Monthly Archives: March 2011

Completed a 63 mile ride today culminated with a 6 mile climb with gradient between 5 and 7.5 percent. It was the most physically challenging thing I have done in my life. I evidently am not drinking enough fluids as … Continue reading →

Five Star Hotel in Salome As planned, we completed a 61 mile trip today. We expected it to be relatively easy, but the ride involved 2500 ft of climbing.  It took us almost 6 hours to complete the trip. We … Continue reading →

We completed a 106 mile ride today from Indio to Blythe.  It was extremely challenging.  We left the hotel very early this morning as we saw the sun rising as we entered onto the main highway. We traveled first to … Continue reading →

We left the hotel later today as we only intended on riding about 60 miles.  As we left the parking lot, we noticed a very stong west wind. We abandoned our plans to meander along side roads and opted instead … Continue reading →

We completed a 94 ride today from Costa Mesa to Banning, California. The first 30 miles were delightful as we traveled along a scenic and well maintained bike pathway called the Santa Ana Trail.  The remaining 60 plus miles got progressively … Continue reading →

I left Toledo this morning at 6:00a.m heading to DTW Airport. It was 20 degrees.  I had my multi-purpose bike tool confiscated at Detroit security and that turned out to be the only negative occurrence for the entire day.   I landed at … Continue reading →

Once I made the commitment to this cross-country cycle trip, I immediately began to work on getting ready.   I have delineated the trip preparation into the following categories: Training Route Selection and Timing the Trip Selecting the Best Bicycle Equipping My … Continue reading →

In August of 2010, during a casual phone conversation with my old friend, Dan Peirce, I committed to riding a bicycle across the United States.  I recall the discussion clearly. Dan was talking about all the great adventures we had together during our younger days and I made … Continue reading →