Today we went up and down about 140 hills on a 75 mile ride from Chillicothe to Kirksville, Missouri. That’s a lot of hills. They weren’t just easy rollers, either: many were grades of >10%, which is pretty steep for a road bike. And it was sunny and hot. Several riders thought today was the…

Every March 15 the buzzards return to Hinckley, Ohio; every March 19 the swallows return to San Juan Capsitrano, California; and every June 2 Crossroads returns to Maysville, Missouri. Maysville is a small town, but to them we’re just as big a deal as the buzzards. First we’re met at the school with curious looks…

The second radio station in Topeka, WREN, installed this bird statue on its roof in 1947. It was taken down in 1993 when the station changed its call letters. It was created in the 1930s when the station was located in Lawrence, Kansas. Chad and I were too tired yesterday to make a special trip…