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 9: Palo Verde

So I arose early this morning with a view to laundering my clothes. Unfortunately the local supermarket did not sell small packets of soap powder. So I returned to the motel's

Day 8: Brawley

What a difference a day makes. Yesterday we had a tailwind and the sun was out, but not too hot. Today, a fierce headwind and temperatures in excess of 100°F as I

Day 7: Boulder Oaks Campground

First day on the road. Sun was out, not a cloud in sight and glory of glories there was a tailwind. I originally planned to only ride to Alpine, our first port of

Day 6: San Diego

Finally arrived in San Diego at approximately 12.40pm. I must say that I awoke this morning feeling somewhat trepidatious about my forthcoming cycling adventure. The fear of the unknown and the thought

Day 4: On Train from Chicago to LA

At 3pm prompt our train pulled out of Chicago Union Station for a 43 hour train journey to Los Angeles. Some 10 minutes or so after departing I decamped to the Observation Car,

Day 3: Chicago

Today I spent 6 hours in the Art Institute of Chicago, followed by a architectural walking tour to cast my beady eye over 16 iconic Chicago Buildings. Here we see the work of

Day 2: Chicago

After many an hour travelling by train we finally arrived in Chicago at approximately 0950 hours. So I stop to take a photograph of a public sculpture when I hear a voice asking