Well we got back on Sunday night about 6:30. It's amazing how much ground you can cover when it's all highway. We only ran into one accident that slowed us down. Riding I-74 across Indiana is pretty easy. Now, I-465 around Indy is just ridiculous. That part drags and you feel like it's never going to end.
I rode with my helmet on the entire trip until the last stretch. When we got to Shelbyville, IN at around 4:30, it felt like 150 degrees in my helmet. I asked Tom to house my helmet for the last stretch so I could cool off. It was nice to see some bike club members and spouses there when we rode in. A celebration drink was shared by all. Total mileage on my odometer was 6360.5 miles. John says Garmin thinks it was 5892 miles.
It feels good to be home. The only areas I feel the trip are in my hands and feet. I wore gloves the entire way also. I have good shoes, but the road just hums under your feet. My two and a half weeks of facial hair growth is not very impressive. It's time to clean up myself and get back to work. I'm not cleaning the bike until after bike night this Wednesday. Then that long process will take a couple days I'm sure.
This trip was truly a once in a lifetime opportunity. I can't thank John enough for throwing it out there. I only hope I held up my end and didn't drag him down too much. I'll post pictures to the past blogs and let you know when I get that accomplished. RIDE SAFE!!!
Jeff's Alaskan Bike Trip 2010
2 comments:
Glad your home safe Jeff. Thanks for all the posts. Next trip I'm coming with you!!!!
Jeff, Check out a Speedohealer (http://www.healtech-electronics.com/) for your bike. Factory speedometers (and therefore odometers) on bikes are typically off 8-13% on the conservative side. That would account for your garmin vs bike delta.
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