September 30, 2008

Originally founded by the french in the early 1600′s. The team has arrived into the historic and thriving metropolis of St. Louis. At 12:30 CST they officially crossed under the arch to symbolize the gateway into the next half of this broad spanning continent. After a brief visit down route 66 and a stop to pay homage to the pioneers Lewis and Clark, the team was seen in a borrowed red Nissan Xterra tearing up the city on that fine autumn afternoon.

Our Western Adventure Begins! is a post from: Olin A. Patterson

September 29, 2008

Retracing the steps of Mark Twain the team made haste up the Mississippi River today. After sitting down for lunch, they met a guy who spent 2 months canoeing down the Mississippi from its original source in Minnesota all the way down to the Gulf of Mexico. They are excited and prepared to enter the gateway to the west and begin western exploration.

The Gateway to the West is a post from: Olin A. Patterson

September 29, 2008

Tracing one of the most volatile faults in the US, the team followed the New Madrid Fault road 100 miles today through untouched little towns, abandoned mines, and ancient Native American settlements which were burrowed into the rocks thousands of years ago when thriving Choctaw Indians lived along the Mississippi flood plains. Most of the land appeared to be abandoned and not one car was seen in over 10 hours as they made their way north up the flood plains.

The New Madrid Fault Line is one of the most active fault lines in the United States.

New Madrid Fault Line is a post from: Olin A. Patterson

September 29, 2008

Just as the team thought they were safe from the infamous political tyranny of middle American canine brutality, a blood lusting dog sunk carnivorous fangs into the poor foot of the noble Peter Eich. Though he was screaming with a tone of shear hatred as the dog needlessly locked its jaw, it was not enough to spare himself against the losing battle. In the end, his shoe became mangled in the unfair battle, but he suffered only minor injuries. The team’s canine war correspondent Eric Broberg is worried about the growing tensions in the middle west, claiming that the canine’s momentum is now targeting federal and public lands where innocent cyclists like the transcontinental team once thought as being safe passage across the US.

Peter Eich Gets Attacked! is a post from: Olin A. Patterson

September 29, 2008

Our America Legends Tour Continues: Paying their respects to an American classic, the team stopped in the river front town of Chester in Illinois to have lunch along the docks where old Pop Eye the sailor man used to frequent. Though Popeye is no longer with us, the team did stop by to have lunch and interview Olive Oyl about the glory days. Ms. Oyl was much obliged to have them for the afternoon.

Pop Eye- Our Continued America Legends Tour is a post from: Olin A. Patterson

September 28, 2008

A quick pit stop to visit the American classic Superman, the team was spotted in Metropolis, Illinois this morning. Each took a visit to the infamous phone booth and spent about an hour in deep meditations and studious repose in an effort to try and understand the physical laws of the universe in correlation to human flight.

Truth and Justice, The America Way -Superman is a post from: Olin A. Patterson

September 28, 2008

In a celebratory gesture, the team held a three day festival in honor of the life and times of Scott Beatruz Hunthausen. It started with a bare hand hunt for cat fish in the Cumberland river and ended in the diocese of Kendrick and Glennon in St. Louis, Missouri. Thinking it was his best birthday ever, Scott Beatruz got a tattoo of an ox supporting a pig and two rats that protrudes up his neck onto the side of his face. He chose these animals to symbolize the vernacular Chinese new year’s respectfully of each of the team’s birth dates and because of a fortune cookie he had received while eating at the dragon buffet.

The Grandiose Birthday of Sir Scott Hunthausen is a post from: Olin A. Patterson

September 28, 2008

Entering into the land of Lincoln (and Obama) the team felt alive and free as they found their way into the forth state on their itinerary. They had to pass a steel grate bridge that spanned the Ohio river with three inch grates in the ground beneath. If they stopped riding, their feet would slipped through the ground beneath them and if they rode their tires would drift with no way to turn. Needless to say, it was an interesting and scary experience for the team, but Illinois meant freedom for them as they kissed the ground upon arrival.

State of Emancipation (and Obama)! is a post from: Olin A. Patterson

September 28, 2008

After hearing a tip from a gentlemen down in southern Kentucky, the team spent all day getting to the third largest BBQ festival in the country in Peducah. They spent the night on the town dancing to live music and fanging pork like tomorrow was Lent. They were met by incredible hospitality and spent the night at a Colonel’s house that was built in 1900. They awoke to a huge southern breakfast the next day of grits, biscuits and gravy, fried eggs, pancakes, and bacon. Their hearts were content.

BBQ on the Ohio River is a post from: Olin A. Patterson

September 27, 2008

It is reported that the group made the Kentucky border by the morning of the 27th. Peter was seen doing a little dance he calls the greek windmill, and Eric did a double footed tap yelling ‘cool beans.

A BlueGrass State is a post from: Olin A. Patterson