Today was the last day of summer (I think) and what an end it was! Today I learned about the power of attitude and how competition can motivate people. The first few days of the trip, the older guys rode many, many more miles than the young guys (as if they had something to prove). [...]
Archive for September, 2007
Day 13 – The End of Summer
Posted in Uncategorized on September 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Day 11 – Bucknell is Very Popular Among Six Year Olds in St. Louis
Posted in Uncategorized on September 20, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Bucknell has a very strong brand image among six year olds in St. Louis. After our ride today I drove to St. Louis to see my cousin Chris and his family. His oldest son Finn has an orange Bucknell hat he has worn just about everyday for the last three years. He just started kindergarten [...]
Day 9 – Kansas – Flatter Than A Wall
Posted in Uncategorized on September 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
At first glance, Kansas does not strike you as the most visually appealing state. I had pictured roads lined with green pastures and giant sunflowers (Kansas is the Sunflower State, after all). Not quite. Colorado was beautiful. The Rocky Mountains always loomed ahead on the horizon, a reminder of the challenge to come. In Kansas, [...]
Day 7 – Colorado is as Beautiful as Doc is Crazy
Posted in Uncategorized on September 16, 2007 | 2 Comments »
We have completed two of our toughest days of the trip since I last wrote in this blog! Our love for the state of Colorado has only increased, especially climbing up the Cuchara Pass today. The group has agreed by unanimous decision that the Cuchara Pass will be the most beautiful part of the entire [...]
Day 5 – We Dig Durango
Posted in Uncategorized on September 14, 2007 | 3 Comments »
We’ve only been here a few hours, but Colorado is already my favorite state of the trip. The terrain is gorgeous and everyone is very friendly. All I can think about is hiking and exploring and climbing things with Micah, who painted his room downtown to resemble the green and white Colorado license plate. We [...]
Day 4 – We’ve Got a Good Thing Goin’
Posted in Uncategorized on September 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Last night we had an alumni event for both Universities in Phoenix. On the way down I predicted it would be a great opportunity to make some new friends and eat little shrimps. I was right about the new friends part. We met some very funny alums from both institutions and were promised sandwiches in [...]
Day Three – Arizona is Hot
Posted in Uncategorized on September 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It’s about 7 am and we are in the Bucknell van (Frank, Walt, Jay and myself) on the way to breakfast to pick up the route in Prescott, AZ. I’m not exactly sure what the word “craggy” means, but it’s the word that comes to mind when we roll through Arizona. I got up a [...]
BUCKNELL!!!!!
Posted in Uncategorized on September 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
HOLY MACARONI! It feels so good to be back home! Why did I ever have to leave this place? Under the guise that we didn’t trust any bike shops in DC, Patty and I came up to Lewisburg last Thursday to drop our bikes off for one last tune-up. I think we spent the last [...]
