Day 48 – Open Spaces; Pony Express
Desolate Beauty About 5 miles outside of Fallon, NV, I entered the basin/ridges of central Nevada. As I looked at the horizon, I wondered how the road would take me.…
Day 47 – Doesn’t get much better than this
A Nice Rancher In leaving Carson City, a little bit on the road and then mostly on the bike path. The path crossed private property, so this was how people…
Dy 46 – Climb until you can’t; Lake Tahoe; We’re not in California anymore
The American River While climbing to the Echo Pass summit, I did manage to take a couple stops along the river. I definitely could have gone for a cooling dip…
Day 45 – Behind and Ahead; Loving the Rails to Trails; Catching up to the Pony Express
View from where I was Today was a lot of climbing. For the most part, it wasn't too bad. Unfortunately, I could not ride on US-50 since they made it…
Day 44 – Just about a perfect day to ride; A pleasant odor; Some sights; Some thoughts
60 Miles Today was just about a perfect a day to cycle. This was pretty much the terrain for all of today. I did miss my riding companion of the…
Day 43 – A Climb from the Coast; Into the flats
My Navigator, Luke It was a foggy and chilly start to today's ride. But it did warm up nicely and we shed the extra layer. Luke road with me again…
Day 42 – Start at Golden Gate Bridge; A Wonderful Guide
Golden Gate Bridge Park Since I ended my route on the east coast at the iconic Atlantic City Boardwalk, I decided to start my west coast route at the iconic…
Day 41 – Crossing the Country (By Air); Bay Area
As we flew from Philadelphia to Oakland, I looked down with a thought different than I've ever had before while flying. For the western part of the flight, I had…
Day 40 – An Interesting Day of Travel
Diane and I said our farewells to brother and nephew and drove back to Philadelphia. Part of the drive was on the same road I had cycled on two days…
Day 39 – Electronics of the trip; Some time off; Getting ready to head west
Electronics When I first started cycling over several days, I had a map and a phone. Now this is what I charge up every evening. My phone (which is taking…