The Delegates
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Tue Feb-05-08 03:08 AM
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Cross Country bike trip this summer! |
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21, headed to law school in the Fall of 2009, graduating in the winter of this year. Why not? If I manage to make it cross country this summer, I plan on possibly flying early in 2009 and biking Europe. Ireland looks beautiful and once I get into law school I won't have time for things like this.
Ventura, California to Yorktown, VA. 3500 miles. 38 days if I rush it, but I'm budgeting up to 10 weeks. I'm going to leave around May 16th.
Surly Long Haul Trucker bike.
I also plan to open up donations while I do it and keep a journal for charity. Any good charity suggestions?
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Art_from_Ark
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Tue Feb-05-08 03:40 AM
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I used to do that sort of thing when I was in college. I had thought that 100 miles a day was doable, too, but I found things along the way that interested me, and I ended up only doing one 100-mile day on one trip, and two on another trip. You got quite a bit of difficult terrain to cross, too. Good luck, and don't forget to stock up on water for the desert part of your trip!
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The Delegates
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Tue Feb-05-08 03:48 AM
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Definitely plan to stock water, but I'm hoping since I'll be hitting the desert in late may it won't be too bad. Better than going E-W and hitting it in July.
Also will ride in the evenings/mornings to minimize the time I spend riding in the heat.
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Wed Feb-06-08 07:30 AM
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3. Another thing to remember |
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Unsavory types have a habit of coming out of the woodwork at all times, but especially at night.
I hope, though, that you meet nothing but decent people on your trip.
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Wed Feb-06-08 09:42 AM
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4. I biked Europe for several summer vacations |
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youre in for a great time! We did Ireland in 1995, for two weeks. The one thing they dont mention - Ireland is very green because it rains a lot. Pack everything you carry in ziplock bags.
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Wed Feb-06-08 09:48 AM
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Wed Feb-06-08 09:53 AM
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6. I grew up in Yorktown! |
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Well York County Sounds like a blast. I don't know what route you are taking but a lot of bikers that I know use Route 60 for long rides. Actually rte. 60 goes all the way across the country (didn't know that) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_60
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Wed Feb-06-08 10:36 AM
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7. OP has been Tombstoned..... |
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I was going to PM him some suggestions, but..... Que Sera Sera
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Wed Feb-06-08 10:44 AM
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I spent a year in the saddle biking New Zealand, the east coast of Australia, then a loop in Europe. The were some other biker trekkers I ran into who tried 200 - 250 km days. But they said they didn't see more of the countryside than their front wheels. The beauty of biking is looking around.
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