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My 2008 Bike Across America Trip Report Thread

March 26 2008 at 11:09 AM

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I'll put all my links here ...

Stay tuned!

-Steve

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Day 1 - San Diego, CA to Julian, CA (56 miles) ...

March 26 2008, 11:10 AM 

http://bikeacrossamerica.org/trip-report/day1/sandiego-julian.htm

I have a lot of respect for those mountains east of San Diego! :p)

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Day 2 - Julian, CA to Brawley, CA (75 miles) ...

March 26 2008, 8:50 PM 

Ahhhhhhhh, I will always remember just how giddy and joyful I was to ride all those stretches of down east of Julian!

http://bikeacrossamerica.org/trip-report/day2/julian-brawley.htm

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Day 3 - Brawley, CA to Blythe, CA (44 miles, hitchiked 38 miles) ...

March 27 2008, 12:24 PM 



    
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Day 4 - Rest Day in Bltyhe, CA (0 miles) ...

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Day 5 - Blythe, CA to Quartzsite, AZ (22 miles) ...

March 29 2008, 7:40 PM 

Yikes, this is turning into a book!

http://bikeacrossamerica.org/trip-report/day5/blythe-quartzsite.htm

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did you see any animals in the desert?

March 29 2008, 11:13 PM 

like snakes or spiders?

 
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No snakes or spiders, but other wildlife. n/m

March 30 2008, 10:27 PM 

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that exciting to see other

March 30 2008, 10:38 PM 

not everyday you see an other

 
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Day 6 - Quartzsite, AZ to Salome, AZ (41 miles) ...

March 30 2008, 9:54 PM 

I really do think this was my very best day of riding on the trip!

http://bikeacrossamerica.org/trip-report/day6/quartzsite-salome.htm

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you inspire me, Steve!

April 4 2008, 11:51 AM 

I am so impressed with your trip. I am thinking I want to try one out!

 
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yes he is inspiring, where would you go?

April 4 2008, 8:32 PM 

what would be your dream trip?

 
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Day 7 - Salome, AZ to Wickenburg, AZ (55 miles) ...

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Day 8 - Wickenburg, AZ to Phoenix, AZ (54 miles - Bike stolen)

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Was bicycle locked?

June 25 2008, 8:54 AM 

Just curious, can you share the details of how the bicycle was stolen? This may help some of us avoid the same situation. For example, was it locked? Etc.

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I am fairly sure I locked it ...

June 26 2008, 9:04 PM 

... but I can not say with 100% certainty. The lock was on, but whether I adjusted the four digits on the lock is something I'm not sure about. Then again, the thief may have just had cutters and chopped the wire.

My advice and lesson: Don't lock your bike in a bad neighborhood of a city (as I did in Phoenix).

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Day 9 - Rest Day in Phoenix (0 miles - Bought new bike) ...

April 4 2008, 1:16 PM 



    
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Day 10 - Phoenix, AZ to Florence Junction, AZ (36 miles) ...

April 6 2008, 9:53 PM 

This will be the last dramatic day until maybe my first day in Mississippi.

http://bikeacrossamerica.org/trip-report/day10/phoenix-florencejunction.htm

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how often do you have to fill up the 2 bottles of water?

April 6 2008, 10:26 PM 

you go all day on 2 bottles of water?

 
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Once. No. n/m

April 8 2008, 8:24 AM 

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Day 11 - Florence Junction, AZ to Superior, AZ (15 miles) ...

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Did you ever feel like someone what pushing you along, i guess like runners high but

April 7 2008, 10:28 PM 

with a bike? Why am I the only one asking questions?

 
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No. Not sure. n/m

April 8 2008, 8:25 AM 

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a wind in the back can bring on that sensation...

April 9 2008, 3:37 PM 

that nearly effortless pedaling....


 
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nice

April 10 2008, 9:17 PM 

the wind can push you

 
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Day 12 - Superior, AZ to Safford, AZ (102 miles) ...

April 9 2008, 3:17 PM 

http://www.bikeacrossamerica.org/trip-report/day12/superior-safford.htm

My second century ride in my life.

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did it ever make you sick to bike so far?

April 10 2008, 9:18 PM 

did you take tylenol with you, or hot tamales or something to take away the pain?

 
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No, No and No. n/m

April 11 2008, 8:54 AM 


 
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Hot Tamales

April 13 2008, 1:24 PM 

Toni, you're funny



 
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Day 13 - Safford, AZ to Glenwood, NM (86 miles) ...

April 12 2008, 5:24 PM 

Riding this distance kicked my butt, and so did writing about it!

http://bikeacrossamerica.org/trip-report/day13/safford-glenwood.htm

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Day 14 - Glenwood, NM to Reserve, NM (33 miles) ...

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Day 15 - Rest Day in Reserve, NM (0 miles) ...

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Day 16 - Reserve, NM to Datil, NM (68 miles) ...

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did you ever ride in the middle of the road when you knew no one was in the area?

April 19 2008, 11:00 PM 

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I did

April 21 2008, 1:15 AM 

While riding towards Steve to rendevous with him on that lonely highway, i rode for several minutes on the white lines. No one around to chew me out,or hand out a ticket



    
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nice-do you think you will ever find Big Foot?

April 23 2008, 9:41 PM 

Have you had any dreams about where he might be now or where he has been in the past?

