Bike Touring

Charley’s ride across America 35. Riding, retirement, and flat tire fun

Stats Day 72 April 9. 57 miles 6:30, cool early, then really hot, flat, perfect riding , end in Winterhaven CA. Day 73.  April 10.  61 miles 7:30, Charley two flats, finish 91f, mixed, good and bad roads, end Calexico, CA Total miles 2857 Dear friends and family, Riding early in the AM the last few days […]

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Charley’s ride across America 32. Confusion, expectations, Arizona

Stats Day 63 march 31. 40 miles,4:30  beautiful day, end in Stafford AZ Day 64 April 1. 60 miles 6:00 tailwind rolls, beautiful day. End at Apache casino. Day 65 April 2. 31 miles , 5:00 two passes, gorgeous day, end near Roosevelt in Tonto Natl Forest Total miles 2551 Dear friends and family,  The days keep adding up

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Charley’s ride across America 31. Wind, travel partner, Arizona

Stats Day  61 march 29.  44 miles 6:50 hilly, end in Lordsburg NM Total miles 2392, Dear friends and family, After Silver City, we spent the night in Lordsburg NM. Another town of mostly abandoned buildings, with a sort of sorry look to the place and people. The three AM train rattled the room and sounded like it was

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Charley’s ride across America 30. Over the pass, longest day and Yaqui ( maybe?)

Stats Day 59 march 27.  52 miles over the pass 11:30 (not a typo) hard day, end in Silver City NM Day 60 march 28 0 miles, needed rest day Day  61 march 29.  44 miles 6:50 hilly, end in Lordsburg NM Total miles 2392, 80% finished (recalculated for new route) Dear friends and family, Pinto and the Wheelman

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Charley’s ride across America 29. More wind, cool places and my electrical expertise

Stats Day 58 march 26. 26 miles, 5 hrs, saving legs for pass tomorrow, cold and gained 2500 ft and headwinds, end in Kingston NM Total miles 2296 Dear friends and family, After I fired up our butane stove for coffee and oats, we left our small cabin in the dark, riding with headlights. Was

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Charley’s ride across America 27. Leaving Texas, small towns, what a hard day is like

Stats Day 53 march 21.  43 miles 5:48 several stops to talk to eastbound cyclers end in Ft Hancock TX Day 54 march 22. 63 miles. 8:00 met three cyclists heading east. 10 miles city sidewalks, end El Paso TX Day 55 march 23. 43 miles 5:00 some headwinds, lovely riding, some rain, end in Las Cruces NM Total miles 2208

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Charley’s ride across America 23. the Baptists, illegal aliens

Stats Day 45March 13. 54 miles 6:00 67 degrees, tail wind, gradual uphill, gorgeous! End in Marathon Tx Day 46 March 14. 31 miles 3:40, including one flat cool, sunny, like I imagined, end Alpine TX Total miles 1920 Dear friends and family, Once in Sanderson, we knocked on rectory of the Baptist church and introduced ourselves. I’m

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