Mile 0

Simon's bike at Mile 0 in Key West

Southernmost Point

Simon is actually closer to Cuba here than mainland Florida

Sun Over The Keys

This area has beautiful sunrises and sunsets not to mention the water

Beach Hut

What a place for a snack

Day 41 Landsharks On The Beach

Simon and I celebrate the finish, what better way?

Day 41 Landshark Toast

We carried a couple of Landsharks for the finish

Day 41 The Finish

Simon and I shake hands after a long ride

Day 41 The Atlantic Ocean

Edwin watches as we dip our wheels

Day 41 End Of Map

This is the official end of route but we went to the ocean too

Day 41 Welcome

Edwin and Simon at the Welome sign

Day 41 St. Augustine

We arrived in the St. Augustine city limits

Day 41 Start Of Last Day

It was another cold start riding

Day 40 Lulu

Simon had flashbacks of pitchers of beer from Lulu's here

Day 40 Edwin At El Potro

Edwin really got his money's worth

Day 40 El Potro In Lake City

If you see this sign think great food

Day 40 The Ramblin' Rose

Made me think of another Ramblin' Rose where I spent a lot of time

Day 39 Suwannee River

Yes, the one in the song

Day 39 Simon

Letting us know it is 1 degree C.

Day 39 Edwin

Riding along Hwy. 90

Day 39 Monticello Courthouse

Nice Architecture

Day 38 Love Mounds?

Not like any "love mounds" I have seen

Day 38 Notice The Sign

Florida must have good seizure laws

Day 38 Edwin Looks At The Hills

Florida has many rolling hills in this area

Day 38 Bald Eagle

This was a nice treat this morning

Day 37 Hwy. 90

From DeFuniak Springs east the road looks nice

Day 36 DeFuniak Springs

This is a very historical town

Day 36 More Florida Hills

This one was a little bigger

Day 36 Florida Has Hills

They may not be big but Florida does have hills

Day 35 Ace's Restaurant

Great place to eat in Milton, FL

Day 35 Very Nice People

Friendly people are what I will remember most from the trip

Day 35 Florida At Last

Our final state on this trip

Day 34 Lulu's

Later that night at the bar

Day 34 Lulu's

Me and Simon glad to reach Lulu's before the rain

Day 34 New Bike Helmet?

Wade checking out the latest in head protection

Day 34 Lulu's

Simon likes his beer

Day 34 Lulu's

View from the bridge

Day 34 Ferry

This runs from Dauphin Island to Fort Morgan

Day 34 Dauphin Island

Houses for skinny people?

Day 33 Alabama Sunset

Taken on Dauphin Island

Day 33 Pascagoula

Anyone heard of the Pascagoula Run?

Day 33 Teresa and I

In front of the Hard Rock

Day 33 Hard Rock 2

We liked this car

Day 33 Dolphin Tree In Biloxi

There were others in Gulfport along 90

Day 33 Riding Along

Along the Gulfport Beach

Day 31 Gulfport Sunset

Notice the Katrina damaged pier

Day 31 Clouds In The Water

I really liked the reflection

Day 31 Mississippi State Line

Five states done

Day 31 Closed To Bicycles Too?

We crossed this bridge anyway

Day 30 Simon Working A Street Corner?

And on Bourbon Street?

Day 30 New Orleans Performers

There were many street performers

Day 30 New Favorite Beer?

Simon's first Land Shark at Margaritaville

Day 29 Roadside Salesman

We bought some kumquats and he gave us some oranges

Day 29 Farm Country

This is a view of Louisiana farming

Day 29 Bayou Country

Wonder if any gators are in there?

Day 29 Morgan City Bridge

The view from the bridge was nice too

Day 28 Buddah Temple

This is also in Jungle Gardens

Day 28 Jungle Gardens

This is a nice place to visit

Day 28 Tabasco Factory

We toured the factory and store

Day 28 New Road

Sometimes we had to make a new road

Day 28 Bayou Gator

I was nearly eaten by this guy

Day 28 Simon Speeding?

Actually Officer Thorne just cautioned us about the traffic

Day 27 Cause Of My 2nd Flat

There is a lot of trash on the shoulder

Day 27 My First Flat

My turn for flats, I had another one after this

Day 27 Iowa?

Must of took a wrong turn at Albuquerque

Day 26 Lake Charles Bridge

We exited here to avoid the bridge

Day 26 No Swimming

This was behind the Welcome Center

Day 26 Louisiana At Last

Notice the "America's Wetland" sign

Day 26 Liquid Sunshine

This is after the hail stopped

Day 25 Burr's Country Store

Great Texas Bar-B-Que

Day 25 Vidor Budget Inn

Actual Conditions

Day 25 Vidor Budget Inn

Steps to our accomdations

Day 25 Vidor Budget Inn

Avoid this place if possible

Day 25 Sour Lake

Texaco was started here

Day 25 FEMA what?

