| 2015 THE SEA-KEY RIDE |

the ride started as a simple idea like most things do. i wanted to go across the country on a bike. i have looked into various travel groups that do it. i have even become inspired by someone who did it 35 years ago when he was my age. after putting it off and finding reasons to say i wouldn’t be able to go this year, i decided it was time. after discussing it with friends, coworkers and my significant other, they all pushed me to do it faster and better than i thought i would. every day it’s becoming bigger than i thought. seattle to key west. that’s the route and i’ll be on a bike.

the ride took a total of 51 days, and began on july 26th, 2015. posts for the day were posted the following morning. below is a list of the posts created for the ride, during the ride and after the ride.

 

| associated pages |


fundraising
where am i

 

 

| articles published |


the chainlink
mlive
dnainfo
chicago sun-times
humans of the keys(site no longer available)

 

 

| interactive map | click on each state to see my path | click here to explore the full map |
(the route is primarily correct, however some minor changes were made along the way.)
Map of the United States

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Washington Idaho Montana Wyoming South Dakota Nebraska Iowa Illinois Missouri Kentucky Tennessee Mississippi Alabama Florida

 

 

 

| preparation | (2015.05.19 – 2015.07.27) |

 

well hello there…

the new bike

a change of wheels

it’s here

ready for the weekend

running man

new photos, new parts

weekend getaway

keep rollin

low roll

map video stuff

it’s been a few days

good start

weekend catchup

cheezborger, cheezborger, cheezborger

one month

new route planning

a story from a few years ago

bicycle bbq

route is done

far better things ahead

sixteen days

that assiduous guy

gather steam

new bike gets a flat

rough tuneup

haulin’ bag

errryday

inspiration/motivation

bars/packing

helping others

butterflies

this is a bike

less than 24 hours

the travel day

pre-start

 

| the ride | (2015.07.28 – 2015.09.16) |

 

day 01

day 02

day 03

between cell signal

encouragement

day 04

day 05

day 06

delayed post.

day 07

day 08

day 09

day 10

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day 15

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day 48

day 49

day 50

day 51

 

| post ride |

 

the full camera dump

the conclusion