Second Star to the left and straight on through the desert...Tx- to-San Diego

An account of finishing what I started but had to stop

896 miles (1,442 km) recorded so far over 35 days from October 14, 2009 to November 17, 2009

Topic: Bicycle Touring
Categories: Tour diaries, Equipment lists, 1-3 months, Southern Tier, East to West
Locales: North America, United States, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, California
Year: 2009

Permalink: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/SullysBikeTour2009

Status: Unfinished, not updated for 800 days
Last updated: Monday November 30, 2009 22:41 UTC -08:00 (edited Tue 1 Dec 2009 16:00 UTC -08:00)
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Back at it: Advance planning for resuming my ride right where I left off

Getting closer: commencing planning mode

Minor setback: 90% chance became 0% chance

Adventure others only dream of: I will love it when the plan comes together

Fun with Excel: a brief experiment in sideways thinking

Great Circle Route: Beaumont to Kountze

How hot and wet do you like your cycling?: Kountze to Shepherd

Houston, we've had a problem: repair day in Houston

An afternoon Jaunt: Shepherd TX to Pumpkin, TX

What is the airspeed velocity of a fully-laden cyclist?: Pumpkin to Navasota

Attack of the Monkey Butt: Navasota to Independence

The only easy day was...two weeks ago sitting on my couch: Independence to LaGrange

A plan is something to deviate from: Dropping ballast in La Grange, TX

speed, glorious speed: LaGrange to Luling, TX

This is why they call it "adventure"; the delicate sound of spokes breaking: Luling to Seguin (and mulligan to San Antonio)

Rockin' like a Pinkerton's Agent: San Antonio to D'Hanis

Are shoulders really that hard?: D'Hanis to Uvalde

I talk to the wind: Uvalde to Brackettville

Veteran of the psycling wars: Brackettville to Del Rio

Laughing at Laughlin: down day at Laughlin AFB

It's 40 miles to Comstock, got a full Camelbak, it's light, and I'm wearing sunglasses: Del Rio to Comstock

Cyclist west of the Pecos: Comstock to Langtry

Today's special: smoked cyclist: Langtry to Sanderson

electrolyte replenishment: Off day in Sanderson

the art of the subtle: Sanderson to Marathon

vroom: Marathon to Alpine

Marfa's Vineyard: Alpine to Marfa

A plan never survives contact with reality: Marfa to Van Horn

shuffling through the Texas sands, but head's in Massachusetts: Van Horn to Sierra Blanca

Press the Easy button for once: Sierra Blanca to Fabens

It ends, not with a bang, but with a "sproing": Fabens to El Paso

Halftime: Taking a break until things settle down

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Second Star to the left and straight on through the desert...Tx- to-San Diego

An account of finishing what I started but had to stop

Table of Contents

Back at it: Advance planning for resuming my ride right where I left off

Great Circle Route: Beaumont to Kountze

Halftime: Taking a break until things settle down