I’ve wanted to do a cross country bike ride since I was a kid but for one reason or another it just never happened. Now that I am retired it seemed like the perfect time. My original ‘dream ride’ was to ride across the Northern part of the US – coast to coast. But the opportunity arose to undertake this ride so I signed up. My daughter is heading off to NYU this September so the timing is perfect.
Ride Overview
Route 66 from its origin in Chicago to its terminus at Santa Monica Pier (just a few miles from my home in Marina del Rey.
About 2500 miles; 55 days (47 riding days, 8 rest days); average of 55 miles per day
Entirely self-contained, i.e. we will be carrying all of our gear with us – tents, sleeping bags, clothes, etc, etc. There will be no vans or other support
Company: Adventure Cycling – based in Missoula, Montana
Number of riders: Total of 15 – 1 tour leader and 14 riders (either 14 new best friends or 14 people I will never want to see again after this ride! :0) )
Cooking and meals: Shared rotating cooking duties; at the end of every day, the ‘meal’ crew will go buy groceries and prepare meals for the group.