eLIFELIST.com Bike Trip

There are a ton of things we will be doing on the trip.  Below is a list of the Life-List items we plan to check off. 





- Hang Glide in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
- Go to a Durham Bulls baseball game
- See the Smashing Pumpkins in Concert
- Camp in the Great Smokies
- See the Ozarks
- Go to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
- Camp in the Badlands of South Dakota
- See Mount Rushmore
- Climb a 14,000 mountain in Colorado
- Compete in the Muddy Buddy Race in Boulder
- Mountain Bike Moab, Utah
- See the Grand Canyon
- Hike the Narrows at Mount Zion National Park
- Bike the “Extraterrestrial Highway” at Area 51
- Camp in Yosemite/See El Capitan
- Finish at the Golden Gate Bridge

We've pretty much nailed down our route across the country and have referenced a number of different sources for the right roads to ride on.  We are riding on parts of the TransAmerica Trail established by the Adventure Cycling Association.  The Adventure Cycling Association was established in 1973 and is the number one source for Bicycle routes and travel by bicycle.  We will be following the TransAmerica Trail mostly through Kentucky, Missouri, and Kansas.  The trip is fairly straightforward until we get to Colorado and then we are in for several physically grueling weeks.  We are completing numerous Life-Lists items, competing in races and attending all sorts of events in Colorado and Utah. 

If you click on the map and the little biking icons on the map you will see each stopping location plotted out on Google Maps, the projected mileage, and the projected dates we will be at that location.  The mileage and dates are subject to change and not set in stone.  We have several "padding days" built in, some days we may do more or less miles depending on the conditions.  Up to the departure and once we're on the road we will be updating this map with content for each of the locations.  The GPS map tracking us will be very similar but with tons more stats about the weather, altitude and our speed.

We have Compete in the Muddy Buddy Race on our lists and August 19th we will be competing in the Muddy Buddy Ride and Run race in Boulder, Colorado.  It is the 2nd annual Muddy Buddy event and they have them all over the country: San Jose, LA, Austin, Chicago, Richmond, Atlanta, Orlando and Boulder.  The race is in teams of two and consists of roughly a 6 mile course with several obstacles courses; a bike ride, a run and ends in a huge mud pit crawl.  It looks like a lot of fun and we’re pumped to participate.  Check out a few videos from Last Year.