only about 15 mph. So that helped a lot.
Picking up some replacementsWednesday, Sept. 3, 2008
Left Wyoming and finally dropped below 4,000 ft for the first time since we left California. Things are starting to green up around here and level out.
On our way to NebraskaMonday, Sept. 1, 2008
Today we rode 155 miles. First 100 miles was into Casper and there weren't any towns of from than 10-15 people. We were able to get a late breakfast there and we pushed onto Glennrock and then onto Douglas.
Sunburn and frozen toesSaturday, Aug. 30, 2008
We send out our greetings, with sunburns and frozen toes, from the Cowboy state. We're in Evanston. Danny is on a mission to find every McDonalds between Sacramento and St. Joe. I don't think he's missed too many. I think he's the only person I know who could live on nothing but McDonalds.
Rough ride, but renewed hopeFriday, Aug. 29, 2008
We headed out and stayed in Eureka last night. We had made it to a town called Lynndyl where we asked about the terrain heading toward Eureka. They claimed it was pretty flat and roley, but it turned into a very difficult 35 miles. It was kind of a gradual incline the whole way. We went about 8 miles an hour to Eureka.
Mexican food and chasing cattleThursday, Aug. 28, 2008
Taking a break from riding after a wonderful Mexican lunch in the library. Made it across the 88 mile desert this morning. We started really well until the headwinds kicked in. It slowed us down quite a bit but we still made good time.
Moving into UtahThursday, Aug. 28, 2008
Had a pretty good day yesterday, went 145 miles. Which gives us a total of 569 miles so far. We both had pretty good mornings. We had a 70-80 mile stretch with nothing between it from Eureka and Elee.
Finally found internet!Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008
Ate breakfast in a building that was built in the 1860s. We are in the desert. The very dry desert. As we move east, the desert is greening up some and there are even a few tress in the mountains.
Morning breakfast before the next rideTuesday, Aug. 26, 2008
We're just sitting down to eat breakfast before we head out again. We ended up riding 166 miles yesterday due to some really nice tail winds. The temperature got up into the 100's as well.
Monday, Aug. 25, 2008
Well, we had it really, really, really rough yesterday. We had to climb some sea-level up to 8,000 ft. The first 30 miles were all bike trails, but the rest of the miles were all up hill. At one point it took us 5 hours to go 20 miles.
It All Starts SundayFriday, Aug. 22, 2008
Spencer Klaassen, a 43 year old pharmacist from St. Joe, will begin his journey across the Pony Express Trail on Sunday, August 24th. This will be the inaugural ride of the Pony Express Trail, a route Spencer developed three years ago. It is believed to be the longest route recognized by Randonneurs USA. A "randonneur" is a cycling enthusiast who rides with no support car and within a prescribed time limit.
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