TransAmerica Bicycle Trail

This week Clint and I talked with Cynthia Ord. Cynthia is a native of Denver, CO, a world traveler, and an outdoor adventurer. Her day job is doing marketing strategy for local businesses. But in her free time, she likes to plan her next bicycle trip. You can see where her bicycle takes her at www.littlemissbiketour.com. In September of 2018, Cynthia hatched the idea to ride her bicycle across the country. This feat was accomplished less than a year later in the summer of 2019 when she cycled the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail by herself. Cynthia chose the most famous cross-America bicycle route and started planning. Here are some facts about the route, as well as the answers to the most common questions people have about her adventure. TransAmerica Bicycle Trail by the numbers Distance: 4,223 miles (6,796 kilometers) on paved roads and country highways Total climb: 219,855 feet (67,012 meters) States crossed: 10 (Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, and Virginia) Major cities en route: None. The idea behind this route is to avoid heavily trafficked urban areas and go deep into rural America. Eugene, OR is the largest city along the route. Other sizable cities are Missoula, MT; Pueblo, CO; and Carbondale, IL National parks en route: Three. Yellowstone National Park, Grand Tetons National Park, and Mammoth Cave National Park Time taken to complete: 75 days (at a standard pace of 65 miles per day) Recap video Facebook address Thanks for listening! Find all our episodes at dayfirepodcast.com This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm