One of many desktop screensavers we will have at the end of the trip.
From Pueblo to San Francisco, we are following some special cycling maps because services are extremely sparse. There are some sections wehere we won't be able to find water or food for 80 miles. We have four sets of maps that will take us the 1580 miles (from Pueblo) to the end. We aim to finish by the 24th June, giving us some time on the beach and among the Redwoods in Yosemite National Park at the other end. With no rest days, we would have to average 63 miles a day. But, seeing as we are passing through some of the most spectacular places in the world, it would be a shame to ride on by, so we will take 5 rest days. This means that we must average 80 miles for the days that we ride.
A tough schedule, but one which lets us do more with our time, seeing more along the way and lets us have enough time to chat to the people that make this trip interesting. We have three hurdles, The Rocky's, the desert, and the Sierra's. Hurdle one has been overcome - we are now through the Rocky's. We had a great time in them (despite the uphill pedalling), and I think that it is a must to go there for anyone who visits America. We are out of the hills, and into the Desert now, with our first long stretch with no services coming tomorrow. We have 74 miles of nothing but searing heat, rock formations, and the dotted white lines on the road.
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