 
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my honest opinion, Toni....

April 27 2008, 1:06 AM 

Probably not.
It's much too smart and elusive to be caught with the present technology we use. I have my own beliefs of what this creature may possibly be, and they don't particularly coincide with most of the team members ideas. It's amusing and also dismaying to see the local good ol' boys in TX, spending all this time and money trying to catch BF. They leave with pain and frustration for not catching it on an expedition. My local friend and team member who is a Navajo Indian and 70 years old, agrees with me what we might think it actually is. After many years of checking this out, we both think it may be of paranormal origin. The research team doesn't want to include that in their studies, even though they witnessed a light phenomena that floated above our campsite in the Lukachukai Mts of NE Arizona.

When the Research team came here to this area in fall 2007, we saw two floating balls of light intelligently passing through a pine forest. I read about this phenomenon, and are loosely mentioned as "Ghost Lights". BF activity is often associated with the viewing of these lights too.

Think i've been blessed with no nightmares or any scary thoughts about that creature. I've waken up with possible BF screams coming from a valley nearby this home, and at our research camp in TX at 6am this past March. The screams here were frightening, sounding like the shriek of a woman in mortal distress. The yells-whooping sounds and tree knocking in Texas were not bad at all. Sort of entertaining, while staring at the ceiling of my tent.

During the previous night of vocalizations, something very fast rubbed against the side of my tent. Two other campers in their tents reported the exact occurance as well. We were spaced about 20 feet apart, but no footprints appeared in the damp earth. Very strange... Couldn't readily explain what did that, but was very close to my head when it passed by, and occured during a very heavy gust of wind. It appeared to be a deliberate act of causing alarm, but no signs of the cause other than hearing our tents being touched rapidly. Also while on night patrol, several of us had a possible sighting of movement during a heavy gust of wind as well. My laser-pointing IR heat detector responded to something in the woods with heat, and at the exact moment most of us detected a quick-moving object on the left corner of our eyes. One of the team members said they saw something running on two legs. I detected movement and a heat reading, but couldn't confirm anything more in the almost pitch-black darkness.



    
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Day 17: Datil, NM to Socorro, NM (61 miles) ...

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Day 18 - San Antonio, NM to Carrizozo, NM (64 miles) ...

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Day 19 - Carrizozo, NM to Roswell, NM (88 miles) ...

April 25 2008, 5:04 PM 

That rest stop in Riverside, NM made my day!

http://bikeacrossamerica.org/trip-report/day19/carrizozo-roswell.htm

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Day 20 - Roswell, NM to Tatum, NM (73 miles) ...

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Nice metal art and sunsets! nm

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Day 21 - Tatum, NM to Brownfield, TX (63 miles) ...

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Day 22 - Rest day in West Texas (0 miles) ...

April 29 2008, 9:28 PM 

It was a fun day!

http://bikeacrossamerica.org/trip-report/day22/westtexas.htm

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Day 23 - Brownfield, TX to Aspermont, TX (126 miles) ...

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Day 24 - Aspermont, TX to Haskell, TX (32 miles) ...

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Day 25 - Haskell, TX to Graham, TX (73 miles) ...

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Day 26 - Rest Day in Graham, TX (0 miles - Poor weather) ...

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Day 27 - Graham, TX to Decatur, TX (66 miles) ...

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Steve and the ladies on the ride

May 7 2008, 6:54 AM 

I liked that bit about the waitress flirting with you and you wondering what it was about the ride that made you attractive to women. I think it could be the following: Being passionate about something, taking risks, being strong and the tights.

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Yes, good points. n/m

May 7 2008, 8:33 AM 

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Day 28 - Decatur, TX to Sherman, TX (72 miles) ...

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Day 29 - Sherman, TX to Paris, TX (65 miles) ...

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Day 30 - Paris, TX to New Boston, TX (69 miles) ...

May 11 2008, 2:37 PM 

http://bikeacrossamerica.org/trip-report/day30/paris-newboston.htm

My last full day in Texas!

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Day 31 - New Boston, TX to Magnolia, AR (76 miles) ...

May 13 2008, 11:28 AM 

Two more weeks of riding to go!

http://bikeacrossamerica.org/trip-report/day31/newboston-magnolia.htm

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Day 32 - Rest Day in Magnolia, AR (0 miles - rain) ...

May 14 2008, 5:39 PM 

http://bikeacrossamerica.org/trip-report/day32/magnolia.htm

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Day 33 - Magnolia, AR to El Dorado, AR (35 miles) ...

May 15 2008, 3:21 PM 

http://bikeacrossamerica.org/trip-report/day33/magnolia-eldorado.htm

This was a nice day.

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Day 34 - El Dorado, AR to Lake Village, AR (92 miles) ...

May 20 2008, 9:19 PM 

http://bikeacrossamerica.org/trip-report/day34/eldorado-lakevillage.htm

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Day 35 - Lake Village, AR to Greenwood, MS (73 miles) ...

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Day 36 - Greenwood, MS to Winona, MS (28 miles) ...

May 26 2008, 4:47 PM 

http://bikeacrossamerica.org/trip-report/day36/greenwood-winona.htm

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Day 37 - Rest day in Memphis, TN (0 miles - with friends) ...

May 28 2008, 11:20 AM 

http://bikeacrossamerica.org/trip-report/day37/memphis.htm

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