Monday, April 26, 2010

GTD 2010 Itinerary

One week from tomorrow (4/27/10) Ben Anderson and I will begin pedaling in Cedar City, UT. We are excited! Below you will find our proposed itinerary for the trip.

May 4 - Cedar City to Panaca, NV
May 5 - Panaca to Majors Place, NV
May 6 - Majors Place to Eureka, NV
May 7 - Eureka to Austin, NV
May 8 - Austin to Sand Mtn. Rec. Area (near Salt Wells, NV)
May 9 - SNRA to Dayton, NV
May 10 - Dayton to Kirkwood or Hams Station, CA
May 11 -Kirkwood or Hams Station to Folsom, CA
May 12 - Folsom to San Francisco, CA
May 13 - Rest Day in SF
May 14 - SF to Santa Cruz, CA
May 15 - Santa Cruz to Big Sur, CA
May 16 - Big Sur to Morro Bay, CA
May 17 - Morro Bay to Goleta, CA
May 18 - Goleta to Malibu, CA
May 19 - Malibu to Woodland Hills, CA

If we happen to be any where near you along the way let me know, it would be great to see you.

This final week is going to be a week of going over our gear and supply list and checking it twice if not three times. We fly out Sunday to Las Vegas. We will rent a car and drive to Cedar City. Along the way we will take in the beautiful sights of Zion National Park. I had the amazing opportunity to ride through Zion on my 2008 GTD ride.

Once in Cedar City we will set up camp at a KOA. The staff at the Cedar City KOA has been super. Monday morning we will reassemble our bikes and give them a test ride. After that we will enjoy Starbucks for the last time in a week then pick up any last minute supplies at Wal Mart. The rest of the day will be spent organizing and packing our gear. Tuesday morning we will break down camp, pack up and start pedaling to Panaca, NV. We will be camping out at the beautiful Cathedral Gorge State Park. I can't wait to send some pictures!

That's it for now. bob g.

Saturday, April 24, 2010

They're Gone!

On Thursday I packed up my B.O.B. Trailer and sent it off to the KOA in Cedar City, UT. Yesterday Ben and I picked up our broken down and boxed up bikes from Chain Reaction and sent them off to the KOA as well. This intensified the realization that we are very close to heading out west to begin our Go the Distance...Again! fundraising bike ride for the Christian Campus House.

We will actually begin riding Tuesday morning May 4. From Cedar City we will head west to Panaca, NV then on to Eureka, NV, Carson City, NV, Folsom, CA, San Francisco, CA and down the Pacific Coast Highway to Malibu, CA. After Malibu we climb up and over the Santa Monica Mountains to Woodland Hills, CA. There we will meet up and stay with long distance cyclists Jim and Bren Wagoner.

It's going to be an amazing journey. We will be able to get in the Word, pedal and pray alot as we cover the 1300 miles. Ben will be uploading some ride footage along the way, I will let you know where to find it. I will be posting pictures and updates on my blog so check back from time to time to see what we've seen and read about our experiences.

God bless! bob g.