BlablablablablafourcenturiesinarowbecausethereisnochancetostayinbetweenblablablablacarryingthewaterforawholedaymakesthebikefeellikeasunkenshipblablablablapeopleinwyomingdonotwavetomeanymoreblablaevrybodyseemstobeseriousandbusyblablablametRobertonRivertonsWalmartparkinglotinthemorningandwerodetoDuboistogetherblablaverypositiveanddeepconversationmadethe100milesfeellikealittlewarmupmostofthetimeblablablalassmichausredenähhhhhblablablapitchedupmytentatalittlechurchinDuboisat10p.m.andpassedoutimmediatelyblablablablablathisisRockyMountainstheyarenotbuiltforbicyclesblablacvvsub5blablablablathiscountryissobeautifulblablablablaaxivionblablaeverybodytalksaboutbearsandcougarsandbearsprayandgunsblablablablatomorrowIgonnabeinYellowstoneblablablacan’tbelievehowblessedIamblablabla Continue reading God’s own country

Farmland, Prairies, Badlands, National Grasland and Black Hills – those are the landscapes I discovered in South Dakota. I stayed in S.D. for exact one week. On july, 4th – right after the state border – I ran into a group of cyclists that invited me for lunch and for staying the night at one of their members home. What a great welcome to South … Continue reading Air gets thinner – traffic too

After entering the big prairies I felt reminded on the sweet joy of watching wild-west-movies. And indeed – my todays campground is situated next to “1880 Town”. This is an artificial “Western-Town” consisting of original but moved buildings from the 1880s up to the 1920s. Since I started rolling today early I had enough time to take the tour. All buildings are furnished and accessible … Continue reading Dances with bikes

Time goes by so fast. And as everybody knows numbers are the biggest origin of joy for all engineers. After 31 days in North-America and 27 riding-days (RD) the following stats can be taken as preliminary. Current location: Mitchell, SD Total distance: 2957 km (1,837 miles) Average dist per RD: 109 km (68 miles) Longest dist per day: 169 km (105 miles) Entered Countries: 2 … Continue reading Stats I

For all the german readers out there: Imagine to ride your bicycle all the way from Hanover to Oldenburg. You ride along one single straight road. The landscape is the same like between Hanover and Oldenburg – except there are not dozens of villages. Actually there are only five small townships. 4 gas-stations. 1 McDonalds (Water-Refill). 1 Burger King (Burger and Water-Refill). 1 Food-Store (rice, … Continue reading The ten-hour-freeze-frame

Since crossing Lake Michigan I experienced three days of riding with the Spinning Sisters. That meant three days of fun, becoming friends, serious group-cycling, prayers, laughing, taking roadkill-pictures, making other peoples days and witnessing a very strong and heart-touching comradeship. It is fun to get to know more and more of the little special-habits of new friends. And after cycling on my own since Boston … Continue reading Becoming a “Spinning Brother”

My last etappe through canada went really fine. A sunny day. Strong winds blew me along the straight road towards St. Clair River. I made 55 miles until noon. After a quick fastfood-lunch I got to the small ferry from Walpole Island to Algonac. What beautiful colours and some really fancy houses on the U.S.-shore. After my arrival at the U.S.-side of the river I … Continue reading Michigan in a nutshell

“Well, You never know!” – that is one phrase you are able to hear often as some kind of final conclusion during conversations around here. And I think that is true – even Socrates said so. One example: I never know what to expect from my campsite for the next night. Usually I start my days by just heading west, around noon I search for … Continue reading Getting warm showers

Since bicycles are not allowed on the “Niagara Scenic Parkway” I took the NY-18 to get to Niagara Falls on the early sunday morning. During the first hour I saw no other car on the road. Right behind the Town Limits of N.F. a whole lane of the former Parkway is dedicated to cycling – that means even more easy going to the falls. Once … Continue reading Welcome to Ontario

Meanwhile I experienced some days of heavy rain and strong headwinds. Each isn’t really fun – the rain forced me two times to stop for a whole while because I could not see the potholes and cracks on the street anymore. Two days ago – after my stay at Paul and Lisa – I had an impression of really strong headwinds. The TV-News that morning … Continue reading Southshore of Lake Ontario