1000

[nosrednayduj]

Rode my 1000th mile today:


The Black Lives Matter sign is still there. (Well, it was a couple hours ago, anyway.)

Comments

[cjsmith]

Wow! Yay 1000!

[nosrednayduj]

On track for 2000+ for the year. I only have the 2000 goal, but I'm always pleased if it's more!

[cjsmith]

Have you ever mapped out how far that (or any specific year's actual total) would get you, starting from where you live? Nevada somewhere, perhaps?

[nosrednayduj]

Not really. Where ever I ended up, it would take a whole year to get there, cuz I can only ride a maximum of 30ish miles in a day!

[cjsmith]

Well, true! I was idly wondering whether that had ever been a fun curiosity for you - if all your riding this year had been westward, say, where would you be. Skipping, of course, the idea that riding on the straightest and most direct roads (I-80, say) is not the greatest idea ever.

[lauradi7dw]

In 1976, there was a cross-country biking route in honor of the bicentennial. someone who had done it gave a reminiscent talk at our library a couple of years ago. Some of the ride was just along the shoulder of highways and such, but there were also small towns and national parks. The total distance was 4250 miles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikecentennial
30 miles a day would "only" take five-six months, depending on rest and tourism (and then one would have to get back)