Fun Stop in Ouray

Fun Stop in Ouray

Ouray, Colorado July 20, 2025 Dear Family & Friends: July 18. I got an early, 8 am start for my next ride destination, which is Ouray Colorado where I will meet with my best high school friend, Jim Rollans and my nephew, Jeff Smestad, and his wife Nicci. Jim has a...
Homage to a Hero

Homage to a Hero

Trinidad, Colorado July 16, 2025 Dear Family & Friends: I have often written about my deep love and respect for our servicemen, servicewomen and Veterans. They are my heroes. On July 13, 2025, we lost one of those heroes. He was a close friend, so the loss is...
Every Day on the BTAT is a Challenge and a Joy

Every Day on the BTAT is a Challenge and a Joy

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma July 13, 2025 July 11. I departed Eureka Springs, Arkansas at 10:20am and rode down the Ozark mountains into Oklahoma. I arrived in Bartlesville, Oklahoma at 4pm. The distance traveled was 170 miles, so it was a good day.  The challenge for the...
Eureka in Eureka Springs, Arkansas

Eureka in Eureka Springs, Arkansas

Eureka Springs, Arkansas July 11, 2025 July 8. The weather forecast called for thunderstorms, so I took a rest day in Russellville at the Holiday Inn Express. It rained off and on all day. I used the time to return home excess gear, shop for supplies at Walmart and...
Progress on the BTAT

Progress on the BTAT

Russellville, Arkansas July 7, 2025 Prefatory Note. If you have suggestions for interesting places to visit in Arkansas, please share them with me: edxceo@aol.com. I’m interested in great scenery and history. Thanks for helping me create my own Burke Modified TAT...