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Day 7 – 5/30/21
Radford, VA to Sugar Grove, VA – 65.41 miles, 10mph, +4968 elevation gain From my Saddle – week 1. Yorktown, Va to Sugar Grove, VA. 441.51 miles total. 3776 to go. Lesson One! God is truly in control. Everyday in every way. Lesson Two! Jocelynn is absolutely incredible. Lesson Three! Everyday is a new adventure.…
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Day 6 – 5/29/21
Lone Star, VA to Radford, VA – 47.5 miles, 10 mph, 4006 ft elevation gain A FANTASTIC WET day. Not the miles I had hoped but some big climbing and I just couldn’t do any more scary downs with wet brakes. Hopefully just one more wet day to get through. Have I told you all…
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Day 5 – 5/28/21
Natural Bridge, VA to Lone Star, VA – 36 miles, 11.3 mph, +2158 elevation gain Jocelyn was the hero today. Some very tough situations. Had to stop in a not so safe spot. We have chased the storms all day. It’s pouring and thunderstorming. Gods plans are perfect. He Gave me almost 35 miles. Met…
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DAY 4 – 5/27/21
Lyndhurst, VA to Natural Bridge, VA – 64.67 miles. 9.8mph 4879 feet in elevation climb. (Insane) Once again this day did not disappoint. I am loving every minute. I met 3 new friends all heading to Oregon. There are actually 11 of us within 30 miles of each other heading west. You thought I was…
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DAY 3 – 5/26/21
Palmyra, VA to Lyndhurst, VA – 56miles, +4361 elevation gain What a day! One challenge after another but we conquered the Blue Ridge Mountains. My Strava quit working when my phone over heated. I also knew I needed to cool my core temp down so several breaks in the air conditioning truck. We had a…
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Day 2 – 5/25/21
Doswell, VA to Palmyra, VA – 65 miles, 11.1 mi/hr, 2,856 ft elevation gain Day 2. 65 miles of incredible countryside, amazing honeysuckle smells AND I got to ride with my new friend Beverly. She is over 10 years older than I, riding solo, and self supported on a bike carrying 75 pounds. She is…
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Day 1 – 05/24/21
Charles City, VA to Doswell, VA – 64miles, 12.6 mph average, 2,000 ft elevation gain Day 1- AWESOME. Simply awesome. Met some awesome people. We were prayed over this morning. Got honked at by 3 not so friendlies. So I prayed for them. I am humbled to ride through so much history where battles were…
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Day 0 05/23/21
Yorktown, VA to Charles City, VA – 43 mi, 11.2 mi/h ave, 989ft elevation gain Day 0 is in the books. It exceeded my expectations 1000%. I met so many incredible people. I was able to help 2 cyclists. One with nutrition and one with hydration. An adventure cycling tour guide saw me and stopped.…
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05/22/21 We are off! Coast to Coast 2021
The time has come to finally begin our coast to coast trip. Donita and Jocelynn took off early this morning for VA and have arrived in Yorktown. The Silver Bullet has landed. They are tucked in DaPalace for the night. Tomorrow Donita will dip her tire in the bay and will do a warm up…
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JUNE 6th Ride from Furnace Creek, CA to Badwater, CA
Death Valley is another favorite National Park of mine. It’s a playground for me and my camera. Some see just a desert, a barren wasteland, and the madding stillness of silence, but all of this grips my soul and makes me feel a sense of wonder and deep part of it all. I keep finding…
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