Archive for the ‘St. Louis to Boulder’ Category

Cold Weather and Wizard Help

Peter wears a wizard costume he bought from the Emerald City gift shoppe. He wears it everyday now and plays wizard all day long. Scott was exalted to find the mystical way to Emerald City. October 6, 2008 Just as plans were becoming solidified and contacts were being made, the weather turned disastrous… The southern [...]

Heading for Santa Fe… And Warmer Weather

an abandoned wagon shoppe from 1882 ain’t you glad you have a dream called santa fe? October 5, 2008 After days along the ancient Oregon Trail the team had another hankering for some place warm. They came to the furthest western trail fork in Overbrook, Kansas before spontaneously deciding to take the Santa Fe Trail [...]

Along the Oregon Trail

Scott rides along the Oregon Trail, now a paved rode The team rode the beginning of the Oregon Trail September 6, 2008 Following the footsteps of thousands of western settlers, the team spent the day along the historic Oregon Trail as they head west towards the Continental Divide.

Team Reaches Kansas… Halfway Home!

night on the town no longer home on the range, Kansas is a thriving Metropolis September 5, 2008 Awaking to the first tailwind in over two weeks, the team’s morale was peaked as they made it to the border of Kansas. Having fought the wind for so long, the group was overjoyed when the teams [...]

State of Misery… I mean Missouri

scott pleasures oncoming traffic with his lovely harmonica skills pete pushes through a field to get on the right path September 4, 2008 A brutal headwind, an argument with a construction manager, two near death accidents, one wheel that came off while riding, an intentional run off the road by a trucker, mixed with the [...]

In the Footsteps of a Proud Legacy

a sign marks the exact sight of the expedition’s May 06, 1806 campsite. The transcontinental team set up camp here along the bank of the Missouri River. a sign leads the way Scott Hunthausen rides along the Lewis and Clark Trail just 200 years later October 2, 2008 Shortly after the initial expedition of Lewis [...]