3/14/2020 Our thirty state and third in a single day. We were pushing our stamina and daylight, but we wanted to get this ride done. When we left, there were concerns about the Corona virus, but we left for the trip anyway. Getting done faster and getting back home seemed like a good idea. There … Continue reading “State 30 – Maryland”
3/14/2020 After riding in West Virginia, we had to drive back out on the difficult road that we came in on. It was a three and a half hour drive. After the first hour, things started speeding up. Before we knew it, we were at the Pennsylvania state line with a surprise! It had started … Continue reading “State 29 – Pennsylvania”
3/14/2020 Its spring break and we’re ready to travel to new states. We have 8 states planned for this trip out east and south. No trip would be complete without some drama. We’re dealing with the COVID-19 virus and things are starting to shut down around us. No formal lock down requests were made that … Continue reading “State 28 – West Virginia”
2/16/2020 The last state of our 3 day weekend is Louisiana. You can see from the photo, it was raining. Not a great thing when you want to be outside uni-cycling. We took a detour south of New Orleans to visit Fort Jackson. We’ll cover that visit later in another post. After our visit, we … Continue reading “State 27 – Louisiana”
2/15/2020 We had an hour long drive between our Florida riding location and our planned Alabama ride. We took our time to get rest between the two rides. Our ride was planned to start on the Backcountry Trail in Gulf State Park. This is a paved trail in the park that will join other trails … Continue reading “State 26 – Alabama”
2/15/2020 We started this 3 day weekend with a long drive on 2/14, Valentine’s Day. Lucky for me, Danelle and I don’t celebrate this made up holiday! Instead, Corvin and I headed out. We knew we wouldn’t make it to Florida this night, but we needed to get as far as possible. The goal was … Continue reading “State 25 – Florida”
1/4/2020 This is the second time we’ve had issues getting a state sign. This one cost us $1.75 in tolls… When we drove I-29 to get to Nebraska from Kansas, you’re actually traveling in Iowa right until you cross the border on a bridge over the Missouri river. Of course we can’t stop on a … Continue reading “State 24 – Nebraska”
6/13/2019 AND 1/4/2020 My home state of Kansas PART 1: 6/13/2019 I read a fantastic blog by Danny Brown about Monument Rocks. His photography and description of it made me want to visit at the end of our vacation. I’ll let you look it up if you’re more curious about them, but needless to say, … Continue reading “State 23 – Kansas”
8/5/2019 Our last state of this trip is Iowa. We rode earlier in the day and we got to Iowa quickly. It took a bit of searching to find parking. We were riding on trails on the University of Iowa campus. If you’ve ever been to a college campus, every parking spot is paid with … Continue reading “State 22 – Iowa”
84/2019 We got over the Minnesota border and the state sign was at a rest area. We used the facilities and enjoyed a roadside sunset! And the sunset. We got up from our motel early in the morning and struck out for the Morning Star trail. At this point in our trip, we just wanted … Continue reading “State 21 – Minnesota”