Welcome to Mad Cyclist   It is only man who care to mount these bycycles, and perverting his legs into crank pins, to spin in dizzy mazes around a limited arena in concentric circles until machine and man come down in one chaotic mass; or else, to career through space when the field of action is in the open air, entirely at the mercy of the wooden and iron fiend that bears him forward, until his career is arrested by some friendly obstruction. We maintain that it could only enter into the heart of man to conceive this thing, and that none but men (or women) could carry out the idea. (Kevin J. Hayes, "An American Cycling Odyssey, 1887") Aptly said, in our opinion! :) This website was designed as 'A Place for Bike Touring Enthusiasts'. Okay, well really it is a place for those of you, like us, are interesting in the adventure and challenge created by biking insane quantities of miles each day and seeing cool sites along the way! Some general housekeeping for those of you that are tracking us! You can leave us a message by calling (970) 223-6951. We will be (hopefully) checking this voicemail each evening, unless we are technilogically unable to accomplish the task. You may also reach us via Emily's cell phone, which if you need to reach us quickly, you already have the number!! Also, track our progress via this site by looking under Destinations->COVA->Daily. We hope you find this site fun and helpful. We always appreciate suggestions and comments. We will get back to everyone. We will be checking the email while we are out and about. Email us @ madcyclist@email.com.