July 18 Crossing America
Escalante, UT – Red Canyon, UT Distance 56 miles, rode 28 of them. Total distance traveled to date 3,023 miles, on my bike 2,501 of them. I may have to add “Hitchin’ A Ride, Hitchin A Ride” to my crossing America as I didn’t do much riding today. Left camp at 5:50 AM as wanted […]
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Escalante, UT Took a day off. Did two days in one to enjoy a well needed day of rest. You would think by now the riding would be getting easier to handle but it’s not. The terrain of Utah is rugged and has as many steep climbs, not to mention the distance and pace is […]
July 16 Crossing America
Hartsville, UT – Escalante, UT Distance 112 miles, rode on my bike 78 miles Total distance traveled thru today 2,967 miles, 2,473 rode on my bike. Today our ride was to be from Hartsville to Oak Creek Campground, 8 miles short of the summit of Boulder Mountain and almost all of which is uphill, mountain, […]
July 15 Crossing America
Hite Rec. Area, UT – Hanksville, UT Distance 52 miles rode them all. Total distance traveled through today 2,855 miles, on my bike 2,395. What a wake-up call I got this morning. I heard this loud cracking sound, sat up just in time to see a huge section, maybe the size of a full size […]
July 14 Crossing America
Blanding, UT – Hite Recreation Area, UT Distance 80 miles, I rode 52. Total distance traveled through today 2,803, on my bike 2,343. Blanding, UT – Hite Recreation Area, UT Distance 80 miles, I rode 52. Total distance traveled through today 2,803, on my bike 2,343. Have I mentioned what an idiot I am when […]
July 13 Crossing America
Delores, CO – Blanding Utah Distance 84 miles and I rode them all Total distance traveled through today 2,723 miles, on my bike 2,291. Its official miracles do happen. I have managed to live to age 65. For years I didn’t think I’d make it to 35. At our 45th high school reunion last fall […]
July 12 Crossing America
Telluride, CO – Delores, CO, distance 63 miles, I rode all of them. Total miles traveled through today 2,639, on my bike 2,207. Up at 6:20 and at the Gondola station just as they opened at 7:00 AM. Ike was there and he and I were the first two riders of the day. The day […]
July 11 Crossing America
Our one and only day of REST and long over due in my opinion. It felt so good. Slept in until 6:30 but did wake up at 5:00 AM, what a pleasure to roll over and continue sleeping. At 7:15 Trish phoned to say she and Aaron were ready for breakfast. We went to the […]
July 10 Crossing America
Montrose, CO – Telluride, CO Distance 66 miles, rode my bike 61 Total Miles traveled through today 2,576, on my bike 2,144. Whew Wee! The Rockies threw almost everything it has at us today and I still survived. I wanted to get an early start to enjoy the afternoon in Telluride that was the plan […]
July 9 Crossing America
Gunnison, CO – Montrose, CO Distance 64 miles, I rode all of them. Total distance through today 2,510 miles ridden on by bike 2,083. The first 25 miles of today’s ride took us along the Blue Mesa Reservoir in the Curecanti National Recreation Area along US Hwy. 50. The terrain was gently rolling hills and […]
July 8 Crossing America
Monarch Pass, CO – Gunnison Distance 49 miles, rode 49 miles Total miles traveled through today 2,446, rode on my bike 2,019. Another night without sleep due to the headache which never fully went away from last night, why did I not keep my Netty Pot with me? We all met at 7:00 AM for […]
July 7 Crossing America
Westcliff, CO – Monarch Pass Campground, CO Distance 70 miles, rode 52 miles. Total distance traveled through today 2,397 miles, by bike 1,970. One of the worse nights ever tossing and turning wishing someone would just shoot me and put me out of my misery. My head felt like it was going to explode from […]
July 6 Crossing America
Pueblo, CO – Westcliff, CO Distance 61 miles, rode 61 miles Total distance traveled 2,397 miles, on bicycle 1,970. On the road at 8:20 AM the first 6 ½ miles was like a leisurely Sunday afternoon ride then the hills began. The first break stop was at 32 miles at a nice Country store which […]
July 5 Crossing America
Pueblo, CO Service Day, Distance -0- Ah! Slept in till 6:00AM felt so good, even more so knowing I won’t be cranking out any miles today. I did have a very busy day beginning with a small continental breakfast, and then taking my mini-van to a Dodge dealer for a 105,000 mile service, back to […]
July 4 Crossing America
Ordway, CO – Pueblo, CO Distance 50 miles, rode 23. Total distance through today 2,266, ridden on bike 1,857 Arriving atlast night’s campsite, a mobile home/RV park, I was less then enthused with the accommodations. Amanda was busy picking up trash from around our intended area. Instead of grass we would be on sage stubble […]
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