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Who am I?

Why am I doing this!

Prologue: What I have done to get ready for this trip.

A Sponsor: 30 Pairs of Tifosi Sunglasses

Wellmont Hospice House send-off party: Gifts for every state!

Blue Ridge Medical Specialists Send-off Party: I will be too fat to ride after all these parties!

The Day of Highs and Lows

Bristol, TN to San Diego, CA (by air) 2325 miles: A one way ticket! I actually have to ride my bicycle home!!

San Diego, CA: A short spin to stretch the legs

Day 1 San Diego, CA to Alpine, CA: The first day on the road.

Day 2 Alpine, CA to Jacumba, CA: A lovely spa

Day 3 Jacumba, CA to Brawley, CA: A 12 mile downhill run, wahoo!

Day 4 Brawley, CA to Blythe CA: My longest day ever, on a bike

Day 5 Blythe, CA: Rest day

Day 6 Blythe, CA to Salome, AZ: Into our second state

Day 7 Salome, AZ to Wickenburg, AZ: Average speed today 15.1 and flying!

Day 8 Wickenburg, AZ to Phoenix, AZ: Into our first big city.

Day 9 Phoenix, AZ to Apache Junction, AZ: Happy St. Patrick's Day

Day 10 Apache Junction, AZ to Globe, AZ: Arboretum, tunnel, and mines

Harry Wilson Bachman, Jr.: March 20, 1923--March 18, 2007

Day 11 Globe, AZ to Safford, AZ: Mentally tough day

The announcement: BEN AND I ARE GOING TO BE GRANDPARENTS!!

Day 12 Safford, AZ to Lordsburg, NM: US 70 for 63 miles, and we enter our third state

Day 13 Lordsburg, NM to Silver City, NM 47.6 miles: A short day

Day 14 Silver City: Rest day

Day 15 Silver City, NM to Kingston, NM: Emory Pass, high point of the trip, 8828'

Day 16 Kingston, NM to Las Cruces, NM: Average speed 15.3 mph

Day 17 Las Cruces, NM to El Paso, TX: Miles of Pecan Groves, and Welcome to TEXAS

Day 18 El Paso, TX to Fort Hancock, TX: The Mission Trail, and passing the 1000 mile mark

Day 19 Fort Hancock, TX to Van Horn, TX: Bed Bugs

Day 20 Van Horn, TX to Ft. Davis, TX: McDonald Observatory

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS

Day 21 Ft. Davis, TX: Rest Day

Day 22 Ft. Davis, TX to Marathon, TX: A chilly start

Day 23 Marathon, TX to Sanderson, TX

End of the month entry: A plug for Hospice and Komen, my two causes

Day 24 Sanderson, TX to Del Rio, TX: My first ever Century +

Day 25 Del Rio, TX to Bracketville, TX: Overcast and misty, but no rain

Day 26 Bracketville, TX to Camp Wood, TX: Flooded roads

Day 27 Camp Wood, TX to Vanderpool, TX: The Texas Hill Country begins

Day 28 Vanderpool, TX to Kerrville, TX: Texas Hill Country...and some tough riding

Day 29 Kerrville, TX: Rest day

Day 30 Kerrville, TX to Blanco, TX: Hypothermia Zone

Day 31 Blanco, TX to Bastrop, TX: Cold but bearable

Day 32 Bastrop, TX to La Grange, TX: Short day, some steep climbs

Day 33 La Grange, TX to Navasota, TX: Many interesting stops today

Day 34 Navasota, TX: Rest day

Day 35 Navasota, TX to Cleveland, TX: The end of the bluebonnets

Day 36 Cleveland, TX to Kountze, TX

Day 37 Kountze, TX to DeRidder, LA: Into Louisiana

Day 38 DeRidder, LA to Opelousas, LA: Crawfish farms, rice farms, and wildlife

Day 39 Opelousas, LA to Simmsport, LA: Slowjourn

Day 40 Simmsport, La to St. Francisville, LA: Logs and more logs

Day 41 St. Francisville, LA Rest day, but I rode: Rest day, but..

Day 42 St. Francisville, LA to Franklinton, LA: My second century

Day 43 Franklinton, LA to Wiggins, MS: Into Mississippi, our sixth state

Day 44 Wiggins, MS to Pascagoula, MS: Pitcher Plant heaven

Day 45 Pascagoula, MS to Dauphin Island, AL: Alabama, here we come...mileage includes 9 sightseeing miles

Day 46 Dauphin Island, AL: Rest day 17 sightseeing miles

Day 47 Dauphin Island, AL to Pensacola, FL: Entering Florida, our eighth and last state

Day 48 Pensacola, FL to Crestview, FL: A terrible fall

Day 49 Crestview, FL to Marianna, FL: Rain, then hot and muggy

Day 50 Marianna, FL to Quincy, FL: Florida is NOT flat!

Day 51 Quincy FL to Crawfordville, FL: Wakulla Springs State Park, a must see stop!

Day 52 Crawfordville, FL: Rest Day HAHA

Day 53 Crawfordville, FL to Perry, FL: The incredible Kayak day

My Last, "end of the month" Post: The final plug for donating to my causes

Day 54 Perry, FL to High Springs, FL: Ichetucknee Springs...don't miss it

Day 55 High Springs, FL to Palatka, FL: One more day to St. Augustine

Last day ride dedication: To my dearest Ben and my family

Day 56 Palatka, FL to St. Augustine, FL: WE MADE IT!!!

Day 57 Departure

The Final Post

Happy New Year!: Final Fundraising Totals! AMAZING!

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