USA 2015

The Second of Dave's 10,000 Mile North American Cycling Odysseys Documented by Daily Posts. The route is different and only lasted 176 Days.

Day 31: Penguitch

Ultra cold morning that just got colder the higher I climbed: negative °C by the time I got to the top. Even with 5 layers of clothing, including down jacket, I could not

Day 30: Cedar City

I must admit that today was one of my most least enjoyable day on a bike that I have had in a very very long while. It didn't start of too

Day 28: Zion National Park

Anyone up for a litte shooting practice?! A fairly easy ride to Zion National Park, and as I rode the wind speed increased and the direction in which I was riding became increasing

Day 27: Kanab (Rest Day)

To give myself a chance to catch up with my blog, complete the recharging of my 12Ah battery and clean bike chain I've taken a rest day in Kanab, before embarking

Day 26: Kanab

So last night I arrived at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon just as the sun was setting and arose just as it was rising! (5.30AM)(A very unusual occurrence for

Day 25: North Rim (Grand Canyon)

The road from Marble Canyon to Jacobs Lake, the turn off for the North Rim, has little or no hard shoulder and is fairly narrow. Accordingly, I imagine that it is not much

Day 24: Lee Ferry Road Campground

No showers, no wifi, no toilet facilities after 9pm, dogs (ankle biters) barking and two compressors on and off all night, I would advise against camping at Cameron! But ..... a great day of

Day 23: Cameron

Although the temperature was negative °C, it was not as cold as the previous night, and the double socks did the trick as my feet were toasty warm all night. Left Grand Canyon,

Day 22: Grand Canyon (Rest Day)

Burrrrrrrr ...... a very very very cold night last night. By all accounts the temperature dropped to somewhere between -6°C and -10°C. Either way it was most definitely cold (understatement:, brass monkeys

Day 20: Tuba City

So the day started well with strong tail winds aiding my peddling toward Second Mesa where I spent an hour or so at the Hopi Museum. ![](https://dl.dropbox.com/s/xowsoxbvwf6w6u6/D20a.

Day 17: Hopi Indian Reservation

First punction of the trip occurred today approximately 2 miles from Second Mesa of the Hopi Indian Reservation. Appart from that a good ride with a cool light breeze. Met Rob, and his

Day 16: Homolovi State Park

Oh boy the wind gods where exceptionally good today. It was a lazy start to the day and after breakfast at Macy's on Beaver Street it was a 10am depart from

Day 15: Flagstaff

So I survived my first night of wild camping without mishap. Was on the rode for 7am and in Flagstaff for about 9.30am, and have spent a pleasant day catching up with

Day 13: Prescott

A fantastic day of riding. The best so far on this tour by a country mile. But that may be a little unfair on the other day's rides, as I'

Day 12: Wickenburg

Meet Buck (75 year old, gun packing, gold prospector, with his 1970 RV in the background): And here is a photo of some crystalline gold that he gave me: So this morning it

Day 11: Salome (or thereabouts)

It has been very hot again today, but I think that I have coped with it better. Indeed , I think that I may have been a little dehydrated and not fed well, which

Day 10: Quarzite

So last year I cycled this same route in 3 hours and 3 minutes, this time round it took 4 hours and 35 minutes, which just goes to show how difficult I'