Daily Diary 40: Perry to Gainesville FL - 96 miles
Second to last day!!! Another long day in the saddle, started a little late to wait out some storms but then took off on nice roads with...
Daily Diary 39: Apalachicola to Perry FL - 105 miles
All right almost done! Today was a long day from Apalachicola to Perry, 105 miles and it started terribly! First 30 miles were along the...
Daily Diary 38: Grayton Beach to Apalachicola FL- 94 miles
Wow today was a top 5 most difficult day of the trip. Yesterday after 270 miles over 3 days (and feeling pretty good) my body decided to...
Daily Diary 37: Orange Beach AL to Grayton Beach FL- 100 miles
Finally made it to Florida! My final state. Today was a terrific day beautiful sunny and perfect temperature. The scenery was also...
Daily Diary 32: Morgan City to New Orleans LA - 90 miles
Big riding day today, 90 miles with a head wind and navigating a major city. It was a beautiful day, sunny and perfect temperature (about...
Daily Diary 31: Lafayette to Morgan City LA - 60 miles
Back on the road after a decadent 2 day rest stop in Lafayette. So much fun eating great food, motorcycling and enjoying good friends....
Daily Diary 28: Lake Charles to Lafayette LA - 82 miles
Another great riding day today! This morning we got up early and Emil‘s daughter drove us back to Lake Charles to start the ride. Emil,...
Daily Diary 27: Beaumont TX to Lake Charles LA - 81 miles
Finally made it out of Texas!! I thought I’d never make it, Texas is a huge state! I was really amazed at how much open space there was...
Daily Diary 26: Conroe to Beaumont TX - 103 miles
Last full day in Texas and it was a good one. 103 miles and overall it was not too taxing surprisingly. Started riding  a bunch of bike...
Daily Diary 25: Burton to Conroe TX - 73 miles
Well today was a much better day than yesterday! Fairly uneventful but nonetheless a good day. Hopped on to the road that had given me so...
Daily Diary 24: Austin to Burton TX - 94 miles and 2800 ft climbing
Today was one of those days that you would just like to forget. It started out with a massive headache and lack of sleep due to excessive...
Daily Diary 22: San Antonio to Austin - 100 miles and 3800 ft climbing
I made it to Austin for my rest day! Today was a pretty long ride, 100 miles. It started beautifully riding through an amazing Greenway...
Daily Diary 21: Uvalde TX to San Antonio - 75 miles and 1500 ft climbing
Three weeks on the road!! It has gone by so fast! A reminder to slow it down and enjoy the moment. It is easy to focused on the task at...
Daily Diary 20: Comstock TX to Uvalde TX - 100 miles and 2000 ft climbing
Today was a big day, 100 miles and 2000 ft of climbing, all into the wind. The day started great, nice sunrise and temperatures cool but...
Daily Diary 19: Sanderson TX to Comstock TX - 90 miles 3000 ft climbing
So today was definitely a long grinder. 90 miles and 3000 climbing was already going to be difficult, then factor in the steady breeze in...
Daily Diary 18: Marfa TX to Sanderson TX - 110 miles 2000 ft climbing
Big ride today! 110 miles and 2000 feet of climbing. The Day started great, slight breeze behind me to push me up the hill to Alpine to...
Daily Diary 17: Van Horn TX back to Marfa - 75 miles 1500 ft climbing
Round two! Got up early and headed to Marfa for a second time. Sun is rising and it was pretty cool, around 40°. The wind was gusting...
Daily Diary 16: Van Horn TX back to Van Horn!
Well sometimes on a long bike cycle ride mother nature wins and today was that day. I set out around 10 o’clock after some thunderstorms...
Daily Diary 15: Clint TX to Van Horn TX - 100 miles, 2700 ft climbing
First full day of riding in Texas and it was a big one. After a nice night at a surprisingly nice hotel and dinner, I took off for Van...



















