Each trip, we like to build a ‘best of’ highlighting what w really enjoyed and accomplished. Please enjoy this ‘best of’ list and summary of our fun five-week trip:
Biking Highlights:
- Five favorite biking trails:
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park (Ohio),
- Chief Ladiga (Alabama),
- Little Miami Valley (Ohio),
- Longleaf (Mississippi),
- River Mountains (Nevada),and
- Tanglefoot (Mississippi)
- 386 miles biked on 27 trails (13 trails of 15 miles or more) which is the same as the distance from SF to LA
- Longest bike trail ridden: 42 miles on the Tanglefoot Trail in Mississippi
- 34 mph fastest biking speed in Oklahoma City
- Most beautiful trail: Cuyahoga Valley National Park (Ohio)
- Most challenging trail: River Mountains (Nevada) – 35 miles long with 2,500’ elevation gain
- Windiest: Katy Trail – 40 mph headwinds (Oklahoma)
- Most crowded trail: Atlanta Beltway (Georgia)
- Longest bridge: Big Dam Bridge (4,226’ long) on the Arkansas River Trail in Little Rock
Campground/Driving Highlights:
- 19 campgrounds visited
- Most beautiful campground: Gettysburg KOA (Pennsylvania)
- 7,927 miles driven
- Lowest gas price: $3.59/gallon in Oklahoma City
- Longest driving day: 626 miles driven in 11.5 hours from Omaha, Nebraska to Rawlins, Wyoming
Other Highlights:
- 24 states visited
- Best Mexican restaurant: The Shed, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Best BBQ: Muddy Waters In Hattiesburg, Mississippi
- Best family-owned restaurant: Glen Rock Pizzeria in Glen Rock, Pennsylvania
- Highest temperature: 90 degrees in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
- Lowest temperature: 24 degrees in Gallup, New Mexico
- Fiercest thunderstorm: Tupelo, Mississippi
- Most hail from a Thunderstorm: Columbus, Ohio
- Total rain on us while biking: zero!
- Windiest driving states: AZ, NM, OK, NE, WY, NV
We are so very grateful for this opportunity to see and bike in this beautiful country. It has been a great adventure yielding abundant memories that will last the rest of our lives. Thanks so very much for virtually following along with us!