Adventures on the Road Less Biked

by Rob Dahlstrom and Ken Iobst


Journal of Our Bike Trip Across Country with America By Bicycle
Be sure to check out their scrapbook entry on this page for details about the current trip.
Also be sure to check our fellow bikers doing this same trip Annie, Bill, Don, Ilkka, Jim, John, Jon, Lil, Sara and Sarah.

Also check out the Adventure Cycling ride that followed a different east to west route during the same time frame. See Bill.

Rob's Final Stats: Total Distance 3715 Miles, Total Time in the Saddle 248 HRS, Average Speed 15.0 MPH
Ken's Final Stats: Total Distance 3718 Miles, Total Time in the Saddle 252 HRS, Average Speed 14.8 MPH

Day 00 - Saturday, June 17 -- Getting to the West Coast!!

Day 0 - Sunday, June 18 -- The Beginning!!

Day 1 - Monday, June 19
Day 2 - Tuesday, June 20
Day 3 - Wednesday, June 21
Day 4 - Thursday, June 22
Day 5 - Friday, June 23
Day 6 - Saturday, June 24
Day 7 - Sunday, June 25
Day 8 - Monday, June 26
Day 9 - Tuesday, June 27 -- A Rest Day!!

Day 10 - Wednesday, June 28
Day 11 - Thursday, June 29
Day 12 - Friday, June 30
Day 13 - Saturday, July 1
Day 14 - Sunday, July 2
Day 15 - Monday, July 3
Day 16 - Tuesday, July 4
Day 17 - Wednesday, July 5
Day 18 - Thursday, July 6
Day 19 - Friday, July 7 -- A Rest Day!!

Day 20 - Saturday, July 8
Day 21 - Sunday, July 9
Day 22 - Monday, July 10
Day 23 - Tuesday, July 11
Day 24 - Wednesday, July 12
Day 25 - Thursday, July 13
Day 26 - Friday, July 14
Day 27 - Saturday, July 15
Day 28 - Sunday, July 16 -- A Rest Day!!

Day 29 - Monday, July 17
Day 30 - Tuesday, July 18
Day 31 - Wednesday, July 19
Day 32 - Thursday, July 20
Day 33 - Friday, July 21
Day 34 - Saturday, July 22
Day 35 - Sunday, July 23
Day 36 - Monday, July 24 -- A Rest Day (sort of)!!

Day 37 - Tuesday, July 25
Day 38 - Wednesday, July 26
Day 39 - Thursday, July 27
Day 40 - Friday, July 28
Day 41 - Saturday, July 29
Day 42 - Sunday, July 30
Day 43 - Monday, July 31 -- A Rest Day!!

Day 44 - Tuesday, August 1
Day 45 - Wednesday, August 2
Day 46 - Thursday, August 3
Day 47 - Friday, August 4
Day 48 - Saturday, August 5
Day 49 - Sunday, August 6
Day 50 - Monday, August 7 -- We Did It!!

The Day After - Tuesday, August 8