Carbs, carbs, carbs
May 19, 2016
Imagine eating stuff you’d never normally touch, eating every 30 minutes, all day long. … More Carbs, carbs, carbs
Dedicating Our Rides #2 – Our Scariest Ride
May 18, 2016
We will be dedicating Friday’s ride 83 mile ride to Pamela Bay Marostica. Joy and I will attempt the longest ride we’ve ever done and do it without a safety net. … More Dedicating Our Rides #2 – Our Scariest Ride
Climbing the Sierras – Part 2
May 14, 2016
As we climbed that day I dreaded seeing two specific roadsigns: Turn Out 1/4 mile and Passing Lane 1/4 mile. Now these signs just meant a section of road that was even steeper than what we were currently riding. … More Climbing the Sierras – Part 2
Dedicating Our Rides
May 8, 2016
Warren wasn’t the only friend who has been struck down prematurely or suffered a debilitating health issue while still in the prime of their lives. We’ll periodically dedicate rides to these folks. … More Dedicating Our Rides
Climbing the Sierras – Part 1
May 7, 2016
Although we were planning to ride only 25 miles, we were anxious to make good time. We had heard that a storm was rolling through that afternoon and we wanted to be ensconced in our tent before the rains started. … More Climbing the Sierras – Part 1
Track our tour
May 7, 2016
Updated: September 26, 2016 Wondering where we are, how far we’ve gone and other kinds of interesting numbers? This is your page! We’ll update this page every few days with new stats. You can use the interactive map below see how far we’ve gotten (at least, whenever we have enough connectivity to add another waypoint) by following this link: … More Track our tour
The Sierras are Coming
May 3, 2016
After only two of cycling, today we begin our ascent of the Sierras. It seems unfair that we should have to tackle the Sierras so soon. It would have been nice to really get lots of days of training in and really hit our stride. … More The Sierras are Coming
And We’re Off!
May 2, 2016
Sunday, May 1, was a magnificent day to start our adventure. Perhaps the City was doing its best to echo what we’ve heard from so many friends and family: “You’re sure you want to leave all this?” … More And We’re Off!
Our inspiration
April 30, 2016
Tomorrow, 1 May 2016, Tony and Joy’s awesome adventure begins. We are leaving San Francisco on our bicycles, heading for the Atlantic. In the midst of all the preparation, errands, and breakfast/lunch/dinner with family and friends, I want to pause to recognize again the inspiration for the changes in our lives: Warren Thornthwaite. Warren died … More Our inspiration
A Perfect Cycling Day
April 20, 2016
Our ride on Wednesday was the perfect cycling day and the kind of day we aspire to reach each day during our five month bicycle ride across the US starting in May. … More A Perfect Cycling Day
Itinerant Philosopher 