Since riding the TransAmerica Trail in 2018, Monika and I have not ridden our bikes nearly as much as we would've liked for a few reasons. Life happened to take control of our time as we got buried in work and we moved to a new house which needed some tender, love and care. We …
TransAmerica Trail – Documentary
We finally got around to editing a documentary of our amazing journey. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/AZkfKQ9u7hk https://youtu.be/I9yXRfMGsz8 https://youtu.be/Ny7mhujGuxw https://youtu.be/iSB-4mV-j0M
TransAm – Day 56 – Ashland – Yorktown
August 9, 2018 Ashland - Yorktown 158 km (98 miles) 768 m (2519 feet) elevation 5:52 moving time 6932 km (4308 miles) Our final day, how exciting 😁 To reach Yorktown we had some 160 km to go so we woke up early. Checked out the breakfast at our motel and decided to try out …
TransAm – Day 55 – Charlottesville – Ashland
August 8, 2018 Charlottesville - Ashland 155 km (96 miles) 1462 m (4795 feet) elevation 6:25 moving time 6774 km (4210 miles) Another beautiful day of riding in Virginia. We had some short but steep climbs early on but then we got to enjoy some nice descents. We didn't stop for many photos since most …
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TransAm – Day 54 – Buchanan – Charlottesville
August 7, 2018 Buchanan - Charlottesville 161 km (100 miles) 2498 m (8193 feet) elevation 7:18 moving time 6619 km (4114 miles) Today we conquered Vesuvius. Since starting the journey we have heard horror stories about the climb to the top of Vesuvius. Even heard about a ridiculous 24% grade. We started the day with …
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TransAm – Day 53 – Newbern – Buchanan
August 6, 2018 Newbern - Buchanan 149 km (93 miles) 1817 m (5960 feet) elevation 6:26 moving time 6458 km (4014 miles) The day was hard! It was very humid this morning. We even had to postpone our start becouse of a weather warning saying that a very heavy fog was lying over the road …
TransAm – Day 52 – Damascus – Newbern
August 5, 2018 Damascus - Newbern 144 km (89 miles) 1868 m (6127 feet) elevation 6:22 moving time 6309 km (3921 miles) How fantastic it is to get a good night sleep, everything then looks brighter, greener and easier 😁 We could not get a good breakfast so before we got to Rural Retreat we …
TransAm – Day 51 – Breaks – Damascus
August 4, 2018 Booneville - Hindman 125 km (78 miles) 2167 m (7108 feet) elevation 6:11 moving time 6165 km (3832 miles) Had the worst night ever!!!! Yesterday was a wonderful cycling day even though the climb was often steep. The weather was perfect and our legs happy 😁 We had two choices according to …
TransAm – Day 50 – Hindman – Breaks
August 3, 2018 Booneville - Hindman 108 km (67 miles) 1458 m (4782 feet) elevation 4:57 moving time 6039 km (3753 miles) We slept reasonably well on a futon mattress which we laid out on the floor in the First Baptist Cycle Hostel. Woke up early to beat the traffic and for much of the …
TransAm – Day 49 – Booneville – Hindman
August 2, 2018 Booneville - Hindman 107 km (67 miles) 1579 m (5179 feet) elevation 4:45 moving time 5931 km (3686 miles) After a quite cold shower in the dark we had a pretty good night sleep in our tent under the shelter roof behind the church in Booneville. We did not put the fly …
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