This guy is letting his opinion be known

Day 25 Another Texas Longhorn

He let me know that I was close enough

Day 25 Texas High School

Could you guess their team is the Oilers?

Day 25 Teresa's Tamales

Simon enjoyed his first tamales

Day 25 Where's The Road

It was still foggy when we got started

Day 24 Christmas Ranch

This family had a nice display and opened it to the public

Day 24 Sam Houston National Forest

The scenery changed again

Day 24 More Texas Hills

"It's all Flat from here"

Day 24 Anderson Courthouse

I wonder if any history making trials were here

Day 24 Fanthorp Inn

Another historic building

Day 24 Early Texas Cabin

Anderson had many historic buildings

Day 23 Texas Sunset

I thought this was a nice sunset

Day 23 Smallest Catholic Church

I'm not sure if the dead buzzard in front is a sign

Day 23 Round Top Coffee Shop

The exterior of the shop. Stop by for a great cup

Day 23 Bobby Serving Simon

His friendly attitude will make the shop work

Day 23 Merry Christmas

Our Christmas card to everyone

Day 23 More Hills

Some of the rolling hills today

Day 23 Tandem Bicycle

We liked this ranch marker, notice the donkey in the corner

Day 22 Bastrop State Park

We should have read these signs more carefully

Day 22 Kirsten and Morgan

Two of the nicest people you will meet

Day 22 Honda Element

Both bikes, all gear and the four of us fit in there

Day 22 Magnolia Cafe

Notice the bottom sign

Day 21 Austin

Simon on the bridge in front of the city

Day 21 Kirsten

DJ on Radio Margaritaville

Day 21 Parrothead Bicycle?

Notice the beer holder

Day 21 Wimberley Pie Co.

Best Key Lime Pie I had in Texas

Day 21 Texas Hill Country

Wonder where the name came from

Day 20 Rainy Day

The view from where we are camped

Day 20 Brad Pouring Another Beer

Real Ale is the local brewery and everyone there was very friendly

Day 20 Blanco Courthouse

This is just one of the historic buildings here

Day 20 Still Raining

Walking back to camp from the brewery

Day 20 Mixed Up Turkey

The turkey has lived in the park over a year and hangs out with the ducks

Day 19 Texas Hill Country

The name fits

Day 19 Waring General Store

This was used in an Alan Jackson commercial

Day 19 Inside The Store

A great general store

Day 19 Texas Longhorn

This guy had an attitude

Day 19 Whitetail Deer

One of the local residents

Day 19 More Texas Attitude

Texas is known for their justice system

Day 18 Hill Country Bicycle Works

I'm happy to have my bike fixed

Day 18 Les (Undercover Parrothead?)

Can you believe this, Les was wearing a St. Augustine shirt

Day 17 Broken Wheel

The reason we caught a ride

Day 17 Cracked Rim

More problems

Day 17 Metal Fatigue

You can see the problem

Day 17 Chuy's Restaurant

John Madden eats here

Day 16 Curly's Restaurant

Real Texas BBQ and enormous portions

Day 16 Angie's Restaurant

Be sure to say hi to Maria

Day 16 Bad Weather

This is what we saw when it wasn't raining

Day 15 Giant Pizza

Flick's has enormous pizzas

Day 15 Unique Ad

Sure to get attention

Day 15 Old Mission

Be sure to visit some of the old missions

Day 15 Mexico Border

Simon on his first visit to Mexico

Day 15 No Nut Picking

Simon found this sign funny

Day 15 Yard Decoration

Very unique art work

Day 14 La Vina Winery

Excellent wine and very nice folks

Day 14 La Vina Winery

Our tents in the yard

Day 13 202 KM

Simon showing his 202 KM day

Day 13 100 Miler

The GPS shows the proof. We actually finished at 121 miles

Day 13 Continental Divide

Out of the Pacific water basin

Day 13 NM Armadillo

Or is this a Texas Armadillo? Notice the Lone Star

Day 13 New Riding Outfit?

I'm not sure this would catch on

Day 13 Clouds Over Mountains

Our original route went through these mountains

Day 12 Sunset

New Mexico sunset

Day 12 New Mexico

The vastness of NM is amazing

Day 12 New Mexico

Start of the third state

Day 12 Another Long Road

Roads here seem to go on forever

Day 12 Construction

Another reason we decided to change our route

Day 12 Hitchhiking

For some reason no one would pick us up

Day 12 Simon's Namesake River

Simon now thinks he is famous

Day 12 Teepee

Outside view of the Teepee

Day 11 Teepee

Another interior view

Day 11 Teepee

Interior of the big Teepee

Day 10 Memorial

One of the many memorials along this road

Day 10 Miami, AZ

Beach Wear In Arizona?

