steve harvey, on the road

got there. made it. dipped front wheel in pacific. back wheel dipped in atlantic when started. packed up bike to ship home. fly out of portland

mckensee pass has big reputation on trans American ride as really hard. west bound climb was only 15 miles for me. east bound riders, you're first major climb and it went on for 70 miles in some degree.

43 of 54 miles uphill to top of ochoco pass or. followed by 78 mile downhill to sisters or. great times

rode in cool shadows of mountains along little salmon river in idaho. 25 mile gradual climb and getting used to the heat.

new plan ti deal with 100+ heat

people want stuff done for them right now even if they caused their own problems

no internet for several days, here are few highlights

Mel finished 200 mile gravel race, dirty konza, in 18hr!!! Tanny, Caroline and Guy summit mt shasta in california in an 18hr day. met Emma, her Dad and friend walking from wyoming to new mexico. amazing people amazing journeys!

sunny day, light wind, rough road. great day of riding. met the Scotsman in middle of nowhere and saw someone's home from dust bowl

crossed into colorado

all i was doing was trying to find a place to stay and eat!

chilly 54* start with strong north wind pushing wind chill into upper 40s. me Michael outside cassoday and very special people in newton ks

in eureka ks. met east, florida bound Jim and James, chatted with owner sassy sister in toronto and met wyoming guy just outside eureka. lots of folks to meet in openness of kansas

day off in pittsburgh ks for bike tune up and laundry. pleasant ride on the open roads of kansas

still several climbs and even the flats were uphill

dog ran out from couple of trailers, got right behind me and pulled rear bag off bike, did not get me

out of nowhere, these three wonderful young folks made me extremely happy!

missouri finally flattens out. met three other riders and noisy camp spot at the courthouse

bismark to ellington. headed south right into the 10-15mph wind. steady diet of rolling hills

windy, flat ride. rain delayed start to after 11:00. still got 58m. another road side rescue and fun finding place to stay

adding few more miles little harder than it sounds. tomorrow, if not rained out....illinois!!, drama on the road i witnessed a kidnapping. special day may 17 1986

clear sunny blue skies with bit of tail wind. rolling slight hills. iconic Brooks Cafe in sonora ky. video interview with owner

ride through rolling hills of ky cattle country. no more mile+ climbs

good ride buckhorn to berea

sevclimbs from buckhorn to booneville ky. then flattened out. big change in how people live. but also met folks not sure how to get started again

big climb to start

still very hilly in kentucky, not ad bad as virginia, but 2-3mph climbs.

view of the people and how they live

lots of steady climbs, cool, chilly head winds

in Radford got to chat with Steven an original rider back in 1976

good tide, hilly. met Ken Gross and we kept passing each other. nice guy

tech issues today. off course. another across country rider. all good

day after steepest climb. rolling hills rest of way

the challenge of climbing the very steep Appalachian mountains!

67 mikes, 3,900 ft climbing. some little steep, most longer than home training rides. good day!

first day of any hills and heat. 90 degrees and clear skies. strong headwinds late in ride.

recap and details of two fabulous days. did all the required starting events in Yorktown. chilly first day but no rain and very sunny. second day warmer and nice.

in the hotel, Yorktown VA. packed and ready for the adventures to start tomorrow. at start 7:00am. begin ride 7:30am. :)

out for a quick ride. this time next week will be first day of ride across America. west of Columbus Ohio. 20+ mile per hour head wind out (brutal!). 20+ tailwind back (fun!). talked about feel of bike and how it rides

Paradises Garage bike shop weighed bike and bags today. this episode has numbers for weight of bike and bags. :)

getting ready for cross country bike ride. it's almost here and hopefully im ready. but gotta try and take risk. :)

my television background and now college teaching.

teaching speech classes at Capital University, Columbus OH. also bit about how i got started in triathlon and marathon.

#1. 4/3/21. at 65 years old, end of April 2021, i wil begin my journey and adventures biking across America from Yorktown VA to Astoria OR. if i can try this, you can try your dreams and adventures. hardest part is getting off the couch and out the door. you dont have to be amazing athlete, super stud. but you do have to say, ‘ok, it's time'!