Fellow Adventurers, take your time. See the trail you’re on; it’s not about crossing something off your bucket list. Remember our philosophy on life; don’t be hypocritical. It’s not about getting away from civilization, it’s about getting to the heart of it. We’ve met few people, but each person was amazing in their own right….
Category: Trans America Trail
Articles relating to the expedition.
Colorado Part 2. Ross and the Wrong Turn
Let me start by saying how rad Salida is, or as the guy at the outfitters described it “the last undiscovered mountain town.” Its a cool little place that the trail takes you right through. Definitely one of those places that people just end up at and never leave. You go through town, and through…
Side Trip to the Great Dunes
Great Dunes state park has always been on the bucket list for me. There was no way I would skip this opportunity to visit such a unique park. The Trans Am Trail passes a couple hours from it, so we decided to make a day of it and swing on down to the Dunes. You…
Colorado Part 1. Leroy and the Walking Y
As we crossed over the southern border of Colorado we saw a scraggly handwritten sign for “Farm Fresh Eggs” with an arrow pointing to someone’s home. This is actually very common and fresh green eggs is one of Rob’s favorite things (Dr. Seuss anyone?) We pulled up into the driveway of a ranch hand’s home…
Oklahoma Part 3 (And a bit of New Mexico). I Like Big Buttes and I Cannot Lie
At the end of the panhandle you will find the coolest thing that Oklahoma has to offer: Black Mesa State Park! The pinyon-juniper woodland is my favorite ecosystem. The Utah Juniper trees look like wicked witch’s fingers twisted at the joints, with shredded bark used by orcs as back scratches. And, the pinyon, oh how…
Oklahoma Part 2. It’s Flat
It’s Flat Heres some Bison In other words, the roads are VERY straight and dusty, we spent a lot of time eating dust. Chelsea ended up with a nose bleed from it (or from picking her nose, the dust may be a coverup). Also, your vehicle or you (if you’re on bike) will turn into…
Oklahoma Part 1. Straw Family Farm
“Oklahoma, where the wind comes sweepin’ down the plain, And the wavin’ wheat can sure smell sweet When the wind comes right behind the rain.” Oklahoma is predictable. I can look over the tall grass and still count on it being there 5 miles from now. Look down the road, no traffic today. Oh hey,…
Arkansas Part 3. From Oark and On
From the point you reach Oark, the rest of Arkansas starts to get pretty real. This part of the trail has so far been one of my favorites. Oark is a small town in the middle of the mountains, with one place to eat called the Oark Cafe. People travel to visit this little restaurant…
Arkansas Part 2. Kountry Kitchen Hospitality
“Bless ya hearts.” The saying has a sweetness like chocolate sauce over buttered biscuits. It has become my favorite thing to hear as we retell our story to staff and passerby as we swing over a hornet’s home beside the Kountry Kitchen Grill waiting for our car to get fixed. It was bound to happen,…
Arkansas Part 1. The Projects Over the Hills
http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=5046 It exists. The poverty, the racism, the depression, it exists and it smacks whatever grandiose idealistic delusion you have of the “progress” we’ve made so far right out of your coffee cup. We rode through Helena, AR expecting more quaint historic downtowns and self-sufficient farmland, but instead we found crumbling facades. It’s alright Arkansas,…
I can’t Say Mississippi without also Spelling it Out in my Head.
days 1 and 2:We’re on our second day here in mississippi and its been a serious game-changer. We’ve spent the least amount of time on paved roads here so far than any other state reaching this point. A lot of logging roads, two track, and back country stone road. This has also been the…
Tennessee Part 2. Why did the Deer Cross the Road? Because it’s a Butt
Aight, I’m done with you deer! You guys aren’t cool when you invade my personal space, and you definitely aren’t cool when you stop in the middle of the road, or better yet, run directly towards us. Do you guys partake in some weird S&M thing that involve getting hit by cars? Fortunately, we don’t…
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