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CROSSING AMERICA BY BICYCLE

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Rest day in Salt Lake City

I enjoyed a relaxed pace to the day, spending as long as I want on breakfast. There was time for a little tour of downtown Salt Lake. The...

The Salt Flats of Utah

June 12 Day 11 117 miles This was our longest day yet, and it was long indeed. It is more than I have ridden in...

Nevada Stretches On and On

June 11 Day 10 107 miles We rode from Elko to Wendover,NV. It was all highway riding, with little head wind...

Up and Over to Elko

June 10 Day 9 74 miles It feels like we are getting into a routine; Bike...Eat...Bike...Eat...Bike...Wash...Rinse....

Battle Mountain Here We Come

June 9 Day 8 55miles We started late again due to morning cold temperatures, as low as the 30s. It warmed up pretty...

To Winnemucca, NV

73 miles June 8 Another solid day of riding through the dry scrublands of Nevada. It was a cool day....

Where is Lovelock NV?

-92 miles- This was one long day. We had one last glimpse of the snowy Sierras before leaving Sparks, NV. We rode on Route 80 for much of...

From Truckee to Mt Rose via Lake Tahoe

We had another amazing day of riding, first through a small ravine, and then by bike path along the shore of Lake Tahoe. What a...

Auburn to Truckee via Donner Pass

72 miles This has to be one of the more memorable days of the trip. We started in the low dry country in Auburn and traveled 72 miles,...

To Auburn Via the American River

50 miles We left the urban strip in Sacramento, and were immediately on a tree lined bike path stretching 20 plus miles along the...

On to Sacramento

68 miles We continued cycling eastward (our only direction henceforth), into the drier, agricultural central part of the state. There are...

Across The Golden Gate Bridge

Wow. What a day of riding. I don't think that I have been on a ride with such variety. After a team photo, we set out under gray skies,...

Putting the pieces together

Our group has arrived and assembled in San Francisco. My bicycle is here, in pieces, and has been put together. We have our route planned...

The Trip Begins

I leave for San Francisco on May 31, and rendezvous with fellow cyclists for the start of a cross country bicycle trip, ending in...

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