August 10 Crossing America
Port Ludlow, WA – Belfair, WA distance 59 miles Total distance traveled through today 4,103 miles, rode 3, 494 of them on my bike. Up at 5:30 this morning and Denny I headed to Port Townsend but made a wrong turn and arrived in Port Ludlow about eight, after several chaotic minutes on my part […]
FollowAugust 9 Crossing America
R&R Day, Ramblings from the Old Guy Ahhhh, I smell the fresh air of a mountain forest and feel the crisp cool morning air being warmed by the first rays of sunshine is a surreal feeling of being in paradise. That is how I felt upon wakening at Nancy and Denny’s home. After showering and […]
August 8 Crossing America
Port Townsend, WA – Port Angeles, WA, distance 50 miles I rode 48. Total distance traveled through today 3,994, on my bike 3,328. Today is the first day I’ve had to ride self-contained, that is carrying all the gear I need for the next week on my bike. I calculated 70 lbs of gear and […]
August 7 Crossing America
Orcas Island – Port Townsend, biking distance 48 miles. Total distance traveled through today 3,994 miles, on my 3,328 of them. It’s late when I posted this journal entry, I put all the pictures from our island hopping in August 6th entry. Our plan of attack for Orcas Island we’d drive to the top of […]
August 6 Crossing America
San Juan Island, WA Loop Ride, distance 26 miles Distance Traveled thru today 3,946 miles, on my bike 3,280. Larry was up at 4:30 fixing us a huge breakfast of eggs, bacon, hashbrowns with green peppers and onions, toast and coffee. With a very full stomach we were heading north to Anacortes by 6:24 AM. […]
August 3 – 5 Crossing America
Rest and Relaxation time. My back is slowly feeling better, especially after the massage, had on the 4th compliments of Larry and Charis. They even had the gal come to their home so I wouldn’t have ride in the car. On the 2rd, I took my bikes to Trailside Cyclery owned by Brian Backus in […]
August 2 Crossing America
Driving North to Seattle I sleptpretty well but oh what surprise I had when I tried to get out of my mini-van. My back and hips were giving me excruciating pain I had to hold onto the side of my car the first few steps, then snail walk to the restroom, felt like I was […]
August 1 Crossing America
San Francisco YAWM – GoldenGate Bridge Distance 15 miles, of course I rode them all. Total distance traveled Stage 1 of Crossing America 3,920 miles, rode 3,254 of them on my bike. As a crew we all arose with the anticipation and excitement of completing the final celebratory ride to and over then Golden Gate […]
July 31 Crossing America
Davis, CA – Vallejo, CA Distance 67 miles, rode all of them. Total distance traveled through today 3,905 miles, on my bike for 3,239 of them. We decided to all ride as a group today. That hadn’t worked in the past and it didn’t work today. The 30 and under group left me after the […]
July 30 Crossing America
Folsom, CA – Davis, CA Distance 44 miles, rode all Total distance through today 3,838 miles, on my bike 3,162 of them. Another easy day promised, yea right I’ll believe it after riding it. Ike and I were up at 5:30, strolled over to the I-Hop and had blueberry pancakes for breakfast and we were […]
July 29 Crossing America
Carson Pass, CA – Folsom, CA Distance 88 miles, rode them all Total miles through today 3,784, I’ve ridden my bike 3,118 of them. The ride today is mostly downhill, there is about a 600’ climb out of camp and then a couple little humps near the bottom of the mountain then it’s pretty much […]
July 28 Crossing America
Carson City, NV – Silver Lake Campground, CA Distance 70 miles, I didn’t ride. Total distance traveled through today 3,696, rode on my bike 3,030. Kind of nice I slept till 5:40 this morning, got dressed in my non-riding close, broke camp and went for a leisurely breakfast at Denny’s restaurant across from the campground. […]
July 27 Crossing America
Fallon, UT – Carson City, UT Distance 61, miles rode 28 Total miles traveled through today 3,626, on my 3,030 of them. Today I could tell you about riding from a desert environment into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. There was one pretty good climb coming out of Dayton, surprised me the […]
July 26 Crossing America
Middlegate, NV – Fallon, NV distance 52 miles and I rode them all. Total distance traveled through today 3,565, miles on my bike 3,002. Someone lied to me as we had two more passes to climb today; Drumm Pass at 4,600’ and Sand Spring Pass at 4,644’. Not big climbs and at much lower altitudes […]
July 25 Crossing America
Austin, NV – Middlegate, NV distance 64 miles, rode them all Total distance traveled through today 3,513 miles, 2,950 on my bike. OK, so I thought I’d been getting a good night sleep but last night on a pillow top mattress at the Cozy Mountain Motel was one of the best night sleeps I can […]
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