In the summer of 2010 I did a cycling trip across the United States, starting in Houlton, Maine and finishing 4012 miles later in Everett, Washington. This trip was quite different than my 2009 crossing of Canada. My goals for this journey were to #1 Attempt an east to west crossing; #2 Do a solo crossing; #3 Ride considerably faster than the Canada journey. My love for the "North Country" along with my desire to find one of the longer traverses across the US led me to formulate the route you see to the left. My rather stubborn personality led me to go against all tradition and ride east to west against the westerly tradewinds - and do most all of it unassisted and solo. 

I had put in about 2500 miles of training miles prior to actually going one pedal stroke into the trip. Within that were some 2-4 hours of tempo riding every 2-3 days. And finally, I have to credit a very thorough body weight resistance training routine for giving me the stamina to ride for 5-9 hours/day into strong headwinds and intense summer heat nearly every day. I ended up completing the journey in 50 days of riding - an average of 80 miles per day. 

Please join me throughout the remainder of 2010 and in early 2011 for my Trans USA Presentations. I just love adventure, and even more, I really enjoy sharing my experiences with others. I will list the upcoming presentations on the homepage of the website. 

You can review my Trans USA Backroads cycling adventure blog at 

http://transusabackroads2010.blogspot.com

Click Here to view my Trans USA 2010 Photo Album