Stats

• 1536 total miles were pedaled

• I cycled for 18 days with no off days

• The daily average was 85 miles/day

• I rode four centuries on days 5, 8, 10, 15

• The longest day by mileage was 112 miles on day #15

• The shortest day by mileage was 54 miles on day #17

• The total moving time was 128 hours 58 minutes

• The average daily moving time was 7 hours 10 minutes per day

• The longest day by time was 9:58 on day #8

• The shortest day by time was 4:05 on day #1

• The earliest start was 6:41 AM on day #9

• The latest start was 3:04 PM on day #1

• The earliest finish was 3:03 PM on day #6

• The latest finish was 9:32 PM on day #10

• The bike plus gear and water weighed ~ 100 lbs

• I rode through 3 states: Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas

• The highest point of the trip was outside of Alpine, TX at 5,000-ish feet 

• I accumulated 50,479 feet of climbing from Ocean City, MS to El Paso, TX

• The average daily ascent was 2804 feet

• The largest ascent in one day was 6,743 feet on day #10 from Austin to Fredericksburg

• The lowest daily ascent was 846 feet on day #16 from Marfa to Van Horn

• I accumulated 46,534 feet of downhill from Ocean City, MS to El Paso, TX

• The largest descent in one day was 5,708 feet on day #10 from Austin to Fredericksburg

• My favorite parts of the trip (east to west) were: Texas Hill Country, Marfa

• My best stories (east to west) were: Scottish cyclist Sandy, Trail Angel Daniele

• I had two flat tires

• I had 6 rain days on days 3, 4, 9, 12, 13, 14

• I spent 6 nights in a Hotel, 4 nights in an RV Park, 3 nights in a Campground, 2 nights at a Warm Showers host, 1 night in a Bike Hostel, 1 night in a Fire Station, and 1 night Camping behind a Truck Stop

• I spent 9 nights in a tent and 9 nights in a bed

• 3 out of 4 Warm Showers host were in Louisiana

• I was honked at by 5 motorists on days 1, 3, 7, 18

• I documented ? touring cyclists, ? male and ? Female*

• I documented ? confederate flags*

• dozens of road kill animals were seen including armadillos, snakes, skunks, raccoons, birds of prey, song birds, deer, possums, pig, frogs

• Wildlife documented: frog D2, squirrels, turtle D2, crows, wild turkey, turtle D4, bunnies, armadillos

• Beer sampled: Modelo Especial, Dos Equis, Sierra Nevada, St. Elmo Brewery Slater American IPA, Nomadic Beerworks Cascading Glass Back IPA, Fredericksburg Brewing Co. Enchanted Rock Red Ale, Fat Tire, Blazing Tree Brewery Pecan Porter, Old Sheepdog brewery Red Velvet Ale

 
*post in progress


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