What Actually DID Go Wrong
The 7 worst things that happened to me during my cross-country bike tour There’s a lot of fear surrounding travel ...
10 MORE Warm Encounters on Warmshowers
Meet the superstar hosts I stayed with along the TransAmerica Bicycle Route Free hospitality exchange is alive and well in ...
12 Symptoms of Bike Tour Withdrawal
I’ve diagnosed myself with a case of the post-tour blues Seasoned cyclists warned me it would be hard to rejoin ...
9 Books to Read on a Cross-America Bike Tour
Books that fueled and enlightened my solo bike tour through Deep America Books move me. They figuratively move me as ...
My Cross-America Bicycle Tour in Numbers
58 data points from my summer-long bike tour on the TransAmerica Route People often ask for numbers. The most common ...
Yorktown, Virginia: The Endpoint of My TransAmerica Bicycle Route
I reached Yorktown, VA and celebrated my completion of a cross-country bicycle tour. Cheers to victory! A common question during ...
Damascus, Virginia: The Friendliest Town on the Appalachian Trail (and the TransAmerica)
I took a day off in Damascus, Virginia (a.k.a. Trail Town, USA) to sample the Virginia Creeper Trail and the ...
Berea, Kentucky: Artisan Workshops, a Tuition-free College, and Fudge
Why artsy craftsy Berea is where to rest and explore in central Kentucky I've been traveling on bicycle through Kentucky ...
Southern Illinois: Five Little Surprises in Just Two Days
In just 48 hours in Illinois, I was surprised in both good and bad ways. The TransAmerica Route spends less ...
Farmington, Missouri: A Historical Jailhouse Opens its Doors to Weary Cyclists
For a good night’s sleep, I went directly to jail at Al’s Place I didn’t expect to love these past ...
