{"id":419,"date":"2012-07-16T13:18:45","date_gmt":"2012-07-16T18:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/?p=419"},"modified":"2012-07-16T14:34:05","modified_gmt":"2012-07-16T19:34:05","slug":"people-you-meet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/people-you-meet\/","title":{"rendered":"People You Meet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Peter-McKay.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-420\" title=\"Peter-McKay\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Peter-McKay.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Peter-McKay.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Peter-McKay-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>I met Peter McKay several weeks ago in Shelby, Montana. I has med Ken a little earlier that day. We were about to get something to eat when I saw another cycling tourist a block away. I walked over to meet him. He ate with us and then I road with him for several days.<\/p>\n<p>We met Dylan Atkinson after Havre, Montana. We all road together for a few days. Actually we camped together, since we all ride at different paces. Dylan is from San Francisco. He is a teacher. We camped together for about two weeks. I hope to catch him when I get back on the road tomorrow. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Dylan-Atkinson1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-423\" title=\"Dylan-Atkinson\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Dylan-Atkinson1.jpg\" alt=\"Dylan Atkinson\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Dylan-Atkinson1.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Dylan-Atkinson1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_427\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Robert-Kirkpatrick.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-427\" class=\"size-full wp-image-427\" title=\"Robert-Kirkpatrick\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Robert-Kirkpatrick.jpg\" alt=\"Robert Kirkpatrick\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Robert-Kirkpatrick.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Robert-Kirkpatrick-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-427\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robert Kirkpatrick<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I met Robert Kirkpatrick in Wisconsin just before crossing into Red Wing, Minnesota. We met again later and camped together.<\/p>\n<p>The day after Muscatine, Iowa, a fellow yelled out the window of his Blazer that he would see me in Reynolds. I only averaged around 10 mph so he though the would miss me. I was looking at the map across from Casey&#8217;s when he showed up. His name is Brian Parkinson. He bought me an iced tea. He is an enthusiastic cyclist, farmer and sailor ( Chicago to Mackinac solo and on a team ). We talked nearly an hour. He is riding across one state at a time as he can schedule it.<\/p>\n<p>It has been fun to meet various people and hear there stories and interests. Two more people to mention now. Outside Dakota, Minnesota I was off the route using US Highway 61 to shorten the day. I missed the last turn and ended up on Interstate. I took an exit in about a mile. I met Lauren and her dad Robin right away. They directed me to a path that put me back on the route in a few miles.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_433\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Lauren-Robin1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-433\" class=\"size-full wp-image-433\" title=\"Lauren-Robin\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Lauren-Robin1.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren and Robin\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Lauren-Robin1.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Lauren-Robin1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lauren and Robin<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I met Peter McKay several weeks ago in Shelby, Montana. I has med Ken a little earlier that day. We were about to get something to eat when I saw another cycling tourist a block away. I walked over to meet him. He ate with us and then I road with him for several days. 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