After a week on the road and a little inflammation in the knee, I arrived at my dear friends, the Boutcher's home in Sterling, VA. I haven't seen Eric and Elise since Memorial Day of 2016. At that time they just had their son, Dean, and with the recent addition of twins, are up to... Continue Reading →
Computer access two days in a row, oh boy!!! Day 7: Tuesday, May 16 - Hot & Hilly Leisurely woke up when my gracious hosts were getting ready for work. After a comfortable night's rest and weirdly doing laundry at 11:30 pm, throwing things in the dryer at 1:20 am, all personal belongings were spoken... Continue Reading →
Where does the time go?! I have made great progress this week, up to roughly 230 miles. I am a day behind when it comes to geographical location. The weather was a bit off and some possible tendinitis in my knee were the main culprits, but in the end I think it worked out for... Continue Reading →
I made it to Philly! Had a great stop in Princeton to split up mileage. Also lucked out on weather considering it was low 60's and a mix of sun and overcast skies. Here is a rundown of each day. If there are spelling mistakes or wonky sentences, I wrote this on my phone without... Continue Reading →
My equivalent of dipping the back wheel into the Atlantic. All I had was an East River and a pier.
For those of you that have Google music or are Beastie Boys fans, "I went AWOOOOOL"!! My XL Specialized AWOL arrived to City Bicycles this weekend, I test rode it Monday, had some racks and a new saddle put on and was able to roll home Tuesday afternoon. After months of test rides, pestering bike shop employees, self... Continue Reading →
Just over two weeks, 15 days, remain for my time in New York! Plenty to do, fortunately the remaining time is all to myself, save a few happy hours, a wedding and my last fundraising kick off party. Â Free time will be spent planning routes, getting last minute travel/touring items, seeing friends, training, reading and... Continue Reading →
UPDATE - I LOVE my AWOL. It fit perfectly and took me 4,100 miles across the US with style and grace! The day I shipped it back from Portland to New York made me very sad to be without it for a day let alone the week to ship. WARNING: Lengthy Post!! The last time... Continue Reading →
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