4,269 miles, 65 days, 5 pairs of sunglasses, 4 flat tires, 3 cell phones, 2 pairs of gloves, one shattered boy. Just kidding. It’s been a heck of a trip! I’v...

How much training is required to bike for months on end? Months on end? A ride here and there? None at all? This was undoubtedly the most common question I w...

8:30am - I left Olney for Carlyle early the next morning after a restful nights sleep in a queen size bed. I had to be in St. Louis by Thursday night, day af...

7:15am - Add soggy paperweight to the list of my phone’s functions, as by morning it still wouldn’t turn on despite spending the night in a bag of rice. I sa...

8:20 am - Storm and Tanner were up before I was and had already whipped up coffee, eggs, and toast. I was groggy, hungry, and grateful. They offered to ride ...

7:10 am - On Day 9 I set out for Berea, a quaint college town nestled on the other side of the Daniel Boone National Forest and what remained of Appalachia. ...

7:15 am - The second week begins in Lookout, KY after a wonderful sleep in a real bed at the Freeda Harris Baptist center. Despite its locale in one of the p...

7:52 am - I woke up feeling cozy and refreshed on the chapel floor in the Elk Garden Community Church/Bike Hostel. After packing up and wolfing down a couple...

6:46 am - The storm never came last night. Starting to take my weather app with a grain of salt. Woke and packed up pretty early, as its always nice to get d...

8:33 am - I slept in late, latest of the trip so far, but after a long day I cut myself some slack. When I walked upstairs Kim and her kids were getting read...

7:16 am - I woke up early, refreshed and ready to ride after a shorter day the day before. I left Melissa’s at 8am, and quickly reached Buchanan, where I’d ...

7:49 am -The rain continued all through the night. By morning, nearly ten inches had fallen. Trees were down, many of the roadways were flooded – not looking...

9am – thunderstorms. 10am – thunderstorms. 12pm – thunderstorms. 3pm – thunderstorms. Wednesday, May 30th, my 25th birthday (I'd totally forgotten about unti...

“What do you mean, ‘what do I mean’?” the ticket agent snapped, after telling me “They cut it” when I’d asked him where to load my bike onto the Amtrak. “You...

Put in my notice at work today, told them my plan. Coffee and anxiety are a less-than-pleasant combination. “Get up, get down. Get up, get down. Feel the tur...

“If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine - it’s lethal.” – Paulo Coelho There is something to be said about how risk averse we become the more comfo...