Author Archives: unirider0

Day 39 got off to a late start.  Just the second day starting out in the central time zone. Hard to leave camp. I pedaled hard to make as much mileage as I could before the winds came up.  In … Continue reading →

Day 38 turned out better than expected.  Strong cross winds were predicted, and eventually came, but not before I made some significant mileage.  I wasn’t sure how I would feel after the mammoth day yesterday, but the road was smooth … Continue reading →

Day 37 (day 31 riding) 4/6/13.  The winds had my back today so I launched my spinnakar   and set sail for Van Horn TX.  As it turns out I didn’t have to ride Interstate 10 as much as I … Continue reading →

Day 35 (4/4/13) was a dog day afternoon, actually it was dog day morning. I started riding just North of Tornillo on Route 20 and shortly encountered headwinds.  I pushed along in high gear on a road that had almost … Continue reading →

On day 33 I felt a bit like I was cheating, but just like in white water boating sometimes it’s best to stop and scout. I wasn’t looking forward to riding a unicycle through the city streets of El Paso … Continue reading →

Day 30 (3/30/13) 8200 + Day 30 was a big mile stone for me. I took the day off yesterday and we toured the Gila cliff dwellings national monument. The rest day helped prepare me for the big climb to … Continue reading →

Day 28 was the battle of the hills.  Would I ascend or descend more.  All the grades were just too steep for an old guy like me to use high gear up or down.  It was a slow slog up … Continue reading →

Day 25 a tale of two rides. Tale of the first ride. Day 25 started out at the top of the bell about 4600 feet and quickly began to descent rapidly. The sign said 7% grade use low gear. So … Continue reading →