The 1816 letter was a lot more inspiration than information I could plan a route by. It’s a short letter with few details. G. W. Howell mentions that he travelled 1300 miles on horseback after leaving his cousin’s house. Using Google maps, the car route showed that the miles from Detroit to Hope on the south… Continue reading Planing the Route to New Jersey (Part 1)
Month: March 2022
First Thoughts
I’ve been talking to a lot of people about this epic bicycle journey that lies ahead. I made promises to create a blog so others can follow along, take some videos and photos of some of the action, and update all of this in near real-time. Well, the blog has been created as… Continue reading First Thoughts