Start: Morro Bay, California, June 15, 2024.

End: Manitowoc, Wisconsin, July 23, 2024.

States: Nine (California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin.)

Miles: 2,678.

Days: 39 (37 days of riding, 2 rest days.) 

Average miles per day, including rest days: 68.7. 

Average miles per day, NOT including rest days: 72.4 .

Total elevation gain: 101,221 feet.

Most elevation gain in one day: 8,674 feet on day eight.

Hardest day: Day eight.

Highest elevation: 9,200 feet on day five.

The single biggest sustained climb I've ever done, according to Strava: 5,585 feet on day five of this tour.

Number of 100+ mile days: Five.

Number of days greater than 90 miles but less than 100 miles: Five.

Flat tires: Zero .

PSI of my tires at the start of the tour: 50.

Number of times I put air in my tires during the tour: Once, on day thirty-four.

PSI of my tires when I finally put air in them on day thirty-four: 20 (front) and 22 (rear.)

Bicycle equipment that I can recommend without reservation: Teravail Sparwood tires.

Weight of bike with everything on it: Approximately 75 lbs.

Number of bottles of Nyquil consumed, so I could sleep while I was bothered by a cold and cough during much of the tour: Three.

Number of times I fell down: Two. Once when I couldn't get unclipped while stopping while climbing on day five, and once when I slipped getting into the motel shower on day six. The second fall was actually scarier than the first.

Meat eaten: None.

Cheese pizzas eaten: Many.

Chocolate milk consumed: Several gallons.

Question I was most frequently asked: The same as on every tour I've done - Variations of "You're by yourself? Aren't you afraid?" 

Most annnoying question I was asked: A tie - Variations of "Are you carrying a gun?", and variations of "How many miles do you get out of those tires?"

Scary traffic incidents: One - A few feet after I turned left out of the motel parking lot on day thirty-nine.

Unkind people: One - The very large, very angry man at the hotel breakfast on day thirty-five.

Kind, helpful people: Many.