Barry Davis's
Cross Country Bicycle Ride
From Seattle to Provincetown
For The Jimmy Fund
Cross Country Bicycle Ride
From Seattle to Provincetown
For The Jimmy Fund
My Route
The route that I chose came from a variety of areas. I first decided on my starting point, Seattle (for no particular reason) and decided to stay on a northerly route. Since I don't like riding in hot weather, I decided to stay up north. I researched my route using two other websites, Crazyguyonabike.com and ________. I wanted to ride thru Billings, Montana since I visited a working cattle ranch, The Shively Ranch, a couple of trimes, I wanted to visit Mount Rushmore, Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Washington, DC.
I chose the day based on the number of days riding from Seattle to Sturbridge, MA the starting line for my 29 Pan Mass Challenge so I could join my fellow PMC riders and complete my cross country by riding in the PMC. I hope to arrive in Sturbridge on Weds August 4th. This gives me Thursday and Friday as a pad in case I need two extra days for my cross country.
My schedule includes 9 days off the bike as rest days. I will ride 4 or 5 days in a row and then take a rest day. Depending on the terrain, I plan to ride an average of 60-70 miles per day. A couple of days are much longer due to the lack of a good place to spend the night and a couple days of much shorter miles that gives me an easy day before a more difficult day.
