The Beers

Alicia and I enjoy many outdoor activities. Alicia has long had a life goal of bicycling across America. It sounded like a great adventure to me. This was an opportune pause in our lives with a recent job loss (May 2009), so with just three weeks of planning and training - we were off.

This trek started May 24th, 2009 from Anacortes, Washington ending 65 days later in Portland, Maine (We had expected 60 days to Bar Harbor, Maine.).

3964 spinning miles!! Biggest day 115 miles. ~~Pete Beer

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Magnificent Winds

Waves of wind washing over the tall grasses. Corn rustling silver green leaves. North by Northwest blows the wind, ideal for cycling south and east. Southward sustained speeds of 16-18. Eastward 26-29 miles per hour as winds reach speeds of 25-35 miles per hour. Cloud shadows race ahead of us on the road. Racing cloud shade on the road moving ahead: morphing, shifting, disappearing. The wind moaning through the air. Side winds whistling through the bike. The wind, the glorious, powerful wind; such a blessing from behind.

~Pete

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