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2021 CROSS COUNTRY ADVENTURE

A day-to-day journal

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BIKES CHANGE LIVES!

Help me raise money for World Bicycle Relief

Please consider supporting my personal fundraising efforts to raise $3800 as I bike across the US. That's just $1 per mile that I plan to ride, but it translates to 25 bicycles, which can have a significant impact on the lives of those who need reliable transportation.


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Day 26: Fairmont to Austin

We didn't feel our welcome gift was sufficient, so as a second gift here's another 80 miles, but with even stronger wind. Thank you,...

Day 25: Sioux Falls, SD to Fairmont, MN

Welcome to Minnesota! And as your welcome gift we'd like to give you 125 miles of wind. Well, we made it to our 7th state. The home of...

Day 24: Mitchell to Sioux Falls

Today was a rather uneventful day. It was relatively short and flat with more wide open farmland. We did have more wind, but I think we...

Day 23: Oacoma to Mitchell

Corn Palace here we come! Who doesn't want to see a building decorated with corn?! But, the better question is, who thought of the idea?...

Day 22: Kadoka to Oacoma

Today was not a good day. I suffered from the very beginning. Yesterday's ride just took too much out of me. I had spent a lot of time at...

Day 21: Rapid City to Kadoka

What a day, What a day! It started out fast thanks to a slight downhill so we made good time to lunch, which was in Wall, SD....

Day 20: Rest Day in Rapid City, SD

Today was a rather uneventful rest day in Rapid City. It was hot and smoky so I didn't do much. I took a couple walks to do laundry and...

Day 19: Sundance, WY to Rapid City, SD

State number 6! We've made it to South Dakota and our second rest day. Today was an awesome ride. It was one of those rare days when...

Day 18: Gillette to Sundance

Today started out COLD. When we were at the hotel it seemed okay. It was 48 degrees and sunny and seemed like it would warm up quickly....

Day 17: Sheridan to Gillette

Home, home on the range, where the deer and the antelope play. Yep, we saw deer and antelope today. Lots of antelope, in fact. At one...

Day 16: Lovell to Sheridan

I'm not sure if that was sweat or tears rolling down my face. Maybe it was both. What a climb! Up and over the Big Horn Pass we went. I...

Day 15: Columbus to Lovell, WY

Welcome to Wyoming! We’ve made it to the fifth state in our journey. The morning started out a bit hectic so I thought it was going to be...

Day 14: Bozeman to Columbus

"It's just an 111 mile recovery ride." Said no one ever. Until today. I actually heard this come out of several people's mouths. To be...

Day 13: Helena to Bozeman

To be perfectly honest, I never thought I'd ride 125 miles in a single day, and I definitely never imagined I'd do it two days in a row....

Day 12: Missoula to Helena

Today was a big PB. 125 miles, which is 22 miles further than my previous longest ride. It was a long, hard ride with a 50 degree...

Day 11: Rest day in Missoula

Today was our first of four rest days. I spent the day chilling in Missoula. I walked around a bit, did my laundry, ate a lot, watched a...

Day 10: Lolo Hot Springs to Missoula

We’ve returned to the land of internet and cell phones and kale bowls. Yes, they do have kale bowls in Montana. The kale bowl and...

Day 9: Kooskia to Lolo Hot Springs

OMG! Please make the climbing stop! Luckily we get a break from climbing tomorrow with less than 600 ft of elevation gain and 1500 ft of...

Day 8: Lewiston to Kooskia

Wow! Another big day and our first official century. We were close on two previous days with 99 mile rides, but today we put in 103...

Day 7: Walla Walla to Lewiston, ID

Well, I made it to the third state, Idaho, but I completely cracked today. On paper the route seemed completely manageable. There were...

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