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 you can see here, and I’ll attempt to give updates once per week as I approach the start of the ride, and then every day during the trip.
The first thing I wanted to share are my overall goals for this trip:
- Ride about 60 miles per day
- Start the journey right out my door in Brighton, Michigan
- Include Fremont, OH on the route — mentioned in the 1816 letter
- Stay the night in/near Hope, NJ — the ancestral home of my 5x great grandfather
- Stay the night in/near Jerseyville, ON — the ancestral home of my 3x great grandfather
- Stay the night in/near Columbiaville, MI — the ancestral home of my 2x great grandfather
- Recover at my lake house in Gladwin, MI