Author Archives: Jon Picklesimer

Upon waking up I realized that I had a broken spoke and a severely bent rim. I planned on fixing it myself, but my stepdad insisted that I take it to a bike shop. We dropped it off and told them we would pick it up in about an hour after breakfast. When we got … Continue reading »

I was taking my time at breakfast so Samuel went on ahead of me and we had plans to catch up with each other later in the day. The farm road through Plaster City the map took me on was very rough and worn out. I ran out of water halfway through the first leg … Continue reading »

I stopped for a Frappuccino and pedaled out of the city with it. A car swerving between traffic nearly causing multiple accidents honked at me as if I was in his way. I pedaled on through California farm roads for a few hours before hitting a town with only a gas station. This would be … Continue reading »

I ate breakfast at the same café as the night before while Samuel skipped and pedaled ahead. I had delicious blueberry pancakes made with blueberry pie filling. Just the carb load I needed for the long day ahead. A truck pulling a boat passed me on the road and later I passed it. The wheel … Continue reading »

We woke up, showered, and waited for Frank to get back from a quick meeting at work. He took us to the same point he had picked us up the night before and greeted us goodbye. We rode through Phoenix along the bicycle route next to their canal system. It is beautifully setup for cyclists … Continue reading »

We spent the morning riding up a large pass and hit our first tunnel of the trip. A guy pulled over and asked if I would like a ride through the tunnel for safety. I could see light at the end of it so knew I could make it through quickly. I politely declined telling … Continue reading »

In the middle of the night I was freezing so had to put on all my clothes. I put the rain fly on my tent for the first time to try to keep it warmer inside. I was awoken to a hot sweat in the AM when the sun started to heat the inside of … Continue reading »

We went to the same grocery store for breakfast we had attempted to go the night before. This time they were open and we were able to eat before a big climb we had ahead. The lady who snubbed us the night before walked in as we were eating. She tried to tell us her … Continue reading »

We spent the morning cleaning the apartment before giving the keys back to Ellen at Adobe Agave. I rode over to the bike shop and bought some back-up tubes. The mechanic noticed my back tire was starting to show thread and said it wouldn’t make it to San Diego. My plan is to rotate it … Continue reading »

I woke up to a very delicious home cooked breakfast at the B&B. It happened to be one of the little girls birthdays who was staying there so we sung her happy birthday after breakfast and they made her mini cupcakes. Bob and Samuel met me at about 9am to start our ride. After taking … Continue reading »