Table of Contents

• Introduction

• Gear List

• Shakedown Ride Day #1

• Shakedown Ride Day #2

• The Drive to Yorktown

• TransAm Day #1 Yorktown to Glendale, VA - Virginia is spoiling me

• TransAm Day #2 Glendale VA to Mineral VA - 82 miles of beautiful riding and I beat the rain

• TransAm Day #3 Mineral VA to Charlottesville VA - Here come the hills

• TransAm Day #4 Charlottesville VA to Love VA - I've conquered Afton Mountain 💥🎉🚴‍♂️

• TransAm Day #5 Love, VA - Buchanan, VA - The other side of the ridge

• TransAm Day #6 Buchanan, VA - Christiansburg, VA - Hot day with steep Virginia grades

• TransAm Day #7 Christiansburg, VA - Wytheville, VA - These hills

• TransAm Day #8 Wytheville, VA - Damascus, VA - Reunited #TeamR2S conquers Hurricane Mountain

• TransAm Day #9 Damascus, VA - Breaks, VA - The Triplets of Belleville

• TransAm Day #10 Breaks, VA - Hindman, KY - We caught up with the pack

• TransAm Day #11 Hindman, KY - Booneville, KY - Day of the attack dogs

• TransAm Day #12 Booneville, KY - Berea, KY - I’ve crossed the Appalachians

• TransAm Day #13 Berea, KY - Springfield, KY - Out on my own. A long hard day.

• TransAm Day #14 Springfield, KY - Rough River State Park, KY - My first Century

• TransAm Day #15 Rough River State Park, KY - Sebree, KY - It was hot today

• TransAm Day #16 Sebree, KY - Elizabethtown, IL - On the banks of the Ohio

• TransAm Day #17 Elizabethtown, IL - Carbondale, IL - Beating the Heat

• TransAm Day #18 Carbondale, IL - Farmington, MO - I've crossed the Mississippi

• TransAm Day #19 Farmington, MO - Ellington, MO - Critical Mass of TransAm-ers

• TransAm Day #20 Ellington, MO - Houston, MO - Beautiful day in the Ozarks

• TransAm Day #21 Houston, MO - Marshfield, MO - Missouri is Awesome

• TransAm Day #22 Marshfield, MO - Golden City, MO - Wicked Hot

• TransAm Day #23 Golden City, MO - Chanute, KS - No beer sales on Sundays in Kansas

• TransAm Day #24 Chanute, KS - Cassoday, KS - Beating the heat

• TransAm Day #25 Cassoday, KS - Nickerson, KS - Exotic Animal Farm

• TransAm Day #26 Nickerson, KS - Rush Center, KS - Bloody Kansas Wind

• TransAm Day #27 Rush Center, KS - Scott City, KS - Summer Solstice Wind 💨

• TransAm Day #28 Scott City, KS - Eads, CO - Welcome to Colorado

• TransAm Day #29 Eads, CO - Ordway, CO - Riding with a hangover

• TransAm Day #30 Ordway, CO - Pueblo, CO - The mountains are in sight

• TransAm Day #31 Pueblo, CO - Guffey, CO - The Wild West

• TransAm Day #32 Guffey, CO - Alma,CO - 💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨🚴‍♂️

• TransAm Day #33 Alma,CO - Breckenridge, CO - Hoosier Pass

• TransAm Day #34 Breckenridge, CO - Kremmling, CO - Heaven

• TransAm Day #35 Kremmling, CO - Walden, CO - Lawn Sprinklers

• TransAm Day #36 Walden, CO - Saratoga, WY - Welcome to Wyoming

• TransAm Day #37 Saratoga, WY - Rawlins, WY - Wyoming Wind 💨🚴‍♂️

• TransAm Day #38 Rawlins, WY - Jeffrey City, WY - Shoulder from Hell

• TransAm Day #39 Jeffrey City, WY - Lander, WY - Great day in Lander

• Off Day - Fourth of July in Lander, WY - 💥💥💥💥💥💥🇺🇸

• TransAm Day #40 Lander, WY - DuBois, WY - Chief Washakie ♥️

• TransAm Day #41 DuBois, WY - Jenny Lake, WY - Grand Tetons

• TransAm Day #42 Jenny Lake, WY - Grant Village, WY - Hard to say goodbye to the Grand Tetons

• TransAm Day #43 Grant Village, WY - West Yellowstone, MT - Ban cars from Yellowstone

• TransAm Day #44 West Yellowstone, MT - Ennis, MT - Tailwinds 🚴‍♂️💨

• TransAm Day #45 Ennis, MT - Dillon, MT - Where the deer and antelope play

• TransAm Day #46 Dillon, MT - Wisdom, MT - Words from Wisdom

• TransAm Day #47 Wisdom, MT - Darby, MT - Chief Joseph Pass

• TransAm Day #48 Darby, MT - Missoula, MT - A visit to the mother ship 🚴‍♂️

• Off Day - Missoula - Bike paradise 🚴‍♂️

• TransAm Day #49 Missoula, MT - Powell, ID - Pacific Time

• TransAm Day #50 Powell, ID - Apgar Creek Campground, ID - No Gaps

• TransAm Day #51 Apgar Creek Campground, ID - Grangeville, ID - Hot Idaho hills

• TransAm Day #52 Grangeville, ID - Riggins, ID - Idaho is Awesome

• TransAm Day #53 Riggins, ID - Council, ID - Huckleberry Lemonade

• TransAm Day #54 Council, ID - Oxbow, OR - State #11 🚴‍♂️

• TransAm Day #55 Oxbow, OR - Baker City, OR - Miles from Nowhere

• TransAm Day #56 Baker City, OR - Prairie City, OR - 🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲

• TransAm Day #57 Prairie City, OR - Dayville, OR - Breaking it down

• TransAm Day #58 Dayville, OR - Mitchell, OR - Tiger Town Valley

• TransAm Day #59 Mitchell, OR - Prineville, OR - The Painted Hills

• TransAm Day #60 Prineville, OR - Bend, OR - Trail Magic

• TransAm Day #61 Bend, OR - Scott Lake, OR - McKenzie Pass

• TransAm Day #62 Scott Lake, OR - Eugene, OR - West Coast

• TransAm Day #63 Eugene, OR - Corvallis, OR - Heading back north

• TransAm Day #64 Corvallis, OR - Grande Ronde, OR - Nearing the coast

• TransAm Day #65 Grande Ronde, OR - Cape Lookout, OR - The Pacific Ocean

• TransAm Day #66 Cape Lookout, OR - Nehalem Bay State Park, OR - The Oregon Coast

• TransAm Day #67 Nehalem Bay State Park, OR - Astoria, OR - The end of the trail

• Epilogue

• Stats

• Gear List Review


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