Day 49: Columbus, OH to Zanesville, OH- 64.12 miles, Total 3036.1 miles Edie and I realized that the chances of us camping again for the remainder of the trip are slim. We haven’t camped in some time and the nights aren’t getting any warmer. Why, then, would we continue to carry around our camping equipment? [...]

Day 48: Englewood, OH to Columbus, OH- 75.99 miles, Total 2972 miles We had a hard time getting up this morning. Perhaps it was that we didn’t go to bed until 12:30 AM, or perhaps it was that we were so physically drained after our longest day yet: 106 miles. Either way, it wasn’t until [...]

Day 47: Carmel, IN to Englewood, OH- 106.64 miles, Total 2896 miles After breakfast, we left our suburban digs courtesy of Jen and Chris (thanks so much, you two). They left Edie and I alone yesterday and we basically played house in Indiana. We cooked our own meals and, even, went grocery shopping at Whole [...]

Our day 45 rest day felt so good, we decided to double down. Day 47 will be big- we promise.

Day 44: Terre Haute, IN to Carmel, IN- 43.36 miles, Total 2783 miles The forecast called for rain in the morning. We slept in with this in mind and tried to compensate for the hour lost in our new timezone (EST). Strongly considering a day off, we got word from Edie’s dear friend, Jen Pixley, [...]

Day 43: Vandalia, IL to Terre Haute, IN- 102.62 miles, Total 2739.7 miles It turns out Vandalia was the state capital of IL from 1819 to 1839. Who knew! Abe was there, too. End history lesson and back to bicycle riding. Today proved all business- we set out with 100 mile day in mind and [...]

Day 42: Kirkwood, MO to Vandalia, IL- 51.60 miles, Total 2637.1 miles We began our day in a lurch. The warmth and comfort of our night was over and we needed a way through St. Louis and over the Mississippi River into Illinois. Riding through East St. Louis wasn’t an option, but proved the most [...]

Day 41: Rhineland, MO to Kirkwood, MO- 89.46 miles, Total 2585.4 miles Edie woke me up last night to tell me that she thought she continued to pedal in her sleep. Proof that yesterday was a long, grueling and foodless day that ended with after dark mileage. Our reward- a night at Rendleman Bed & [...]

Day 40: Pilot Grove, MO to Rhineland, MO- 95.46 miles, Total 2496 miles The day got off to a good start: we slept well despite camping on a cement surface; sleeping under the roofed-in picnic area resulted in there being no dew on the tent (Brett’s theory proved correct); and we were packed up by [...]

Day 39: Harrisonville, MO to Pilot Grove, MO- 98.33 miles, Total 2400.5 miles We called it early last night to 1. Loosely map out the remainder of out trip to determine miles and timeframe 2. Avoid sleeping in a town described as “an S-bend in the road” 3. Catch the second episode of Boardwalk Empire [...]