Day 50: 27 Feb, 49.5 miles today, 2,658.7 miles total, Sun City West, AZ Even before we got into Chandler, we’d planned to do a short day on the way out—an idea that was only… Read More »My half-assed, unedited, and poorly thought-out bike diary, part 8 (the last part)
Day 43: 20 Feb, 62.6 miles today, 2,246.8 miles total, Caballo, NM When we were planning this trip, the single most important concern was how completely out of shape we felt. Worried that we might… Read More »My half-assed, unedited, and poorly thought-out bike diary, part 7
Day 36: 13 Feb, 54.0 miles today, 1,877.9 miles total, Marathon, TX A thought that has followed me on this trip like a farm dog I just can’t shake is how much uncertainty the bicycles… Read More »My half-assed, unedited, and poorly thought-out bike diary, part 6
Day 29: 6 Feb, 39.3 miles today, 1,503.0 miles total, Fredericksburg, TX Made it about half as far as we planned today. Probably not going anywhere tomorrow. Not a great start to the week. The… Read More »My half-assed, unedited, and poorly thought-out bike diary, part 5
Day 22: 30 Jan, 60.7 miles today, 1,206.0 miles total, Cold Spring, TX Texas is a cruel state. Heartless. Arrogant. Mean-spirited. It revels in its ignorance, lumbering onward in the belief that it’s sheer size… Read More »My half-assed, unedited, and poorly thought-out bike diary, part 4
Day 15: 23 Jan, 47.8 miles today, 769.3 miles total, Reserve, LA So tired, and we didn’t even do 50 today. I feel like this is the curse of zero days: the first day back… Read More »My half-assed, unedited, and poorly thought-out bike diary, part 3
Day 8: 16 Jan, 32.1 miles today, 432.7 miles total, Crestview, FL The wind. Good god, the wind. We slept behind the firehouse in DeFuniak Springs, eschewing the tent in favor of the cement pad… Read More »My half-assed, unedited, and poorly thought-out bike diary, part 2
Day 0: 8 Jan, 0.0 miles today, 0.0 miles total, St. Augustine, FL Met one of Sean Meadow’s college friends and her boyfriend at a restaurant w/ outdoor seating. This is the second time I’ve… Read More »My half-assed, unedited, and poorly thought-out bike diary, part 1