San Diego to St. Augustine

[Estacado]

Morning on the Gulf. Ft. Morgan, Ala

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Yuha desert in California

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Colorado River that separates California and Arizona

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Tonto Basin, Arizona

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Hello Louisiana

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You're not going to believe this one. Starting on March 12th, I rode my bicycle across the country from San Diego to St. Augustine. Ocean to ocean. Pacific to Atlantic. 3055 miles. Took 48 days. I arrived in St. Augustine on the 28th of April. Had a ball. It was fun. It was hard. I saw snow, torrential rain and 103 degree weather. I lost 39 lbs. which was one of my goals. A few of my favorite pictures along the way.

[RetiredSeabee]

I was thinking that is one ambitious road trip by car. Then I saw the bicycle.......you are Superman!

[PT7]

Good job; and an interesting diet plan. Thanks for the pics.
BTW, have you decided yet if you'll pedal back? That would bring your diet plan/weight loss close to 90 lbs.

[Estacado]

I was thinking that is one ambitious road trip by car. Then I saw the bicycle.......you are Superman!

Far from it. I am 66 years old. It was a "killer" starting out. As I got stronger, I pedaled farther each day. I am in pretty good shape right now.

[Estacado]

Good job; and an interesting diet plan. Thanks for the pics.
BTW, have you decided yet if you'll pedal back? That would bring your diet plan/weight loss close to 90 lbs.

Heck no, I shipped me and the bike home. It's funny that you should say diet plan. When asked, I told people I was on the Jenny Craig alternate diet plan. Pictures, I took over 800. After all, this was a one time deal.

[JEBar]

my respects .... that's something I couldn't do

[Estacado]

my respects .... that's something I couldn't do

Thank you. I hope this is not coming off as a "look at me!" Instead it was a "my god what fun" trip.

[JEBar]

while camped for a couple of weeks while in Texas in February with Bob Gacke Jr .... he had a similar motivation to make a (one time) ride across the country .... his path was from the Gulf of Mexico to the Canadian border .... being a cowboy, he rode a horse .... we read his book, Ride Across America: The Ride of My Life which is available from Amazon === https://www.amazon.ca/s/ref=dp_byline_s ... s=books-ca === he's a great guy, we thoroughly enjoyed getting to know him

[Bugs]

Hope you made it to see the Ice House in St. Augustine. The Vodka they make there and the ice is well worth the trip.

[Estacado]

Hope you made it to see the Ice House in St. Augustine. The Vodka they make there and the ice is well worth the trip.

Yes and no. I took the tour bus tour. Saw the outside of the building. Let's see, it is by the chocolate factory and the police station.