Looks like the route took them through Arcata California. Are all those people lined up on the street just to watch them pass? or is it the week-end of the Kinetic Sculpture race?
What the hey?
The Rocky Route took them through Bozeman, Montana. The place where I spent 3 months this spring.
To find out more:
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Several years ago my good friend Phyllis Hassan decided her first adventure after retirement would be a coast to coast across America (aka:TransAM) bike ride. Phyllis was originally planning to ride with a friend from Lone Star Cyclists, but Liz’s cancer prevented her from joining Phyllis on the journey.
Phyllis completed the TransAM route mapped out by Adventure Cycling.
Here is a map showing her route.
I started up this website as a way for her friends to follow along with her adventure.
Phyllis completed the journey, on her own and completely self-contained for most of it. At times joined by friends from home or new friends she met on the road.
I decided to continue with this website in her memory, after a tragic accident took her life. A careless motorist drifted into the 5 foot shoulder she was riding her bike on. The accident happened just south of Ft. Worth Texas, not far from her home in Arlington, a couple of years after her TransAM ride.
Those of us who knew her, miss her still.
I feel pretty sure that if Phyllis were here today, she would scold me for moping about, and tell me to get on with it and have some fun and celebrate the good life she lived.
So….. lets talk about the good times!!
Here is the account of her TransAM adventure:
(To read the same story on the original grannygears website, click here.)
The Adventure Begins – By Phyllis Hassan
Last November Liz asked if I would ride across the country with her. I said yes. And so we agreed on this huge adventure.
I had no idea that getting ready for the trip would be so much fun. I have really enjoyed pondering gear options, training (believe it or not), and reading email from the many who responded to our Adventure Cycling ad for travel companions.
The bicycle
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I bought a Cannondale T2000–a magnificent charcoal gray steed that would give me every mechanical advantage possible to ride those 4,000 some miles.
I added a suspension seat post, and gearing even lower than Cannondale provided, thanks to the sound advice of my experienced cross-country friend, Eddie. The bike came with 35mm tires, which were very sturdy and gave a smooth ride but it was such an effort to make the wheels go round that I have changed to 32mm tires. I used Blackburn front and rear racks (low riders on the front).
