RIDE NOTES… Ryan Cheney, one of Bart’s new pilots in flight school at Flight Safety Int’l in Tucson, AZ delivered me 4 new heavy duty inner tubes purchased from Ajo Bikes. It was an 80 mile drive from Tucson, AZ out to me here in Wilcox, AZ. May thanks to Bart, Ryan, and Laura for…
RIDE NOTES… Woke up to 43 degrees this morning so I waited until it warmed up a bit before starting my ride from Benson, AZ to Wilcox, AZ. I started off the day with my big breakfast from McDonalds. Anyone who knows me knows that’s my #1 favorite breakfast. Its been pretty windy and I…
RIDE NOTES… Said goodbye to my trusted rental car today. It’s been 19 days and 4600 miles – it served me well. Now its entirely up to me for the next few months. Short ride to Benson, AZ today all along I-10 but there were very strong cross winds and a 1500′ elevation gain. I…
RIDE NOTES… Another day off from riding in Tucson, AZ. I finally got some time to reply to all the comments on my website. Thank you all again for the well wishes and encouragement. This has truly been a great journey so far. I went to Walmart to restock on energy drinks and snacks. I…
RIDE NOTES… Took today off from riding and stayed in Tucson, AZ. Went to Ajo Bikes to get so light maintenance done on my bike. I got my rear view mirror replaced and since the pump I have will only get the tires to about 60 or 70 psi I had the bike shop top them…
RIDE NOTES… Long hard ride today, ugh… 75 miles from Casa Grande, AZ to Tucson, AZ. Longest day of riding to date. Left early at 6:15 AM to try to take advantage of the cooler morning temperatures. A few twists and turns to get to the interstate 10 frontage roads but I made it no…
RIDE NOTES… Nice easy ride today from Gila Bend, AZ to Casa Grande, AZ. Mostly along Interstate 8 and then come on SR 84. Stopped and had some Gatorade and brownies for lunch. Somewhat of a confusing turn not marked well on 84 in Casa Grande, AZ but I figured it out and made it…
RIDE NOTES… Had a nice full breakfast at the Space Age restaurant at the Best Western and Bart drove me out to Dateland, AZ to pick up where I stopped yesterday. Another hot day but fairly easy. 50 miles in 5 hours all along I-8 into Gila Bend, AZ. Met 2 other guys on long…
RIDE NOTES… Another long day of riding (65 miles). Yuma, AZ to Dateland, AZ. Easy day of riding along the interstate today. High of 95 degrees with full sun all day. I averaged my fastest speed at over 10 MPH today. Passed through a Border Patrol checkpoint on I-8 east of Yuma, AZ and spoke briefly…
RIDE NOTES… Longest day of riding so far (69 miles). El Centro, CA to Yuma, AZ. Took several wrong turns but eventually found my way. Temps were pretty high, 90’s all day, but anyone who knows me knows that this is my kind of weather, I love the heat. Spent lots of time on frontage…
RIDE NOTES… Got up super early to go to the airport this morning to drop off Chris and then Bart brought me back to the hotel in Alpine. We left the hotel around 8AM and Bart dropped me and my bike off where I stopped riding on 15-April near Ocotillo, CA. Little bit of elevation…
RIDE NOTES… My son Bart flew in from Florida last night to follow my in the car for the first week or so just to make sure all goes to plan. No riding today so we rode up to the Julian Pie Company in Julia, CA for some apple pie. It was delicious and I…
RIDE NOTES… Started from Alpine, CA this morning. It was a long hard day due to the ups and downs. Started at 1700′ and went up and down to be at 4100′ at one point. I rode VERY close (only a couple hundred feet away) to the Mexico border today and got some good shots…
Started my coast to coast ride today from San Diego to St. Augustine, FL. Today’s portion took me as far as Alpine, CA……….
Driving from Florida to California to scout my return route. I rented a small SUV in Brooksville, FL and started my drive west to San Diego, CA with my wife on April 7, 2016. I have my bike and gear loaded in the back along with some other road trip essentials (drinks, snacks, cooler, ice,…