Some shots from the Southeastern US.
The trip was initially delayed because when we started mounting the racks to Chris's bike we noticed a crack in the frame. In one of the most loyal moves in a 25+ year friendship, my friend Jeremy drove a new frame from Kraynick's world famous bike shop in Pittsburgh all the way to DC. If I remember correctly, it only set us back 50 bucks (one of the reasons it's world famous). We quickly swapped frames and it only delayed our start by a couple of days.
Didn't everybody have purple Umbros in 1995? Well, only mine were bleached.
At the VA/TN border, in Bristol. Week one completed.
This is a great shot of what the ride was like. We spent nearly the entire trip on two-lane country roads, and stocked up at places like this general store. For the most part, our only exposure to locals was at places like this, which provides a very interesting perspective.
Chris's bike is shown fully loaded down in the foreground, mine is in the shadow under the porch. I have no idea where this was taken, but my guess is somewhere in VA or TN. On the entire trip, we had only one issue with somebody going through our stuff, and it was in California. I don't believe they stole anything.
One of the more interesting campsites.
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