My pics aren’t making it from phone to cloud to IPad. So I had to manually email them to myself and the resolution isn’t as strong. Looking for ideas of why they don’t move thru cloud more quickly when I’m in wifi and cell service area
Some pics are to show how far i can see the road in the distance, but I don’t know if you can see that in the pics. The yellow field is mustard. The dinosaur is not alive!
One picture is to dramatize the wind blowing in my direction
Also, I forgot to mention that the longest I had ever cycled before yesterday was 110 miles, and that was a month ago and without panniers! I have woken up today not too sore. And I think my knee is better as a result of pills, rest, and new seat height

The reason I choose this route across the country was that I wanted to visit the memorial for my best friend from college, Dave Sielewicz.
The summer after college, Dave I were supposed to travel thru Europe together, but the cloud from Chernobal stopped that. So we went and worked on his family farm in NH, see pic below. We kept in close contact over the years. When I was living in Dallas, he was based in Oklahoma and would come down on weekends. 1990, when I got married, he was flying missions to Iraq. But he was able adjust his schedule to be in the states for the wedding and showed up in his dress uniform. The last time I saw him was on a business trip to Seattle. He was based in Tacoma at the time and we did a day hike up Mt. Rainier, where a mtn lion crossed the path ahead of us. I remember the day I heard on the radio of the mid-air collision of the two C-141s during a training exercise over MT where 13 airmen were killed . I called Dave to make sure he was alright, and got the terrible news from his roommate.
Dave taught me how to run competitively, and how to bang your hand on road signs as you run by to make the runners behind you think you bumped your head. He taught me how to run with my arms hanging low to save energy on downhills and he taught me how to dance with my arms up high to dance the Slay. But most importantly, he taught me what it means to be a nice guy.
Slay, you will always be missed
love you
KHF
Below are pictures taken from the memorial at the field 9 miles north of Harlem, where the plane went down. The mayor just drove me up there to view it. Then there are pictures from the memorial in town and pictures in town hall.
I’ll be heading off the route and off the grid for next few days as I head thru MT to Mt Rushmore. Don’t think I will have cell service or even water. Going rte 66, 19, 87, 12, 59, 212. I think. Updates in a few days.