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2020, a year of closures due to the Covid 19 pandemic, has thrown many curve balls to almost any world citizen’s carefully crafted travel plans. Ryan and I were thrown one as we tried to decide whether or not to visit our friends and loved ones in San Diego, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho after ourContinue reading “Inhabiting Idaho”

We did it. St Simon’s, Georgia to San Diego, California in 63 days of biking. We woke up outside of Pine Valley and pulled our sore bodies out of the tent onto our bikes to begin a fun descent to the ocean. We did all our climbing the day before and now had about 4,000Continue reading “Day 63 – May 1st – Our Final Day and Reflection”

What. A. Day. After two days of cranking away in the Imperial Valley, which Ryan I agreed was trying to kill us slowly in a fiery inferno, we were quite sore and tired when we woke up this morning. Little did we know one of the most difficult stretches of our trip, The Imperial Valley,Continue reading “Day 62 – April 30th”

It’s strange to be so close to our final destination. Two months worth of pedaling our bikes and we are on the edge of the Western United States. After a very deep sleep from both of us, we tore down camp quickly, trying to use up every drop of the cool desert morning. By cool,Continue reading “Day 61 – April 29th”

We woke up today with the sun at 6am, so far, a normal day. What is amazing is the fact that we had packed, eaten, and gotten on the road by 7:20! This is definitely a personal best for us. On our way out of Blythe we refilled the 4.5 gallons we normally carry forContinue reading “Day 60 – April 28th”

We got stranded. Kind of. Ryan’s bike had a part coming in the mail to heal its sad derailleur injury. The part was shipped to general delivery at Blythe, California’s post office. The post office confirmed the address we used and we waited patiently in 100 degree weather outside for their 2:30pm open time onContinue reading “Blythe, CA”

Hello California! It has been a long time. Sometimes, I thought I would never see you again, but pedal after pedal and there you are! We are officially back in California after a short 20 mile ride into Blythe. The interstate carried us the rest of the way ,and I saw a big horned ramContinue reading “Day 59 – April 24th”

At first glance, the desert looks barren and basic. I can imagine even more so if we were not riding through at the peak of wild flower blossoming! One of the reasons Ryan and I decided on bike as our mode of transportation back to San Diego was for the slow pace it offered andContinue reading “Day 58 – April 23rd”

We woke up sort of slowly. We were both surprised at the distance we covered yesterday. Both of us felt exceptionally burnt out, and imagined we had covered at least ten miles more than we really did. Sights are set towards Blythe, CA where the new part for Ryan’s bike is being sent and whereContinue reading “Day 57 – April 22nd”

I would say Phoenix is in our rear view mirrors, but those mirrors snapped off a few hundred miles back. The point is we made it around the concrete jungle! We woke up early and did a much abbreviated version of our morning routine in order to get moving. After passing by a casino onContinue reading “Day 56 – April 21st”