Making It In Asheville Interview with Boomer Sassmann
https://youtu.be/XItxGry2hF8 A big shout out to Tony Ubertaccio for the opportunity to bring this story to life.
https://youtu.be/XItxGry2hF8 A big shout out to Tony Ubertaccio for the opportunity to bring this story to life.
This was my final route. I've added the different tracks to a Google Map and made them available for public consumption. If you have questions about any specific segment of the trip, please feel free to email.
The Gear is always a topic of concern on this trip. Making sure that I have what I need but not bringing everything that I can possibly think of. I spent countless hours leading up to this trip attempting to think through all possible scenarios and what I might...
Leaving Baton Rouge I left a little later than I normally do so that I could spend most of the day walking around the lake with my girl friend before we weren't going to see each other for 3 weeks. I hit the road around 1:00. My destination was 200 miles north up the...
After a full week of riding everyday and pushing 280-350 miles per day, I've fallen behind on the posts for this site. I currently have a broken chain on the bike and might be stationary for a day or two so my attempt will be to try and catch up a bit. I'll be writing...
Morning Ride Leaving Lake Providence in the morning was chilly. On top of that, most of my gear was still soaked from the massive monsoon that I was caught in the night before. 55 degrees isn't too bad but 55 degrees with soaking wet gear at 75+ MPH is FREEZING....
Week One Recap of the Trip The first week of the trip has been everything that I thought it would be. Relaxing, stressful, feelings of freedom, solitude, adventure, panic, and everything in between. I've logged about 1,300 miles in 6 days, cut through 7 states,...
Early Morning The day started Earlier than normal. The scare with the wild boar/bear/bunny... whatever it was had me spooked and it was tough to get a good nights sleep. Also it's impossible to sleep in when camping. I was up at 6:00 am. This is not a time that I...
Heading West on Highway 10 I got up and hit the road around 9:30. I had a long day of flat/straight highway ahead. I took I-10 west out of Jacksonville. After about 2 hours of highway 10 I headed south to get off the main highway for a bit. This detour took me through...
The days are packed so tight that I'm having a hard time posting daily. I'll try to catch up with a handful of posts. Leaving Charleston On the way out of town I got stuck behind a guy in a pickup truck who had the bed of the truck packed full of office equipment. I...