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It was the fulfillment of a dream. It was a test of endurance. It was an ultra-fun series of daily adventures. It was, sadly, too short. (Spoiler alert!) For years I had dreamed of a long journey by bicycle. I live in Durham, NC, and I don’t own a car; I bike everywhere. Sometimes I’d ride home at the end of what was then, for me, a long ride, to Chapel Hill, say, or to the end of the American Tobacco Trail (round trips of 30 and 50 miles, respectively), and I’d think: What if I kept going? Could I bike 2,000 miles to Tucson, my hometown? I made vague plans to take this trip in 2018, when I left a salaried job and started working as a freelancer. But I didn’t yet have the resolve to actually do it. When the coronavirus hit in 2020 and my work dried up, I thought: Now’s the time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1609825001136-26UR6WMI6407DX9C60WM/tenent-contrast.jpg Bike Trip Setting up the tent, for the first time, in the dark (photo by Hannah) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1609198960950-KIKMP8BRVY7XHUIA75FI/Glendale+to+San+Bernardino.png Bike Trip - Day 1: Roll Out! Glendale to San Bernardino, 67 miles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1609200460724-YGJEUMEN5PKESTU1WK1R/IMG_8494+copy.JPG Bike Trip Five minutes to liftoff (photo by Hannah) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1609210369858-DCVS30F7JZ8M4XMQLPEZ/San+Bernardino+to+Palm+Springs.png Bike Trip - Day 2: Friends in Low Places San Bernardino to Palm Springs, 58 miles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1609214671865-GJW227L2J8FD1MBTDFMJ/IMG_2491.jpg Bike Trip Fortuitous drainage tunnel under I-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1609215545245-PMYMM0ED6LVGTUPY2NFE/imagejpeg_0-4+copy.jpg Bike Trip David (L) and Richie—I forgot to take their picture, so they sent this one to me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1609215337673-O02HLHF62X7PXNMNAO1D/IMG_2496.jpg Bike Trip The cutest one-room guest house ever https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1609216614253-H8N4Q8PCX0ORZ12SAQUA/Palm+Springs+to+Slab+City.png Bike Trip - Day 3: Camping with the Uncouth Palm Springs to Slab City, 81 miles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1609218752331-HUEGZU0FXX4SPCLA7ZPQ/IMG_2621.PNG Bike Trip Emailing about my night with the vulgarians https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1609221452064-YTLFMSLXQLLY9SWMPRCO/Slab+City+to+Brawley.png Bike Trip - Day 4: Slab City and a Short Ride Slab City to Brawley, 23 miles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1609296471258-TSVKQR222RO69D6DJTAZ/IMG_2505+2.jpg Bike Trip Morning at Salvation Mountain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1609298638439-SRPI01EECVI5Y90CHY9U/IMG_2520.jpg Bike Trip The whole enchilada (minus bike, panniers, and food) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1609299562458-MGYKASM2OW9B93J1LEZL/IMG_2525.jpg Bike Trip - Camping Stuff Tent Sleeping bag Pad Bedsheet sleeping bag liner Silk/cotton thermal sleeping bag liner Inflatable pillow Pillow stuff sack https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1609299659486-IVDPT5H99FIA9TWHKFBY/IMG_2523.jpg Bike Trip - Bike Stuff 2 water bottles Pump 4 spokes 4 tubes 2 tire levers Chain lube Brake pads Chain links Presta/Schrader valve adapter 3 patch kits Multi tool Foldable tire Front & rear lights Combo cable lock Bag to put bike stuff in https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1609299951995-EPXZHGL9D5SLFAGQ9VM6/IMG_2522.jpg Bike Trip - Clothes Shoes Flip-flops Jeans with belt 3 shirts 2 pairs shorts 4 pairs underwear 4 pairs socks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1609300041895-LSO5D7W2R3MMT94K8E7L/IMG_2524.jpg Bike Trip - Warm Clothes Nylon windbreaker pants Wool long underwear (top and bottom) Nylon windbreaker jacket Sweatshirt Scarf Wool socks Heavy coat Hat Gloves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1609300167031-TSDEMUR52UBJ8QS8WIZG/IMG_2521.jpg Bike Trip - Miscellaneous Portable battery cell phone charger Shure MV88 stereo microphone (for use with cell phone) 4 AAA batteries Magazine Reading glasses Postcards Mechanical pencils COVID face mask Cell phone with sewn case 4 AA batteries 2 USB power cubes Cell phone charging cable Apple Watch charging cable Tweezers Dental night guard Fingernail clippers Earplugs Deodorant Toothbrush & toothpaste Small bar soap Plastic knife, fork, and spoon Napkins Sanitizing wipes Mini flashlight ADDED AFTER THIS PHOTO: Sunscreen! (What was I thinking?) Baby wipes Skin lotion Zip ties Pen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1609301434436-Z027VXPBBSUFPQYRYJM9/Brawley+to+Blythe.png Bike Trip - Day 5: The Test Brawley to Blythe, 89 miles 97 miles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1609303108330-X08FWCQ79QIH4TI64489/IMG_2526.jpg Bike Trip Dunes in Glamis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1609305896873-8914E6ZJ9S6ZUSMGRVNM/IMG_2527.jpg Bike Trip Cool monument to a pre-Columbian trail that Native Americans used to travel from the Colorado River to Lake Coachella