Crossing America
Discover local stops I've taken along the way.
3,020 miles total
* The ride successfully concluded *
Day 159: 1/23 Los Angeles, CA to Santa Monica Pier, CA (18.5 - cloudy)
Day 155-158: 1/19-1/22 Los Angeles, CA
Day 154: 1/18 Glendale, CA to Los Angeles, CA (9.7 - cloudy)
Day 153: 1/17 Pasadena, CA to Glendale, CA (19.5 - sunny)
Day 152: 1/16 Pasadena, CA
Day 151: 1/15 Monrovia, CA to Pasadena, CA (8.9 - sunny)
Day 150: 1/14 Claremont, CA to Monrovia, CA (18.5 - sunny)
Day 148-149: 1/12-1/13 Claremont, CA
Day 147: 1/11 Redlands, CA to Claremont, CA (41.7 - sunny)
Day 140-146: 1/4-1/10 Redlands, CA
Day 139: 1/3 Palm Springs, CA to Redlands, CA (50.2 - sunny)
Day 138: 1/2 Palm Springs, CA
Day 137: 1/1 Yucca Valley, CA to Palm Springs, CA (34.3 - sunny)
Day 136: 12/31 Yucca Valley, CA
Day 135: 12/30 Belle Campground to Yucca Valley, CA (34.5 - sunny)
Day 134: 12/29 Cottonwood Campground to Belle Campground in Joshua Tree NP, CA (29.6 - sunny, 2,200 foot climb)
Day 133: 12/28 Chiriaco Summit, CA to Cottonwood Campground in Joshua Tree NP, CA (12.3 - sunny, 1,400 foot climb)
Day 132: 12/27 Blythe, CA to Chiriaco Summit, CA (43.0 + ride at nightfall - sunny)
Day 129-131: 12/24-12/26 Blythe, CA
Day 128: 12/23 Parker, AZ to Blythe, CA (59.7 - sunny)
Day 127: 12/22 Lake Havasu City, AZ to Parker, AZ (36.1 - cloudy, windy)
Day 125-126: 12/20-12/21 Lake Havasu City, AZ
Day 124: 12/19 Kingman, AZ to Lake Havasu City, AZ (60.2 - sunny)
Day 122-123: 12/17-12/18 Kingman, AZ
Day 121: 12/16 Grand Canyon Caverns, AZ to Kingman, AZ (62.8 - sunny *2nd most miles in one day*)
Day 120: 12/15 Seligman, AZ to Grand Canyon Caverns, AZ (27.2 - bitterly cold)
Day 119: 12/14 Seligman, AZ (snowday)
Day 118: 12/13 Williams, AZ to Seligman, AZ (42.5 - sunny)
Days 116-117: 12/11-12/12 Williams, AZ (snowday)
Day 115: 12/10 Grand Canyon Village, AZ to Williams, AZ (59.8 - 20mph headwinds)
Day 114: 12/9 Flagstaff, AZ to Grand Canyon Village, AZ (ride + 18.7)
Day 113: 12/8 Flagstaff, AZ
From St. Louis, MO to Albuquerque, NM
Day 112: 12/7 Albuquerque, NM to Flagstaff, AZ (19.5 + ride)
Day 110-111: 12/5-12/6 Albuquerque, NM
Break: return to NYC for Thanksgiving
Day 108-109: 11/20-11/21 Albuquerque, NM
Day 107: 11/19 Madrid, NM to Albuquerque, NM (50.3 - sunny)
Day 106: 11/18 Santa Fe, NM to Madrid, NM (29.1 - sunny)
Day 99-105: 11/12-11/17 Santa Fe, NM
Day 98: 11/11 Santa Rosa, NM to Santa Fe, NM (0.0 - extreme headwinds 25-50mph - hitch hike to ABQ, train to SF)
Day 97: 11/10 Newkirk, NM to Santa Rosa, NM (29.4 - sunny but strong headwinds)
Day 96: 11/9 Tucumcari, NM to Newkirk, NM (33.9 - sunny but strong headwinds)
Day 95: 11/8 Tucumcari, NM
Day 94: 11/7 Adrian, TX to Tucumcari, NM (63.7 - cloudy *most miles in one day*)
Day 93: 11/6 Wildorado, TX to Adrian, TX (26.7 - sunny)
Day 92: 11/5 Amarillo, TX to Wildorado, TX (21.2 - partly sunny, 18-25 mph sustained winds)
Day 90-91: 11/3-4: Amarillo, TX
Day 89: 11/2 Groom, TX to Amarillo, TX (46.8 - sunny)
Day 88: 11/1 Shamrock, TX to Groom, TX (53.8 - sunny)
Day 87: 10/31 Elk City, OK to Shamrock, TX (59 - sunny)
Day 86: 10/30 Elk City, OK
Day 85: 10/29 Clinton, OK to Elk City, OK (31.2 - sunny)
Day 84: 10/28 El Reno, OK to Clinton, OK (45.8 - sunny)
Day 83: 10/27 Oklahoma City, OK to El Reno, OK (42 - sunny)
Day 79-82: 10/23-26 Oklahoma City, OK
Day 78: 10/22 Tulsa, OK to Oklahoma City, OK (0.0)
Day 77: 10/21 Tulsa, OK
