Ken's 2019 Cross Country Bicycle Trip

Santa Barbara CA to Myrtle Beach SC Bicycling Route

Hello friends. I will be using this blog to post about my upcoming cross country bicycling trip. I will be traveling with Trek Travel on their USA trip. We start in Santa Barbara CA on September 19 and arrive in Myrtle Beach SC on October 30. Overall, the trip is 42 days, including 4 rest days, and covers just over 3400 miles with about 139,000 feet of climbing.

I am thrilled to be doing this trip. I had my first idle thoughts about biking across the country while I was a college student. These thoughts have drifted in and out of my mind throughout my adult life. Since I started cycling more seriously in 2013, the idea has been reasserting itself more and more frequently. I have loved the bicycling I have been doing over these past 7 years, especially the trips I have taken. The scenery in this country is amazing, and for 6 weeks I will be surrounded by mile after mile of varying landscapes.



Of course, the miles after miles part has me more than a bit nervous. I have been busy training hard and have bicycled over 6600 miles this year. I have ridden 100 miles or more 16 times already this year with my longest day being 250 miles. July was my heaviest month with 1269 miles. All of this is more than I have ever done before which helps give me confidence. On the other hand, October will be about 2500 miles.



Prior to the trip, I will try to make a handful of posts both about my preparations for this trip as well as some posts about other trips I have taken. Once I am on the trip, I will try to post something most days. (Some days, I may just be too exhausted to post.)