15 July 2012 Lander to Dubois WY 76 miles (TransAm 2,858) I am beyond pleased to present to you today’s Wagon Haiku, straight from the Wagon herself: distant flat-topped buttes wyoming bigger than life next up grand teton All syllables present and accounted for. Bravo Gina. Well done.
14 July 2012 Jeffrey City to Lander WY 59 miles (TransAm 2,782) I don’t know what it is, but I am finding the photos of Wyoming to be quite intriguing. I suppose that may be partly because I’ve never given much thought to what Wyoming might look like, outside of her more famous parks like …
13 July 2012 Rawlins to Jeffrey City WY 70 miles (TransAm 2,723) It seems I’m not the only one behind in the housework. I may not have dusted in the past 8 weeks but to hear Gina tell it, God hasn’t swept out his house of worship in Jeffrey City in at least as many …
12 July 2012 Saratoga to Rawlins WY 45 miles (TransAm 2,653) There are many silly jokes about “how many (insert people/type of people) does it take to change a light bulb?” A few of my favorites are: Q: How many Australians does it take to change a light bulb? A: Twenty-one. One to hold the …
11 July 2012 Walden CO to Saratoga WY 69 miles (TransAm 2,608) Team TransAm has crossed into their seventh state this trip: Wyoming. I know three things about Wyoming: (1) the Tetons are in Wyoming; (2) most of Yellowstone National Park is in Wyoming; and (3) the alien mothership in Close Encounters of the Third …
10 July 2012 Hot Sulphur Springs to Walden CO 62 miles (TransAm 2,539) Wagon Haiku peaks pines moose blue skies sweep across the great divide climb coast breathe believe
09 July 2012 Frisco to Hot Sulphur Springs CO 66 miles (TransAm 2,477) It’s Monday and even people on long 3-month holidays riding their bicycles across America are not immune from the Monday melancholy. Gina’s started the moment she woke up, not feeling energized or in the mood to bike. This is an obvious problem …
08 July 2012 Frisco CO 0 miles (TransAm 2,411) Gina is in street clothes today, bumming around Frisco, catching up and hanging out with Colorado friends and family. No miles to be made on the TransAm route, no alarm clocks going off at 5:30 am. Instead, a day to enjoy the Rockies and the King …
07 July 2012 Hartsel to Frisco CO 54 miles (TransAm 2,411) Hoosier Pass. Sounds like it should be somewhere in Indiana rather than Colorado. But there it is – Hoosier Pass – and Team TransAm has successfully climbed up it and then coasted right back down. I don’t know what the big deal is – …
06 July 2012 Royal Gorge to Hartsel CO 54 miles (TransAm 2,357) Rumor has it Gina has started doping. It seems there is no other plausible explanation for her sudden 24-mile-long sprint up into the Rockies, aiming for that King of the Mountains jersey, passing everyone today except Ubald (serious yellow jersey candidate) and Simon, …