Week 4: WY-CO

Written By Kelsey McFalls

Total Mileage: 1,534 mi
Total Elevation: 66,168 ft
Flat Tires: 6
Mental Breakdowns: 1
(all totals are cumulative)

Pat had another tough week. He had to take a significant detour into Colorado because of bad weather, dealt with a string of motel stays (also weather-related), and got several flat tires thanks to puncturevine burrs (aka goatheads).

That said, the kindness of strangers remains a major highlight. All kinds of people have stepped in to help, whether it’s handing him homemade beef jerky on the side of the road or offering him shelter to dry his gear. While taking shelter from the weather, Pat met Garrett, who recommended that he head to Pedal House in Laramie, WY, to replace his bike tubes. Garrett then surprised him by calling ahead and paying for the tubes in advance. The kind folks at Pedal House also gave Pat a free beer and a set of tire levers.

In Week 5, Pat heads to Nebraska and hopes to get back on track to Kansas.

Highlights: 6 AM - 7:30 AM when there was no wind

Lowlights: 7:31 AM - 5:59 AM wind

This week, he ate:

  • Eggs, potatoes, fruit (hotel breakfast)

  • Raisin and spice oatmeal mixed into my coffee

  • 1 burrito

  • 2 egg & bacon burritos

  • 2 bean & cheese burritos

  • Food truck bean burrito

  • Tuna wrap

  • Bowl of cereal

  • Maple syrup shot

  • Fruit parfait

  • 6 bananas

  • 2 avocados

  • 1 apple

  • Fruit (from hotel breakfast)

  • Kale salad kit (the whole bag)

  • Salad

  • 2 yogurts

  • 2 cheesecake parfaits

  • 3 cheese sticks

  • 3 bagels

  • 1 bag of hard tortilla shells

  • 1 bag of sweet potato chips

  • Salt & pepper chips

  • Another bag of chips

  • 2 bags of Fritos

  • 3 bags of peanut M&Ms

  • Snickers

  • Ice cream sandwich

  • Giant cookie

  • Cream-filled cookie

  • Egg & cheese sandwich

  • Cheeseburger

  • Cheeseburger with bacon

  • Another cheeseburger with fries

  • Veggie sub sandwich

  • 4 pouches of tuna

  • Dehydrated fajita mix

  • 1 700-calorie energy bar

  • 13 energy bars

  • 1 box of Dave’s Killer Bread protein bars

  • Cliff Bar gel blocks

  • Sports beans

  • 6 energy bites

  • Cheese fries

  • Pistachios

  • 1/2 of a cherry pie

Kelsey McFalls
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