July 6, 2019 Next up on our fast weekend trip was the state of Kentucky. Where we crossed into Kentucky had the state border of a river. This meant that the state sign was on a busy highway, making it difficult to document. we drove more than 30 miles out of our way to find … Continue reading “State 10 – Kentucky”
July 5, 2019 Corvin and I set off on a long weekend trip to unicycle a few states. Our first state for this trip and our ninth completed state of the trip is Indiana. We drove through a massive thunderstorm with close lightning strikes on the way out. I was worried that we would have … Continue reading “State 9 – Indiana”
June 11, 2019 Colorado, home of the Rocky Mountains, and our lowest elevation change yet! This was also the last full state we would unicycle on this family vacation, getting the American southwest taken care of. We wanted to camp near the Great Sand Dunes. National Park & Preserve Colorado. They are the tallest sand … Continue reading “State 8 – Colorado”
June 10, 2019 We were going to ride in Arches National Park. You may not have realized this, but if you’ve seen a current Utah license plate, a likeness of Delicate Arch is depicted on the license plate. After some careful planning and reviewing the elevation on Google Earth, we found a reasonable stretch to … Continue reading “State 7 – Utah”
June 8, 2019 Our next stop was the state of Nevada and specifically, Sin City (Las Vegas). Corvin and I wanted to do something iconic, so we settled for the Las Vegas strip. We had a hotel on the strip. Before we got there, we agreed that we would unicycle first thing in the morning … Continue reading “State 6 – Nevada”
June 7, 2019 One day after the Grand Canyon, we came to California. Or if you want to see it in motion… We still had more elevation to drop before we started riding. The plan was to unicycle in Death Valley. We knew it was going to be hot, so we got there as early … Continue reading “State 5 – California”
June 6, 2019 While we are uni-cycling in all lower 48 states, we will have a few interludes on the trip. On this instance, we went to Four Corners National Monument. Here, we would be able to unicycle in 4 states, (southwestern corner of Colorado, southeastern corner of Utah, northeastern corner of Arizona, and northwestern … Continue reading “Four Corners”
June 6, 2019 We were really excited to ride in Arizona. Its our fourth state of the trip. We booked a campsite on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon back in February, so I knew it was coming for a while. What I didn’t know/realize was how high the elevation would be. The north … Continue reading “State 4 – Arizona”
June 2, 2019 There is no question when you enter the state of New Mexico on I-40. The sign spans over the whole highway letting you know exactly where you are. For people like us trying to document our journey, a large in-your-face sign like this is easy to spot and document! We were interested … Continue reading “State 3 – New Mexico”
June 1, 2019 Our second state, Texas came very quickly behind the first. In fact, it was later the same day. Texas is the largest state we plan to visit on this trip. Our plan was to ride at the bottom of Palo Duro Canyon. This is the second largest canyon system in the United … Continue reading “State 2- Texas”