I Love Planning

One of my new goals is to ride my bicycle from the Canadian border to the Mexican border on the West Coast, mostly on hwy 101. It is 2000 miles and I would like to average approximately 65 miles each day and take a rest day every Sunday. That calculates to about 65 days so we would start on May 29th and end on July 3rd. One of the cool things about this route is that the prevailing wind will be North to South, so that we will have a tailwind every day. I love tailwinds. I bought two books written by guys who did this same route and reported the details in these books. I have been reading them and getting all excited about the trip. I also bought a map of the route that I downloaded on my Ipad. I have started planning each day of the trip with the starting point and ending point which will be mostly campgrounds. I have an App that has every campground in the United States on it along with details, general reviews, and ratings on how bicycle friendly they are so it is relatively easy to pick good spots to camp. I am putting each days route on a map that can be downloaded on my phone each morning which mounts on the handle bars of my bicycle so it is easy to read as we travel. These annual bicycle trips are what keep me motivated to ride my stationary bike for an hour almost every day which is what keeps my Parkinson’s at bay.

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