|
Simmons Family Bicycle Page |
| Terry's Cross Country Bike Trip, August/September 1986 |  |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
||
|
DAY
1: Aug 2,1986 Leave Yorba Linda, California
|
DAY
4: Early crossing into Arizona to avoid daytime heat.
|
DAY
7: Arrival at Grand Canyon. Goodby to Marie.
|
DAY
11: Four Corners Front wheel-AZ; rear wheel-UT; left foot-NM; right foot-CO
|
DAY
12: Pass through corner of New Mexico
|
The
only view that didn't change for 3000 miles
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
||
|
DAY 12: Enter Colorado |
DAY
16: Wolf Creek Pass. Highest point of trip at 10,850 feet.
|
DAY
20: Entering Kansas. Flat and Friendly
|
Flat
tire. Between the two of us, we only had four
|
DAY
25: Missouri
|
The long and hilly road |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
||
|
DAY
30: Crossing the Mississippi into Illinois. No time for a "state
sign" picture on this bridge.
|
Another
porch, must be lunch time!
|
DAY
31: Into Kentucky
|
Ah,
the greenery. Oh yeah, agh, the humidity.
|
DAY
35: Tennessee
|
"Camping"
in the Galax town gym.....
|
and
a firehouse in Martinsville.
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
||
|
This
is how we camped the rest of the time.
|
DAY
37: Just one more state to go.
|
DAY
42: Sept.12,1986 Virginia Beach, Virginia
|
3003
miles in 42 days. This picture was taken at 10am, I was on a plane headed
home at 1pm.
|
 |
Read my daily "journal" from the trip. |  |
 |
Simmons Family Home | last update 12/2002 |