Ocean — Excerpts from the journal of my 1996 solo cycle across the US. Read the entire story from the introduction in Boston or see links to all segments of the trip. Out loud I screamed at myself — “Look ! Look ! Look!”. I was trying to tell myself to look…

Links to all entries from my 1996 journal of my coast-to-coast solo cycle across America — Some entries were handwritten, others were spoken into a tape recorder Part 00: Introduction - Arrival in Boston Part 01: Boston through Rhode Island to Connecticut Part 02: A Good Day in Connecticut Part 03: Fairfield, CT Part 04: Cycling into New York City Part 05: New York, NY to…

California: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park — Excerpts from the journal of my 1996 solo cycle across the US. Read the entire story from the introduction in Boston or see links to all segments of the trip. November 19th, 1996 While breakfast was cooking I went outside and rang Amtrak to be told it was too late…

California: Yuma Desert — Excerpts from the journal of my 1996 solo cycle across the US. Read the entire story from the introduction in Boston or see links to all segments of the trip. November 18th, 1996 Taking a photograph of the rodeo statue in Brawley I decided on going northwest to Salton City…

California: Algodones Dunes — Excerpts from the journal of my 1996 solo cycle across the US. Read the entire story from the introduction in Boston or see links to all segments of the trip. 17th November, 1996 What is it Americans have against contours? As well as the truly awful map I purchased back…

California — Excerpts from the journal of my 1996 solo cycle across the US. Read the entire story from the introduction in Boston or see links to all segments of the trip. November 16, 1996 You know you’re in the desert when the road is lined with beer bottles. I’ll be seeing…

Somewhere, Arizona — Excerpts from the journal of my 1996 solo cycle across the US. Read the entire story from the introduction in Boston or see links to all segments of the trip. Had breakfast yesterday in the Free Lunch Restaurant. If it had been my birthday they’d’ve given me one. I’d woken…

Arizona: Southwest Dreams — Excerpts from the journal of my 1996 solo cycle across the US. Read the entire story from the introduction in Boston or see links to all segments of the trip. For another day the trip is still alive. The leg is now as it was cycling, very tender. But the…

Arizona: Leaving Phoenix — Excerpts from the journal of my 1996 solo cycle across the US. Read the entire story from the introduction in Boston or see links to all segments of the trip. Today I made a promise to my legs. I’ll never put them through anything like this again. If I keep…