Day 10 Queen Creek Tunnel

Even the tunnel went uphill

Day 10 Uphill From Superior

This road went up without breaks

Day 9 Superior, AZ

Believe it or not, the town is higher than this location

Day 9 Tempe Lake

Lake in the desert at the end of map 1, only 6 more to go

Day 9 Apache Junction, AZ

Entering Apache Junction

Day 9 Mountain Pass

The pass is the gap on the left side

Day 8 Dennis

Dennis helped direct me to Margaritaville and rode with me. Thanks Dennis

Day 8 Margaritaville Staff

The newly opened Glendale staff were super friendly

Day 8 Margaritaville Staff

More of the friendly staff

Day 8 Margaritaville

The ceiling was really nice. Las Vegas and Glendale are now ocean front.

Day 7 Christina's Cafe

This is the place to eat in Salome

Day 7 Beyond Hope Sign

This is the sign Steve drove me back to get a picture of

Day 7 Steve

Nice guy who took time to drive me around Salome showing me the area

Day 7 Lots In Salome

These are the lots Steve is developing, notice the Mexican brickwork

Day 7 Funny Sign

Truth in advertising?

Day 7 Eagle Eye Mountain

A nature formation above the town

Day 7 After The Rain

Once the rain cleared the sky ahead looked nice

Day 7 Historic Marker

Some information about the Wickenburg Massacre

Day 7 Jail Tree

I guess they had to keep prisoners somewhere and this tree did the job

Day 6 Group At B-10

These guys have been coming here for years and made me feel right at home

Day 6 The Hill Out Of Quartzsite

You can see the hill down into Quartzsite on the other side

Day 6 Kofa Cafe

They had a great bowl of chilli

Day 6 Storm In The Desert

I watched this storm pass just in front of me

Day 6 High Class Redneck

You can tell by the broken down Jaguar

Day 6 Salome

I cut the riding day short due to the weather and stayed in Salome

Day 5 B-10 Campground

A friendly place to stay in Quartzsite

Day 5 B-10 Campground

Notice the gravel surface - this is where the Big Agnes pad really helped

Day 5 Metal Sculpture

A beer tree! I need one of these!

Day 5 Metal Sculpture

The guy that does these has a real imagination

Day 5 Bicycle With Motor

I took a real notice of this. Would really come in handy on these hills and headwinds

Day 4 Agriculture in Ripley

More of the wide open irrigated fields I had been seeing

Day 4 J&J Market

Be sure to stop in and have a burrito or menudo

Day 4 Fred's Bike Shop

Here Greg can offer advice or help with your bike

Day 4 I was leaving California

This is where I dropped the gear

Day 4 Arizona At Last

One state down and 7 more to go

Day 4 Arizona Rest Stop

A reminder about being careful

Day 4 Cactus

Saguaro cactus that Arizona is known for

Day 3 Sea Level Again

Looking back toward Brawley at 0 ft elevation. I had been at -155 ft.

Day 3 Chocolate Mtns. Navel Bombing Range

Needless to say I peddaled fast to get out of the area

Day 3 The Road Goes On Forever

(but there was no party on this steady incline)

Day 3 Imperial Sand Dunes

This is just some of the miles of dunes for ATV riders

Day 3 Bike Next To Marker

This marker was to show the Pre-Columbian trail that is still visible today

Day 3 I Hate Dips

These dips went on for miles and helped take the wind out of me

Day 2 Near Oak Spring

I took this riding up to 4100 ft.

Day 2 Border Patrol

You will see a lot of these guys anywhere near the border

Day 2 Norm Blackwood

He was a very interesting person

Day 2 Fields In Jacumba

This is spring mix salad greens

Day 2 Riding Out Of Jucumba

This was a long steady climb, gaining about 1000 ft.

Day 2 The Long Downhill

Approx. 9 miles of 6% grade. A very fun ride

Day 2 Plaster City

There was many warehouses holding drywall

Day 2 California Home

Being from TN I had to do this. They talk about life in the eastern hills but life can be rough everywhere. Yes someone lived here

Day 2 El Centro Hay

These were just part of the hay there

Day 2 Monster 4-wheeler

They take 4-wheeling very serious in El Centro

Day 1

Dipping The Back Wheel In The Pacific

Day 1

The Ride Begins

Day 1

And I'm Off

Day 1

Jeff D. Was Kind Enough To Ride Part Of The Way With Me

Day 1

Some Of The Nearly 4000 Feet Of Altitude Gain

Day 1

After A Long First Day Of Riding

Finish Of An MS Ride

This was the first MS ride I participated in. It was from Athens to Townsend Tennessee. (75 miles each way)

Rescuing A Fawn At Cades Cove, GSMNP

This fawn had become stuck in the mud. We found her while taking wildlife pictures.

My First Attempt At Sailing

Another of my hobbies. This is on Fort Loudon Lake in Tennessee.

Above The Clouds

On top of Pikes Peak in Colorado.