Blogs from Pueblo, Colorado, United States, North America

We went to the Boot Hill Museum this morning, but it was too early and it wasn't open yet. We wanted to get on the road kind of early because it was predicted to be 100 degrees in Pueblo, CO, our destination for the day. We didn't want to wait around for it to open, so we got a picture in front of the entrance building. What we could see from outside actually looked pretty neat, you know, an old west town with store fronts and the Long Branch Saloon. They probably have Miss Kitty, too. After that quick stop, we mounted up and headed west on good old US 50. Navigating our way was pretty easy. It was pretty much just get back on 50 and head west. This may come as a surprise to ... read more

Well at least I made it to Pueblo. It has been a culture shock from the incredibly unpopulated areas of eastern Colorado to Pueblo where I am in a big city. To continue from yesterday: I decided to set up my tent behind the only building in the city park shielded from the 25 mph winds. Shortly after I had done that, three generation x-ers rode in and set up the their tents right by mine. They did offer me a Microbrew Saison beer which I gladly accepted. But when I crawled in my tent about 9, they were still enjoying their animated conversation. At about 10 PM, some girls on bicycles rode in and they had a great time sharing stories of their day..... until about midnight! I applaud them for their energy. It would ... read more

Imagine, if you will, that it is September in South Texas. If this is difficult for you to do, let me paint a picture: a humid, 90 plus degrees Fahrenheit picture that has mosquitoes crawling all over it. Now that you have that picture in your mind, imagine you had the opportunity to escape to the mountains for a weekend. There is one catch to this, of course--you will have to drive 12 hours to get there and then another 12 to get back home before you have to go to work on Monday. Still sound appealing? Damn straight it does. For those of you who have been with me from the beginning, you probably remember my map. Maybe I should capitalize that to be THE MAP. This is the map that I have created to ... read more

Tageskilometer: 19.2 Gesamtkilometer: 3'643.6. Heute wäre eigentlich unser Ruhetag, aber wie es so ist, gibt es tausende Dinge zu erledigen und wir kommen gar nicht richtig zur Ruhe... Zuerst fahren wir zu einem Bike-Shop weil es doch wieder einiges zu richten gibt. Gar nicht so einfach in dieser weit gestreuten Stadt (ca. 100'000 Einwohner) etwas zu finden. Heida schafft es dann aber ganz gut uns zum Shop zu navigieren. Müssen unsere Bikes eine Weile dort lassen damit alles erledigt werden kann. Heida braucht einen neuen Hinterreifen weil dieser schon völlig abgelaufen ist, zudem eine neue Kette und hinten ist noch eine Speiche gebrochen. Bei meinem Bike wechsle ich den Vorderreifen nach hinten und vis versa weil der Hinterreifen ebenfalls stärker besansprucht wurde, der Vorderreifen aber noch sehr viel Profil hat. Zudem wollte ich keinen Schwalbe Marathon ... read more

It's been one of those days. This Morning I drove to the southern boarder of Kansas and the Mid-America Air Museum. When I walked in the door I was greeted by a very nice lady. As part of her greeting she asked me to sign the guestbook and asked where I was from. When I told her Syracuse NY, her jaw hit the ground. She grew up in Fulton and is flying into Syracuse next week to visit her sister. I tell ya everywhere I go I find connections to Syracuse. After I left the Museum I decided to take a more direct rout to Pueblo, CO. that ended up taking me through Syracuse, KS. I decided to stop in Syracuse for Gas and Ice. While filling the tank A big guy came up to ... read more