Author: James

I am writing this post slightly off the bike trip theme so I can tell you an enlightening and encouraging story that is not my own. Since I’ve been home from my bike trip.I have experienced the aftermath of a shooting at a Catholic school in town and now what I will describe as an… Read more

I have compiled a website page picture album of all the 67 sleeping locations from my cross country bicycle trip. I enjoyed putting this album together as I remembered the unique situation I encountered in each location. I hope you enjoy viewing them. sleeping locations – Coast to Coast Climate Bicycle Ride That works out… Read more

I would like to thank those people who helped me complete this journey safely and without  major problems. My wife Katherine Kleingartner – She supported me through my ride with phone calls and texts. She took care of all the household tasks,  took care of the cats, took care of the grandson and daughter, made… Read more

I would like to announce a new weight loss program guaranteed for you to lose weight, ten or more pounds in two months. Eat all of your favorite foods and as much of them as you want. In addition, tone your muscles and improve your cardiovascular system. Just take a bottle of a cross country… Read more

Come to James and Katherine’s house, 4003 Stinson Blvd Columbia Heights 55431, for a potluck event to hear and tell travel stories.Come ready to hear other people’s stories and tell your own amazing travel stories. .I would like to invite people to our house to tell and hear stories related to travel.I encourage people to… Read more

I am announcing that I am in the process of writing a book with a working title: Biking Coast to Coast, Wisdom and Stories from the Road. It will contain the stories from my blog, along with many others as well as what I learned along the way in my travels. I have a special… Read more

After 60 days of biking 4173 miles and climbing 155,000 ft I have finished my cross country bike trip in Washington DC. Read more

I had a flat tire on one of the busiest streets I’ve biked on my entire trip, actually it is a highway. It was absolutely pouring rain and suddenly my back tire went flat. I had run over a screw. Luckily, there was a pullout nearby. For reference here are pictures of an aerial view… Read more

A story I’m telling from early in my trip.My friend Scott and I rode on a hilly and grueling route from Chelan, Washington to Grand Coulee Washington. We pushed ourselves to the absolute physical limit. We looked so bad that as I posted in a previous section, the owner of the Pizza shop decided we… Read more

I am nearing the end of my trip. I will finish in dc on Saturday. I just pasted 4000 miles. I am ready and happy to be  finishing and will grieve the end of it as well. I love that I ventured cross country on a bike as it was a large event in my… Read more