by sara dykman
So there I was, back in high school, doing what scared me most in high school: standing up in front of the class and giving a speech. Only this time, standing in front of a familiar classroom, talking to one of my favorite teachers and 20 high school students, I wasn’t scared. I [...]
Posts from ‘March, 2011’
Mar 30
Biking Home
Mar 24
Greetings from Kansas City
by Sara Dykman
The last few weeks have been especially fun for me, as we have been biking through my home turf. We made it to St. Louis and took a ride up into the arch, thanks in large part to the $100 bill I found in Illinois. From St. Louis and the “gateway [...]
Mar 15
The Katy Trail
by Sara Dykman
Something isn’t right. I haven’t held my breath as a car charges by, I haven’t heard or said “car back” today, and not one car has gunned it on an I-can’t-believe-you-are-passing-me-right-now-double-yellow-blind corner. It is quiet without the passing cars, and we can ride side by side and search for a story or idea [...]
Mar 09
Lightning strikes Missouri’s high point
by Matt Schiff
Lightning strikes and something dies. That must be how it works. Each bolt has a target, a seek and destroy mission, and with each tent illuminating flash and ground shaking rumble, one site is crossed off the list. I’m on that list for sure. It’s just a matter of honing in, dropping a [...]
Mar 05
Arkansas
by Sara Dykman
Tonight is our last night in Arkansas. We have been in our 39th state for just under two weeks now. I figured by the 39th state that they might begin to bleed together, but I can’t say they have. Sure the southeastern states have had a lot in common, but I have found [...]
