Post Ride Blues I wrote Thursday’s Day 68 blog through tears and snot at 1am. It was Day 68 – the last day of the ride, and I was unexpectedly overcome with heartache. My adventure was over and I missed it already. Crying was extremely cathartic. I also felt conflicted. On the one hand, I [...]

Today I rode to the Atlantic Ocean and back on the grid. While I am overjoyed to be home, my heart aches that it is over. Undeniably, this ride has been a seminal experience in my life.   Today’s Route – Annandale NJ to the Atlantic Ocean Rob, Chuck, and I rode 78 miles from Annandale [...]

Bittersweet Anticipation One more day to go. It’s bittersweet. I’m excited to have accomplished what I had always wanted to do. I’m sorry to see it end. I’m enthusiastic to reconnect with people, my life, and my work. I’m sad that my days won’t be consumed with the wonder and discovery that comes with cycling [...]

Down to my last 2 days on The Moxie Ride! Feels a bit surreal… (Unfortunately, the Internet connection at this RV park is not strong enough to upload any pictures tonight. See tomorrow’s Blog for a host of great pictures.) Tuesday’s Route: Elysburg to New Tripoli, PA Rode 67 miles from Elysburg to New Tripoli, which [...]

I’m getting so close to the end that I just made plans with Rob and Chuck (one of my NJ biking buddies) to cycle with me to the coast in a few days – the last day of the ride. Today’s Route: Coburn to Elysburg, PA To beat today’s jungle heat, we left at 7am [...]

9 weeks ago today we started the adventure, and in 4 days it will be over. Today’s Route: Woodland to Coburn, PA After having cycled about 80 miles every day for the past 6 days, today’s ride was a little respite for me. I rode 64 miles from Woodland to Coburn through Penn State University [...]

There is no end to Pennsylvania’s rolling hills. Clearly, we have entered the Appalachian Mountains. Today’s Route: Knox to Woodland, PA It was another roller coaster ride today. 75 miles of up and down. My “total climb” was 6,400 feet, just about as insane as yesterday’s 7,000. The one benefit of a roller coaster is [...]

From the landscape, it is obvious Pennsylvania does not want to be confused with Ohio, Indiana, or Illinois. Holy Hills Today was all about the rolling hills. More rolling hills than Missouri, and I thought those were crazy. More hill climbs than Deer Mountain in Utah or the Continental Divide in Colorado, and I thought [...]

When I woke up this morning, the landscape in Ohio had completely changed. Today’s Route: Brunswick to Hubbard For the last 2 days Ohio has wanted to be like Indiana and Illinois with its flat elevation and endless fields of corn. Today Ohio was a Missouri-wannabe with 12-15% rolling hills. I rode 75 miles in the [...]

Another lovely day cycling in Ohio with more nice people in small communities. Today’s Route I started today on a beautiful bike path from Lindsey to Clyde. From there I joined the traffic on Route 20, a busy highway that, like Indiana’s Route 30, offered me a safe haven in a wide shoulder walled by [...]