Archive for the ‘St. Louis to Boulder’ Category

The Mile High City

i swear there are mountains out there. heart of city centre October 15, 2008 The Rockies were a tremendous sight to see for the team today as they ascended the last of the 5000 foot high foothills before reaching the city of Denver. Morale was great as the riders never thought they would ever want [...]

Nighttime Centurion Denver Dash Extravaganza!

seamsters pete eich and scott hunthausen prepare for the dickens Olin’s expensive new rain gear October 14, 2008 In an effort to make up for lost time due to the torrential weather that put the team behind schedule, the team decided on an endurance ride of 100 miles that would take place through the night. [...]

Unamimous Decision for the Winner: Pete Eich

pete eich uses ingenuity to overcome in the face of adversity October 14, 2008 Finding spare bicycle parts in Kansas and eastern Colorado is basically impossible. Their is not an adequate bicycle shop between Kansas City and Denver, and the team knew this fact fully before embarking on that 700 mile passage. However, what the [...]

Prairie Fever

climbing rickety old water towers after midnight in the freezing middle west scott hunthausen at 200 feet in the air October 12, 2008 Strange things can happen to someone who rides the same road and sees the same sea of corn for eight days in a row. Maybe it is like the story of Sisyphus [...]

Salvation Colorado

sweet sight of Colorado! October 10, 2008 A huge detour to go as far north as Boulder mixed with a record storm in the area has delayed the team considerably. However, this afternoon they did manage to make it out of Kansas, a place they thought they were destined to be stuck to, and work [...]

Lets Blow Something Up

Olin Patterson shot himself a chair eric broberg first gun and he goes for the magnum pete had that crazy look in his eyes scott hunthausen in proper hunting attire prepared to shoot the abandoned barn behind them October 10, 2008 What Kansas lacks in colorful scenery it makes up for in colorful people. While [...]