https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1609306106955-1ES4TJ17JXPNAVOBH24W/IMG_2535.jpg Bike Trip An unplanned detour leads to the Colorado River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1609341114848-YG8O8AC62M04KWIZV29K/Blythe+to+Salome.png Bike Trip - Day 7: A Cute Chapel and a Curious Chat Blythe, CA to Salome, AZ, 66 miles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1609341484168-3HM7PGM8NBIPM19YM75D/IMG_2544.jpg Bike Trip https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1609341949086-U4TMN4GPY7ROZO7GB1OV/IMG_2549.jpg Bike Trip https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1609341995462-H32G96SHIWEMDDBRLDDX/IMG_2550.jpg Bike Trip https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1609342505500-43FA5NNGSXCKCSPY38RN/IMG_2553.jpg Bike Trip Midnight the cat, who doesn’t like to pose for pictures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1609343493480-HU81ZFHQNWKD4J4JARBV/Salome+to+Wickenburg.png Bike Trip - Day 8: What a Long, Straight Trip Salome to Wickenburg, 52 miles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1609469641371-77V4UI9CDH1CDQW8BDCZ/IMG_2562.jpg Bike Trip One of the many roadside memorials I passed on my way to Wickenburg. I photographed eight of them on my trip, each time pausing for a moment of silence for the deceased. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1609453980831-PBAVLIII8HRUQWHUE1DH/Wickenburg+to+Scottsdale.png Bike Trip - Day 9: God Bowls a Strike Wickenburg to Scottsdale, 63 miles Horse trailers and tourniquets and helicopters, oh my! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1609469416844-XPZLG07JKTV90RDS7QPB/IMG_2570.jpg Bike Trip A selfie shortly after surgery (folks had compassionately made sure my wallet and phone traveled with me throughout my ordeal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1609472788621-41R0OOPBT4OMGBZ4Q2UQ/IMG_2624.jpg Bike Trip Some rehab staffers made Christmas blankets for all the patients. It’s cozy and cheerful and I get to take it home! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1609559327237-LKR15VUYM8VGRF7NZPFS/IMG_2479.jpg Bike Trip The San Gabriel River Trail in greater Los Angeles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1609559449689-EZ6FU5012ER7U690VDCK/IMG_2499.jpg Bike Trip Near the Salton Sea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1609559490827-VKB1B85BPF5A45KW2OLF/IMG_2500.jpg Bike Trip At Slab City Skate Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1609559553326-OFA4A30XOLHISOB89EL0/IMG_2539.jpg Bike Trip Aspen grove on agricultural land near Cibola National Wildlife Refuge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1609559649958-GZH6COWWJMW8Y6Q5MKMP/IMG_2599.jpg Bike Trip Another way to get around on wheels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1609559689151-MMBKW1G14CG6O9MPQEF0/IMG_2617.jpg Bike Trip Seeing the dawn break from my hospital bed at Banner Rehabilitation Hospital West https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1610473450079-OMEOYMZO3UAMCL85AB44/IMG_2631.jpg Bike Trip Photo by Hannah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1615083050115-FHSCLBDINEJFLWFRY6CM/Crash+Diagram.png Bike Trip “Vehicle 1” (part of it, anyway) meets “Vehicle 2” (me) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/1615087513098-SKZQPPOKOXOXX575SRNA/Adventure+Cycling+new+route.png Bike Trip Adventure Cycling’s detour through Yuma https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/d03f5aa3-2138-4694-8f60-ac6eace39ba9/Femur+2+June+copy.jpg Bike Trip - Make it stand out X-ray from June 2021, before the second surgery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/5a1ed323-3fcb-412c-8583-47c023310bad/IMG_0258.jpg Bike Trip - Make it stand out My wrecked bike, photo courtesy of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Property and Evidence Facility https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/b2f5a25d-2102-4f81-9e58-ad1ead5f3892/IMG_2988.jpeg Bike Trip - Make it stand out At the end of the American Tobacco Trail, halfway through a 50-mile ride https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/7663ff00-db9b-4030-bc1f-a7bc75a884bd/IMG_3076.jpg Bike Trip - Make it stand out The ride’s start, with nearby Jersey City buildings visible through a fog that swallowed Manhattan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/e7b13f49-8ab1-4576-b073-9f9c563ee29e/IMG_3078.jpg Bike Trip - Make it stand out Waiting for a red light at a random intersection in Iselin, NJ (a heavily South Asian area—delightful curry aromas wafted through the neighborhood) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/6782c7b9-ee47-491e-a8de-9ce8fc69293a/IMG_3085.jpg Bike Trip - Make it stand out The D&R Greenway before the rain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/0e60b61d-bf01-45df-a54d-7ad9e64f4a92/IMG_3091.jpg Bike Trip - Make it stand out The greenway mid-drench https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/745de7f8-e484-4e42-9ea2-0ed18a682d29/IMG_3095.jpg Bike Trip - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe6208826bd0f5712745a44/31d06882-89e2-47f4-88dc-77097e4b5aea/Resized_Resized_20220515_130040.jpeg Bike Trip - Make it stand out The end! For now.