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Michael’s Raleigh Sojourn

Michael Altfield wearing a UCF shift in Orlando, FL

Michael again.

Michael’s Raleigh Sojourn 1

The semester is chugging along, and summer just keeps getting closer and closer. As Quinn said in the previous post, I went ahead and purchased my touring bike: a Raleigh Sojourn (although he failed to mention the numerous bike shops I visited and the day-after-day research I . . . → Read More: Michael’s Raleigh Sojourn

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GPS Tracking

Michael here.

I just added the Our Current Location (code rot, it’s gone) page to this webblog. I take great pride in announcing this feature of the website as I think it’ll be the coolest aspect of 2guys1biketrip.

On this page, you’ll find a Google Map that will track our progress this summer as we . . . → Read More: GPS Tracking

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Equipment Update #1

Well we’ve both settled on our bikes. Originally I was planning on picking up a used bike, because I’m cheap like that. After months of scouring craigslist I eventually resigned myself to the fact that I would have to spend more than I wanted to. After some research I came up with a short list . . . → Read More: Equipment Update #1

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Camera

Happy Thanksgiving!

What good is an epic trip across the nation–meeting many interesting characters and seeing many beautiful vistas of nature–without a camera to forever record and share our experiences? I’ve been looking forward to purchasing a camera for this trip, and that time finally came this past Black Friday.

Yesterday morning, I camped outside . . . → Read More: Camera

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The Plan

So how do we plan on crossing the United States? As cheaply as possible.

Our goal is to make it all the way across camping wherever we can. It’s free to camp in national forests away from developed areas unless otherwise posted, so ideally we’d like to camp in national forests as often as possible. . . . → Read More: The Plan

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Site Created

Welcome!

This website was created to track our progress as two college students (Quinn Chrzan and Michael Altfield) trek across America by bicycle.

Our trip will start in Georgia, and our destination will be California. The trip itself is going to cost each of us about $3,000-$5,000. We’ve worked summers to save for this trip . . . → Read More: Site Created