I finished my masters degree in May 2013, and had the opportunity to take a cross country bicycle trip. After flying with my bike to Los Angeles, I took off for Boston. I decided to post to my website each day to keep my friends and family informed, and to make something of a scrap book to look back at after the trip was over. These pages document my trip. I hope they are as fun to read as they were to live.
- Day 0 -- Preparation
- Day 1-- Santa Monica CA to Beaumont CA -- A long initiation
- Day 2 -- Beaumont CA to Mojave Desert CA -- Lots of wind
- Day 3 -- Mojave desert to Parker AZ -- Lots of sand
- Day 4 -- Parker AZ to Lake Havasu AZ -- A short day
- Day 5 -- Lake Havasu AZ to Kingman AZ -- An uphill climb
- Day 6 -- Kingman AZ to Seligman AZ -- First rain
- Day 7 -- Seligman AZ to Flagstaff AZ -- More uphill
- Day 8 -- Flagstaff AZ to Holbrook AZ -- Interstate
- Day 9 -- Holbrook AZ to Gallup NM -- Time change
- Day 10 -- A day of rest
- Day 11 -- Gallup NM to Route 66 travel center NM -- Crossing the divide
- Day 12 -- Travel center to Moriarty NM -- Off the interstate
- Day 13 -- Moriarty NM to Santa Rosa NM -- A free ride
- Day 14 -- Santa Rosa NM to Vega TX -- Everything is bigger, especially the pigs
- Day 15 -- Vega TX to Amarillo TX -- Goodbye interstate
- Day 16 -- Amarillo TX to Higgins TX -- Family at the donut shop
- Day 17 -- Higgins TX to Seiling OK -- Rolling rolling rolling
- Day 18 -- Seiling OK to Stillwater OK -- Oklahoma rainstorm
- Day 19 -- Stillwater OK to Tulsa OK -- The best bike shop
- Day 20 -- Tulsa OK to Fairland OK -- Threatening skies
- Day 21 -- Fairland OK to Strafford MO -- Not according to plan
- Day 22 -- Strafford MO to Richland MO --My first flat
- Day 23 --Richland MO to Cuba MO -- Country roads
- Day 24 -- Cuba MO to Robertsville MO -- Riding the storm out
- Day 25 -- Robertsville MO to St. Louis MO -- More rain and a mini railroad
- Day 26 -- St. Louis MO to Effingham IL -- From west to east
- Day 27 -- Effingham IL to Terre Haute IN -- The final time zone
- Day 28 -- Terre Haute IN to Indianapolis IN -- A rainy forecast
- Day 29 -- Indianapolis IN to Richmond IN -- The biggest garage sale I've ever seen
- Day 30 -- Richmond IN to Dayton OH -- A riding partner
- Day 31 -- Dayton OH to Columbus OH -- Meeting up with my inspiration
- Day 32 -- Columbus OH to Newcomerstown OH -- Slow going
- Day 33 -- Newcomerstown OH to Canonsburg PA -- A three state day
- Day 34 -- Canonsburg PA to Verona PA -- Friends in Pittsburgh
- Day 35 -- Verona PA to Ebensburg PA -- Tunnel terrain
- Day 36 -- Ebensburg PA to State College PA --Bicycling directions are in beta
- Day 37 -- State College PA to Nescopeck PA --Appalachians continue
- Day 38 -- Nescopeck PA to East Stroudsburg PA -- Monsoon season part I
- Day 39 -- East Stroudsburg PA to New Milford CT -- A four state day
- Day 40 -- New Milford CT to Stafford Springs CT -- New England hills
- Day 41 -- Stafford Springs CT to Douglas MA -- Final state
- Day 42 -- Douglas MA to Boston MA --Finish line (oh my gosh, I actually made it)
- Wrapping up and thanks
- Statistics and suggestions