Coming to you live and illegally trespassing from my sleeping bag while attempting to remain hidden behind the Bridgeport Methodist Church (and you thought you were living a luxurious lifestyle). It's been quite the interesting stretch transferring from the desert to the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. I remember thinking "ANYTHING but sand." Now I would … Continue reading Ice Axes / Frozen Beds / Roadside Lottery : PCT Blog #3
Dear desert, it's been a great run. Thanks for all the sun burns, dehydration episodes, and rattlesnake encounters. However, on a positive note, it's pretty awesome that you received the most rain that you have seen in 22 years. Because of it, you provided an abnormally spectacular display of greenery, flowers, wildlife, and most importantly … Continue reading Lizard Push-Ups / Death Rays / Apocalyptic Night Clubs: PCT Blog #2
It could be assumed that I "got it out of my system" by hiking the Appalachian Trail and riding a bicycle from Seattle to Key West... doubtful. Round 3. In the true form of adventure, I'm already experiencing a first on this go-round. I'm writing this with a bag of ice under my leg trying … Continue reading Border Patrol / Angry Foreigners / Coyotes : PCT Blog #1
Left turn on South Street… It was the beginning of the end. Because after that left turn on South Street, we were merely 3 blocks away from the end. Only 3 blocks left of a 4,000 mile, 4 month, 13 state, cross-country bicycle adventure. All of the sudden, this feeling simply overwhelms you. If there … Continue reading 3 Blocks Away… The Final Bike Blog
There it was... A bridge that rose up like a mountain out of the flat Florida highway. At the top of that bridge we would see the Atlantic Ocean for the first time on this trip. At the bottom of that bridge we would submerge our feet in the waters and come to realize that … Continue reading Bike Blog #6: Dirt Roads / Rumble Strips / Runaway Jim
Alabama… couple things you don’t realize about it until you have been away for a little while… Humidity. Even when its “not bad” its bad… Mountains. Alabama mountains, don’t notice them until you are on a bicycle… Accents. They are thicker than I remembered… Hospitality. Better than I remembered… Biking. Riding on a two lane … Continue reading Bike Blog #5: Under The Bridge / Sand Lizards / Mississippi Jail
The humidity hit us like a brick wall, the accents greeted us, and for the first time on this trip the dogs chased us due to no leash laws... I made it back... The South. All this happened within a day of crossing over from Oklahoma to Arkansas. We completed The Plains section and entered … Continue reading Bike Blog #4: Corn Fields / Hungry Coyotes / Cold Blooded Killers
5:30AM: I woke up from the couch of some crazy lady in this tiny town in Colorado. I tip toed over my friends sleeping all over the floor. I hit the road before sunrise. 30 miles into the wind to La Junta, CO; home of the closest sports bar in a significantly large radius in … Continue reading Bike Blog #3: Homeless Showers / Extreme Tubing / The UFO
Riding 814 miles on a bicycle... Cool, I guess... Being on this adventure with this crew of people traveling through this region of the country... Words can't even come close to painting a true picture... But I guess that's what I'm trying to do here... So keep reading! Let's start with this frequently asked question: … Continue reading Bike Blog #2: Stealth Camping / Testicle Festival / The Gorge
Wow... Made it to Missoula, Montana. Might not leave... Ever... Or until winter... Whichever comes first. So I did these "blogs" while I was on the Appalachian Trail and I wouldn't say typing/writing was something I missed after typing my last blog for the trail. But I just sat down in this perfect backyard (because I … Continue reading Bike Blog #1: Talking Elevator / Midnight Sprinklers / Lost Dogs
Tyler Ross Adventures 