westward ho

Well I've made it back to the mountain west and have been having a
great time catching up with long lost friends. I've also made up for
the lack of disc golf on the bike trip by playing at least 18 holes
everday for the past week. I'm now back in Wyoming (state capital in
pic) and heading towards the place if my birth. Will be in Rock
Springs sometime today.

The flat land

I had never been to Bloomington IL before and boy is it flat. Had a
great time catching up with an old friend from high school and today I
hope to actually make some good progress west. Got some disc golf in
yesterday which was nice but the Midwest is already hit and humid and
again an again I realize we made a good choice in the time of year we
biked. Don't think I could have handled the heat.
Thanks to Corin, and the Willets (can't wait to see how ollie has
grown) for sponsoring the last few days.
Looking forward to seeing folks in Colorado and Wyoming but I'm
getting close to being ready to be home.

joe

Chicago

Enjoyed a nice visit with an old friend from my days of working at The
Old Baldy Club in Saratoga WY. Audra and her husband Jason have a nice
place about 3 miles north of wrigley field. Was great to catch up and
now I'm off to Bloomington IL.
The pic is of the Chicago skyline from their deck but I'm not sure how
it turned out.

Another state

Well I added another state to my travels. My aunt had a retirement
party in Minnesota, so I went up with my sister and niece to partake.
It was a quick trip but very fun and I got to talk to my aunts second
grade class about the bike trip. I explained the route using a giant
map and showed them a few pictures. No one fell asleep so that was
good and it was fun. Now I'm back in Wisconsin for one more night. Off
to Chicago tomorrow and then Bloomington IL, then finally west to
Denver. Spent more time in wisconsin then I had planned but it's been
great to be with my sister's family. My sister took some pics of me
and the second graders so I'll post those when she sends them to me.
The ones below are of the Madison bratfest which we hit on the way
home today.
Big thanks to some TNT alum. Josie, Kalyne, and Jay. It is safe to say
that brian and I would have never done this trip if it wasn't for Team
in Training. It got us in shape, filled our heads with crazy ideas
about athletic endevours and surrounded us with amazing supportive
friends. Can't wait to be part of the Team again.

joe

Bratfest

Bratfest 1

Surprise

Watching a canoe race yesterday, Joy walked up and surprised me. No
idea she was coming.