In Omaha, I stayed with a really genuine and friendly guy named Pete Bataillon. Pete is going to be leaving in a week to do the "Texas 4000" a cycling fundraiser in which the participants ride from Austin, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska. They are donating all of the funds raised to the American Cancer Society for research in fighting cancer.
Pete was a great host, and took me out for dinner on Wednesday night. He gave me some tips on where to go in Omaha the next day. I had some errands to run and things to do. I went to this really cool coffee house and spent some time there on the net.
On Thursday night, Pete and I participated in the local "Taco Ride." Rated as one of the best weekly bike rides in the world, the Taco Ride goes from Nebraska to Omaha. At the end of the run everyone goes to this restaurant, eats tacos, and drinks beer and margaritas. Then everyone heads back to Omaha. It was lots of fun, except when Pete dislocated his shoulder. We had stopped to rest for a few minutes, and there was some really slippery mud on the side of the road. Thankfully, another rider was really familiar with how to set a shoulder back in place and she helped us out. Pete seemed okay afterward, although he did say it hurt this morning. At the restaurant, I helped Pete run a raffle to raise money for his trip. (www.tacoride.com)
On Friday morning I made my way to Denver, CO...
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