day 2 Quartzsite to Sedona, AZ – 211 Miles Warm air and sunny skies greeted us on the first full day of our trip. Abi was just attaching the last strap of his giant yellow duffel bag to his bike as we carried our bags out to my waiting Yamaha. Clearly he’d gotten up earlier than...
Day 3 Sedona to Grand Canyon, AZ – 152 miles With Abi’s bike already packed and him patiently watching SportsCenter in his room, I started loading my bike. As I secured my duffel bag, I noticed an antique truck in the parking lot. Rob, the owner of the truck saw me loading the...
Day 4 Grand Canyon to Globe, AZ – 432 miles (including 110 in a helicopter) As I trudged our gear down from the hotel room, Abi was once again loaded and ready to go. What the hell is it with him? While I loaded up, we made small talk. “Dude, that guy in the coffee shop the other...
Day 5 Globe, AZ to Carlsbad, NM – 545 miles Timewise this day marked the halfway point of the trip, but we were still pretty far away from the halfway point mapwise. We’d planned for longer runs while Fiona was at work, so we would be back on track in a day or so. At this point of...
Day 6 Carlsbad, NM to San Antonio, TX – 479 Miles Carlsbad Caverns National Park Winner – Most Unreadable National Park Sign Ever First in line that morning, we rode the Carlsbad Cavern National Park elevator 754 feet into the depths of the Earth. These amazing caverns stretch over...