Day 76: 10/20 Tulsa, OK to Sapulpa, OK (19 - sunny - day's ride suspended due to assault, return to Tulsa by vehicle)
Day 73-75: 10/17-19 Tulsa, OK
Day 72: 10/16 Vinita, OK to Claremore, OK (36 - sunny)
Day 71: 10/15 Miami, OK to Vinita, OK (33.6 - sunny)
Day 70: 10/14 Joplin, MO to Miami, OK (34.7 - sunny)
Day 69: 10/13 Lamar, MO to Joplin, MO (42.6 - sunny)
Day 68: 10/12 El Dorado Springs to Lamar, MO (40.1 - sunny)
Day 67: 10/11 Clinton, MO to El Dorado Springs, MO (48 - sunny)
Day 66: 10/10 Sedalia, MO to Clinton, MO (38.4 - sunny)
Day 65: 10/9 Franklin, MO to Sedalia, MO (42.4 - cloudy)
Day 64: 10/8 Jefferson City, MO to Franklin, MO (48.8 - sunny)
Day 63: 10/7 Hermann, MO to Jefferson City, MO (48.3 - partly sunny)
Day 62: 10/6 Klondike Park, MO to Hermann, MO (40 - cloudy)
Day 61: 10/5 St. Louis, MO to Augusta, MO (45.9 - sunny)
From New York, NY to St. Louis, MO
Day 55-60: 9/30-10/4 St. Louis, MO
Day 54: 9/29 Okawville, IL to St. Louis, MO (45.3 - cloudy/rainy)
Day 53: 9/28 Mount Vernon, IL to Okawville, IL (37.4 - cloudy)
Day 52: 9/27 Carmi, IL to Mount Vernon, IL (50.5 - cloudy/rainy)
Day 51: 9/26 Evansville, IN to Carmi, IL (45.7 - cloudy)
Day 50: 9/25 Santa Claus, IN to Evansville, IN (44.2 - partly sunny)
Day 49: 9/24: Corydon, IN to Santa Claus, IN (55.6 - sunny)
Day 48: 9/23: Corydon, IN
Day 47: 9/22: Louisville, KY to Corydon, IN (30.0 - sunny)
Day 45-46: 9/20-21: Louisville, KY
Day 44: 9/19: Madison, IN to Louisville, KY (48.4 - cloudy)
Day 43: 9/18: Rising Sun, IN to Madison, IN (48.2 - sunny)
Day 42: 9/17: Elizabethtown, OH to Rising Sun, IN (19 - sunny)
Day 37-41: 9/12-9/16: Cincinnati, OH
Day 36: 9/11: Cedarville, OH to Loveland, OH (51.0 - sunny/cloudy/rainy)
Day 35: 9/10: Columbus, OH to Cedarville, OH (54.4 - sunny)
Day 33-34: 9/8-9/9: Columbus, OH
Day 32: 9/7: Cambridge, OH to Columbus, OH (0.0)
Day 31: 9/6: Belmont, OH to Cambridge, OH (42.2 - sunny)
Day 30: 9/5: Wellsburg, WV to Belmont, OH (34.2 - sunny/sun showers)
Day 29: 9/4: Pittsburgh, PA to Wellsburg, WV (52.2 - sunny)
Days 24-28: 8/30-9/3: Pittsburgh, PA (rest days)
Day 23: 8/29: West Newton, PA to Pittsburgh, PA (31 - sunny)
Day 22: 8/28: Ohiopyle, PA to West Newton, PA (42.9 - sunny)
Day 21: 8/27: Meyersdale, PA to Ohiopyle, PA (41.9 - cloudy)
Day 20: 8/25: Meyersdale, PA (rest day)
Day 19: 8/25: Cumberland, MD to Meyersdale, PA (32.7 - sunny)
Day 18: 8/24: Paw Paw, WV to Cumberland, MD (30.6 - sunny)
Day 17: 8/23: Licking Creek Campground, MD to Paw Paw, WV (42.2 - sunny)
Day 16: 8/22: Bolivar, WV to Licking Creek Campground, MD (42.5 - sunny)
Day 14-15: 8/20-21: Harpers Ferry and Bolivar, WV (rest days)
Day 13: 8/19: White's Ferry, MD to Harpers Ferry, WV (26.4 miles - partly sunny)
Day 12: 8/18: Washington, D.C. to White's Ferry, MD (35.1 miles - partly sunny)
Day 9, 10, 11: 8/15-17 Washington, D.C. and Arlington, VA (rest days)
Day 8: 8/14: Annapolis, MD to Washington, D.C. (40 miles - sunny)
Day 7: 8/13: Denton, MD to Annapolis, MD via Bay Bridge in taxi (37 miles - sunny)
Day 6: 8/12: Lewes, DE to Denton, MD via Milford, DE (22 miles - sunny)
Day 5: 8/11: West Cape May, NJ to Lewes, DE via ferry (14.5 miles - sunny/rainy)
Day 4: 8/10: Atlantic City, NJ to West Cape May, NJ (45.3 miles - cloudy)
Day 3: 8/9: Manahawkin, NJ to Atlantic City, NJ (47.5 miles - sunny)
Day 2: 8/8: Lavallette, NJ to Manahawkin, NJ (34.9 miles - sunny)
Day 1: 8/7: New York, NY to Lavallette, NJ via ferry to Atlantic Highlands, NJ (38 miles - sunny)