Made it to my charity goal today! Finally cracked $3000 and the trip is a total success.
Thanks to all the donors listed to the right, postcards from the trip should have arrived as a thank you for your generosity and support.
Also big ups to Whitney Morgan, Rachel Kuchar, Claire Connelly, Roni Jackson, Fathi Gork, Rusty and Jan Fees, Alex Morgan, Paul Dewitt, Nate Mancillas, Kiel Darling, Dave Dawson, Alex Lalonde, Jon Whiting, my parents Ann and Bob, and my sister Molly for housing, food and hospitality along the way.
Hope everyone gets the chance to travel and see the world, and please keep me involved so I can help you along the way.
Final posting, so again thanks for all the help on a memorable trip down Route 66.
Monday, August 15, 2011
Monday, August 8, 2011
Finish line
An easy to wrap up the trip to the coast. I slept in until 8am and was out he door by 9 from San bernardino. Its a straight shot west and all urban, so I only carried 2 water bottles and just stopped at gas stations to refill. Traffic wasn't so bad in the morning, and I made stops just to keep my legs fresh and to pace for a 6pm finish.
Once I got to downtown LA, the cool ocean breeze was comin in and made the riding easier. I rode sunset blvd all the way fromdowntown to the coast, the traffic there gets pretty heavy and drivers fly around the corners. I missed my turn for Santa Monica blvd so I stayed wig sunset to keep my bearings and not have to backtrack, another biker helped steer me the right way. The entire route was flat until you get up in the hills, so that was an unexpected obstacle to face late in he day.
My friends Doug and leslie were set to meet me at the sign for he pier, but I came in on the pacific coast highway and them under the pier on the beach trail, but friends Brett, Adam, and Michael met me and had diner and drinks over at the promenade.
I great and relaxin day to end the trip, and i can wait to take a real lazy vacation. I'm stayin in Santa Monica for the day and headin to the beach. Goon to take the train back to Michigan in a week or so, and hoping to meet fee
Lends I LA this week. Going to rest my legs for a week and them get ready for the next 100 mile run up in Canada in September.
Thanks for following and I hope I can make another trip someday, but it may take a while to get that urge back.
-Alan
Once I got to downtown LA, the cool ocean breeze was comin in and made the riding easier. I rode sunset blvd all the way fromdowntown to the coast, the traffic there gets pretty heavy and drivers fly around the corners. I missed my turn for Santa Monica blvd so I stayed wig sunset to keep my bearings and not have to backtrack, another biker helped steer me the right way. The entire route was flat until you get up in the hills, so that was an unexpected obstacle to face late in he day.
My friends Doug and leslie were set to meet me at the sign for he pier, but I came in on the pacific coast highway and them under the pier on the beach trail, but friends Brett, Adam, and Michael met me and had diner and drinks over at the promenade.
I great and relaxin day to end the trip, and i can wait to take a real lazy vacation. I'm stayin in Santa Monica for the day and headin to the beach. Goon to take the train back to Michigan in a week or so, and hoping to meet fee
Lends I LA this week. Going to rest my legs for a week and them get ready for the next 100 mile run up in Canada in September.
Thanks for following and I hope I can make another trip someday, but it may take a while to get that urge back.
-Alan
Sunday, August 7, 2011
The coast
A great finishing day to the coast at Santa Monica and had friends meet me for dinner and drinks. Ready for sleep and a day at the brag, report to come tomorrow.
28 days and 2500 miles down
28 days and 2500 miles down
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Out of the mountains
After 2 weeks, I'm finally down to the other side of the mountains. Rolling hills as I started out from Barstow, the big obstacle today was the wind in my face and some horrible pavement along the way, not to mention being exhausted from my night ride earlier. It's so hard rising on the rough gravelly roads, since you never get to coast an constantly have to work the pedals to keep your speed. The wind was constant all day, and u kept hoping it would shift once I got into the mountain passes.
The sum was out, but it only got into their 90s maybe, that seemed much more manageable compared to the last week. Once I got to the mountain pass, I got to jump on the highway and zip thru a 10 mile stretch and coming out to the urban sprawl of San bernardino. I stopped in the wigwam motel right on route 66 and resting up for the last Sunday ride.
The hotel manager says the 80 mile stretc to the brachial is a 4.5 he drive, so I should taper my time expectation. I'll be racing the traffic lights the entire distance, so I hope I get lucky with lights and traffic, either way I know the hills are behind me.
The final stretch an I hope for a good night once I gent Santa Monica pier around 6pm, can't wait to hit the beach
The sum was out, but it only got into their 90s maybe, that seemed much more manageable compared to the last week. Once I got to the mountain pass, I got to jump on the highway and zip thru a 10 mile stretch and coming out to the urban sprawl of San bernardino. I stopped in the wigwam motel right on route 66 and resting up for the last Sunday ride.
The hotel manager says the 80 mile stretc to the brachial is a 4.5 he drive, so I should taper my time expectation. I'll be racing the traffic lights the entire distance, so I hope I get lucky with lights and traffic, either way I know the hills are behind me.
The final stretch an I hope for a good night once I gent Santa Monica pier around 6pm, can't wait to hit the beach
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