The more we delve into the midwest, the thicker the cloud of insects becomes. Might be hard to see but my helmet is covered in the exploded corpses of tens of bugs. Some are bigger than others. When one of the giant ones hits at 65 mph it feels like somebody threw a small water […]

Scott and I haven’t gone very far lately. We left Joey and Alice’s too late to get much driving done on Monday, and have been lazy ever since, getting up past noon and trying to make camp before it gets dark out.
Today we procrastinated by having a long discussion about death. I think it was […]

We’re shoving off tonight and saying goodbye to family friends of Brendan’s. Joey and Alice Smith have put together the kind of hostliness that has been blowing our minds this whole trip. I think this stop has been my favorite of the trip thus far and I can’t say enough about what fun […]

Can’t rave enough about the last couple of days. Madison, WI was an awesome town and we’re about to cap it off with some more Ian’s Pizza before heading north. More on the way