Week 7 Bicycle Ride Across America

Day 41, May 13, Gulf Shores, AL to Milton, FL, 67 Miles. Late last night we had some excitement. At about 11pm the fire alarms went off in the motel. Paul and Keith were out of the room making phone calls to their wife and girlfriend. I went out in the hall to see if … Read more

Week 6 Bicycle Ride Across America

Day 34, May 6, Bunkie, LA, to New Roads, LA, 73 Miles. Today’s free breakfast was a sack breakfast that we took from the refrigerator in the breakfast room. It consisted of a sausage biscuit sandwich, which we heated in the microwave in our room, a Danish, and a tiny 4-ounce carton of orange juice. … Read more

Week 4 Bicycle Ride Across America

Day 20, April 22, Alpine, TX to Sanderson, TX, 83 Miles After our usual free breakfast at the hotel, we hit the road. Again we faced headwinds all day, fortunately they were much milder than the last three days. Consequently, we were able to bike a lot farther today. The last 33 miles having a … Read more

Week 3 Bicycle Ride Across America

Day 13, April 15, Silver City, NM to Hillsboro, NM, 48 Miles (If you would like to see daily video updates, follow my Facebook Page) Today we had a big hill climb and we were expecting 30 mph winds with 40 mph gusts. We started with a 10-mile drive to yesterday’s ending point, at the … Read more

Week 2 Bicycle Ride Across America

Day 6, April 8, Wickenburg, AZ to Scottsdale, AZ, 67 Miles (Follow daily video updates on my Facebook Page) After breakfast we loaded our car and drove to the spot we stopped riding yesterday, ten miles South of Wickenburg, to begin today’s ride into the Pheonix area. Our route took highway 74 for a mostly … Read more

Did You Forget to Exercise Today?

(Remember to follow my Facebook Page to get my daily video updates on our cycling adventure across America. Starting next week my Thursday blog will be a weekly update on our ride. After we finish, I will go back to my normal posts.) It is unbelievable how often I find myself saying “I forgot to … Read more