It's been a month since I've written anything and I'm glad it's been that way- we've just been having too much of a good time. I feel good as shit right now. Post college life had me feeling more serious and cynical than I even knew at the time. Traveling with these three amazing humans that I grew up makes me feel like I'm more of myself again.
Since there's no way to really capture all of this last month other than the few pics I've been sharing, here's the highlight reel!
1) climbing the Rockies/breckenridge magic
'Twas my first time seeing the Rockies and they did not disappoint. Was easy peasy to bike compared to the Appalachians because of the generally gradual and long climbs. The Appalachians are a roller coaster of steep ass climbs.
Got stopped by a dude in his car as we were looking for a campsite in Breckenridge. Ike had biked from the states to the World Cup in Brazil last year and radfully let us camp outside and inside his amazing cabin in the middle of the woods. Most stars I've ever seen, some of the coolest ppl we've met on the tour.
2) Wyoming/Tetons/Yellowstone
Damn, Wyoming. Most open sky I've ever seen. Also the home of the first and last time the we stealth camped in a bathroom of a mountain lodge.
The Tetons were the coolest mountain range that I've seen. Super jagged looking.
Yellowstone was aight. Crowded but beautiful.
3) Montana
Definitely my favorite state of the tour. Big sky country, streams everywhere, all around beauty. Felt super peaceful there.
Missoula!!!! Favorite city of the tour and only city other than New Orleans that I've been to where I would consider moving too.
4) Almost there
After Missoula, we booked it and biked 400 miles in five days through the heat, leaving us all pretty burnt out of the tour and ready to be done. For the last 3 days, we've biked in 100+ degree weather through the desert of Eastern Washington/Oregon and it's definitely taken a toll on us.
We only have 250 miles left until we will have biked across America coast to coast. After being on the road for the past two and a half months (and especially this past week), I can now say that I am ready for life after this bike tour. Gonna spend a few days in Portland (another city where I've always wanted to look at to live in), hit the coast, and head back to Portland where I'll fly out of sometime in the last week of August.
Will make a more coherent post when I'm back in boston if you're into that.
<3 Kody #feelthebern
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