Category: Cycling
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New Foldable Helmet Day!
I was over in San Juan on vacation, and left my folding helmet at the store by accident while I was getting groceries. Now, you might be wondering how you can forget a helmet? 🤔 its because I was just picking up some drinks for everyone, and after leaving the shop I left the helmet…
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My cross country cycling trip.
Back in 2009 I took some time off work and did a bike ride across the US, from Astoria, Oregon to Charlottesville, Virginia. I’ve gone ahead and migrated the blog over to this blog (comments and all! )and tagged them. This trip was at a time when you had to use these things called ‘paper…
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Bike Laws in Arizona
Tucson lawyer Erik Ryberg has posted that the new Arizona Driver’s Manual now includes updated messaging regarding the laws for cyclists and motorists. There are a lot of laws that motorists are not aware of very specifically mentioned such as: Motorists should give cyclists three feet when passing. Cyclists are allowed to ride in the…
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Wrapping up
3 months ago to the day I was in Oregon, getting ready for my big adventure. And now I’m finally back in Tucson! Wow, it feels like ages since I’ve been back! I’ve done so much and now I’m back on my comfy sofa. Paola is upstairs sleeping right now. She has moved in while…
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Day 88: Poquoson
Yesterday after completing my tour I biked down to Poquoson, a town about 10 miles south of Yorktown where my friend Ryan’s parents Jim and Eileen live. Jim and Ryan both worked across the river here at the NASA Langley Research Center, and Jim found a beautiful piece of land nearby and built a very…
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Day 87: Poquoson
Distance: 80 avg: 12.8 Woooooo Hooooooo!!! I’m dooooone! Yes, I have finished biking across the country! Some statistics: 4200 miles biked along the Transamerican trail. An average of 48 miles a day. Including training I biked 5690 miles since April. 236.5 dog attacks thwarted. 5 bajillion calories eaten. I broke camp, and headed out to…
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Day 86: Glendale
Distance: 83 avg: 12.8 Today I had the police called on me after attending vacation bible study. I must look pretty dangerous. Or homeless. I arrived in Glendale, which has a church which allows cyclists to stay there. But it turns out that vacation bible school was going on. So from 6:30 to 8:30 if…
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Day 85: Mineral
Distance: 56 avg: 12.2 A short day, due to the limited places to overnight in Virginia. I have a 48-mile stretch to the next town. The miles are pretty smooth, I could probably clear a 100-miler. But I might as well enjoy these last days. I’m finding myself noticing the last of things. The last…
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Day 84: Charlottesville Rest Day
The Poe exhibit was closed, but I biked over to Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson. The house is truly extraordinary and unique. Many aspects of the house were built with mechanical apparatus. In the same way we may lay cable inside walls, Jefferson built cables and pulleys inside his. His house was a showcase…
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Day 83: Charlottesville
Distance: 70 average: 9.9 Tall mountains and rain? Have I been teleported back to Oregon? The mountains are round instead of jagged, the ferns have been replaced by kudzu. At the top I watched as a cloud of mist engulfed me. I put on my booties and a jacket and kept going. Soon I was…