– Vicksburg, Mississippi to Denton, Texas – I’m almost sad that we didn’t run this morning, now that I’ve been through Vicksburg National Military Park. I think it would’ve been cool to do. While I do regret the fact that we didn’t get to see the park on a run, I don’t regret the fact…

– Tupelo, Mississippi to Vicksburg, Mississippi – Well, I can’t say we had the greatest run today. Running doesn’t seem to be very popular in Tupelo, and is at least unpopular enough that they really don’t have any infrastructure for it. I guess that isn’t totally surprising. Mississippi isn’t exactly Colorado. Anyone that runs here…

– Memphis, Tennessee to Tupelo, Mississippi – Our hotel last night was less than stellar. I guess our neighbors got kicked out of their room at about 4am this morning, after multiple incidents of loudness and disruptions in the room and the hall outside. About 4am, we finally heard an argument, and then blissful silence….

– Denton, Texas to Memphis, Tennessee – So this is a departure from the norm for us- going east on a trip? We almost always go west, as our frequent followers will no doubt have noticed. In fact, we discussed going west, or south to the beach, but in the end we decided that we…

– Roswell, New Mexico to Denton, Texas – Well, getting in so late and going to bed around midnight last night caught up with us. When our alarm went off this morning to get our butts out of bed and go run, we just couldn’t do it. It was still dark out, and we were…

– Mesa, Arizona to Roswell, New Mexico – It has been a very long day. We have packed way too many things into one 5-day trip. I wish we could’ve done 6 days, or even 7. Alas, Mark and I are teaching a Software Carpentry event on Wednesday and Thursday, so we will just have…

– Tucson, Arizona to Mesa, Arizona – Well, we did it. We found some flowers in the desert, so our trip has at least lived up to its name. They weren’t everywhere, and it certainly wasn’t a super bloom, but we definitely got to see some flowering cactus and some wildflowers. Success! Today ended up…

– El Paso, Texas to Tucson, Arizona – Well, today didn’t go as planned. It was also a very long day, even though we did not run this morning, and made it out of our hotel at a reasonable hour. We got up at 5, we showered and had our hotel breakfast, and we hustled…

– Denton, Texas to El Paso, Texas – The name of this trip is somewhat hopeful, I suppose. In years past, Mark and I have heard about super blooms of flowers in the desert this time of year, and tried on several occasions to plan spur of the moment trips to places like Death Valley…

– Santa Fe, New Mexico to Denton, Texas – I love running in Santa Fe. We’ve gotten so used to the route now. I think we have run in Santa Fe the most out of almost any city, save for Denton and maybe Beggs, where Mark’s parents live. As always, the altitude is pretty different…