Re: Transcontinental ride (July 1, 2011)
Amazing read, thanks for putting it all together, Vlad. And, holy cow, well done!
Any chance you'll be posting the route you took?
Derek
Re: Transcontinental ride (July 1, 2011)
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You are welcome Derek, glad you liked it. Unfortunately I haven't kept the exact track logs since I wasn't familiar enough with the borrowed GPS that I used (it was recycling the log instead of saving it every day). However, the links at the beginning of every day's post point to the Google map route for that particular day, as much as I could reproduce it from memory. Let me know if any of them don't work properly or don't look right.
Re: Transcontinental ride (July 1, 2011)
Vlad.
Thanks so much for putting this ride report together as I'm sure it was almost as huge an undertaking as the ride itself. You are definitely gifted in the art of communication.
At this time of the riding season I start to think about what kind of trip to plan for next year and this report is inspiring me to head west. The seed has been planted.
One more thing, where did you find that nifty Bios thermometer?
Cheers
Gary
Re: Transcontinental ride (July 1, 2011)
Thanks for the kind words Gary. I'm glad you liked it and appreciate the positive review.
Don't get entangled into a lot of planning, just establish the basic parameters, get the bike/gear ready and go. The more detailed the plan is the more likely it is not to be fulfilled, creating unnecessary frustration and confusion. To paraphrase an old saying, Organized riders pick a destination and go... Wise riders pick a direction and go. Also, unexpected detours, delays and even some mishaps are all part of the experience. Once I decided to take the plunge I never looked back and now I know I can do it again in a heartbeat.
I don't remember exactly where I bought that thermometer, but it was likely Canadian Tire. It was under $10 and has proven quite durable, even through some pretty heavy rain (it's somewhat shielded by the windscreen, but that didn't prevent the previous one from a different manufacturer from dying after just a sprinkle). I also have an infrared handheld thermometer that I decided not to bring on this trip because it measures only surface temperature and is relatively big (it would be interesting to see how hot the black asphalt gets at 47 degrees air temperature though :eek:).Attachment 0 You can see I'm big on measuring instruments, statistics and other interesting data :)