Well, I am done. I’m back in my own apartment and once again sleeping in my own bed. I spent the 9th just recuperating and getting reaquainted with my grandson, Xavier. He hasn’t grown up too much while I was gone and is still just as cute. There were lots of little domestic things to take care of, and I’ve already started on work projects again. I’m also trying to go through the literally thousands of pictures I took, but that will take a few days, maybe weeks. So stay tuned.

Trip statistics (and other lies 😉 :
Total Mileage: 3726.5 Miles
Average daily mileage over all 52* days: 72
Average daily mileage on 44 riding days: 85
Maximum daily mileage: 111
Minimum daily mileage: 57
Bona fide Centuries (over 100 miles): 9
Close enough for me Centuries (over 95 miles): 13
Total feet of climbing: 100,647 ft (that’s 19.1 miles UP)
Average feet of climbing: 2143
Maximum feet of climbing: 7600 (Powder River Pass, WY)
Minimum feet of climbing: 280 (and the award for flattest terrain in the country — on my trip, anyway, Western, OH from Monroeville, IN to Maumee, OH)
Days with the BOB trailer on: 25
Maximum speed: 46 mph
Average speed: 13 mph
Pedal revolutions: 1,380,332 (approx., but no wonder my knees and muscles ache!)
Maximum daily average speed: 18 mph (no BOB on that one)
Minimum daily average speed: 11 mph
Average time on the saddle: 6:17
Maximum time on the saddle: 8:18
Minimum time on the saddle: 3:39
Camping days (sleeping bag & roll, shelter or no shelter): 27
Stayed with Friends & Family: 9
B&B: 2
Hotel: 13 (6 of those courtesy of Mr. Chris)

* – Includes day minus 1 riding from Renton to Everett, WA

Casulties:
Flats: 5 (2 in the BOB, 1 road flat, 1 valve, 3 on the bike, 2 road flats, 1 valve)
Tubes: 1
Tires: 2
Knees: 1
Front wheel bearings chewed up: 2
Rear wheels beaten into submission: 1
Shoes: 1 pair
Shorts: 2
Jerseys: 3
Water Bottles: 2
Water Bottle Cages: 1
Girlfriends: 1 (and no, it wasn’t worth that, or perhaps it was. Time will tell)

Favorite Place:
The Badlands in South Dakota. Yellowstone was a close second, Jenny Lake in Wyoming, 3rd. Other than the Badlands, which are a clear winner in my mind, there was so much beautiful scenery out west, that it’s hard to pick. Also, while the west is pretty, hardly anything beats a full canopy of old growth trees in a dark forest shading you from the sun in both PA and MD.