Across The Great Divide: A Reporter, A Bicycle & 900 Miles Listening To Small Town America

Across the great divide. 900 miles on bicycle listening to small-town America. Illustration of a cyclist riding a bike up a hill.

Nate Hegyi, rural reporter for the Mountain West News Bureau, is embarking on a 900-mile cycling trip crisscrossing the continental divide in August and September, interviewing and listening to Americans ahead of the 2020 election. You can follow Nate in his updates below, or on social media, an online blog and this “Where Is He Now?” map.

Day 20: If You Live In The Rural West, You Better Fit The Part

Nate Hegyi

Nate Hegyi, rural reporter for the Mountain West News Bureau , is embarking on a 900-mile cycling trip crisscrossing the continental divide in August...