I knew that at the end of this ride I would either have an obsession for cycling or thoroughly despise it. Well the verdict is in and we both enjoy biking more than ever before. We’ve gone on a few rides since being back, and visited the old challenges, namely Peacock hill and Springfield hill. These terrains just aren’t what they used to be. We so enjoy the feeling of our own bodies propelling us forward down a new road. That being said we’d love to go on another tour, however we’ll have to wait for comp time to rack up. There is a trail that goes along the Great Lakes; we’ve thought about taking a couple weeks off in summer and doing the stretch along Lake Michigan. Finding and exploring new roads, people, and sights was what made our trip inciting (both in the positive and negative sense). In a romantic sense it was like the US acreage was Professor Kirke’s musty mansion and we were the Pevensie children poking around and seeing what we could find. Each campsite had to be explored, water and bathroom of choice were noted, and land surveyed for the tent location.
Until we can get back on road by means of vacation time or winning the Powerball we’ll be living the adult life once more. Josh is training under my father to be certified as a soils specialist in the state of Illinois. In about three or four years he’ll be done and eventually become partners in my dad’s small business of soil analysis. I will be starting my masters program and assistantship at Illinois State University in a couple weeks. I am very excited for this opportunity which I never thought would happen. My focus will be English and in that medieval literature. While taking classes I will also be teaching a freshman composition course.
While we wait to hit the road as touring cyclist you will still be able to find us on some back road in Illinois. Thus ends this adventure, but I’m sure another is just down the road, behind that grain bin maybe or just on the other side of those trees.
Until we can get back on road by means of vacation time or winning the Powerball we’ll be living the adult life once more. Josh is training under my father to be certified as a soils specialist in the state of Illinois. In about three or four years he’ll be done and eventually become partners in my dad’s small business of soil analysis. I will be starting my masters program and assistantship at Illinois State University in a couple weeks. I am very excited for this opportunity which I never thought would happen. My focus will be English and in that medieval literature. While taking classes I will also be teaching a freshman composition course.
While we wait to hit the road as touring cyclist you will still be able to find us on some back road in Illinois. Thus ends this adventure, but I’m sure another is just down the road, behind that grain bin maybe or just on the other side of those trees.