Bike Across America – 2024

Woke up with the sun and did my morning routine. Ate a big breakfast and then packed my gear. Saw my four cyclist friends from the night before on my way out and was able to chat with them again and show them my bike setup. I also chatted with the lady at the front […]

I slept great – 9 1/2 hours uninterrupted. Back felt great. I did my morning routine and packed up my clean clothes that I had washed the night before. There wasn’t any breakfast at the hotel (their restaurant is being renovated) and nothing in town was open on a Sunday morning. So I ate half

I posted yesterday’s blog post mid-afternoon thinking that I was going to have a quiet, boring evening alone. However, a couple of things happened yesterday that I wanted to share before starting on today. This campground I’m at is mostly RV’s with hookups for utilities and retired people live here April through October. The campground

Last night, the forecast was calling for rain starting around 7:30. I woke up at 4:40 and the rain was now starting at 5:00. So I went around my camp to make sure everything was ready for rain. I moved my bike into a nearby shelter to keep it out of the rain. Like a

I woke up early and did my morning routine. Made it to breakfast when they opened at 6:00. Ate a huge breakfast to fuel up for the day. I was biking by 7:00. The weather was great! High 50’s to start with a high of 75. Almost no wind. It was a fast, mostly downhill

Today was an off day. I wanted to recover a little from the last four days of biking and it was forecast to be a rainy day. Never trust a weather forecast! It turned out to be a nice day…but I still needed to rest my body. The hotel has an excellent breakfast with made

Lucy at the Connellsville Bed & Breakfast made an excellent breakfast! Blueberry pancakes, eggs, ham, fresh fruit, OJ, teas…the works. She even gave me seconds. She got up a little bit earlier, so that I could get on the trail sooner in hopes of avoiding the rain that was forecast for the day. We also

I got up early and did my morning routine, then had breakfast at the hotel. Was glad to see my bunk mates from Hancock at breakfast and talk to them one last time. Over the last three days, they gave me some good tips on bike touring that I will use. I started biking at

I slept with 4 young women last night. In the bunkhouse. There were 8 bunk beds, and I was at one end, and they were at the other. 🙂 They were touring the C&O trail together, but arrived separately due to mechanical issues. I met the first one before I went to dinner, the second

I woke up at 5:00, did my morning routine, and got breakfast at the diner that is attached to the hotel. I also asked them to make me a sandwich to go to eat later on the trail. I finished packing up my gear and was on the trail by 7:00. It was a cold