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Riding the Great Plains of Kansas

Posted by Dwayne Burgess on July 7, 2014 | Featured | No Comments

Miles and miles of open road, pedaling through the wind daily that can sometimes work with or against you, multiple variations of weather, feed farms with their unpleasant smell and eighteen wheelers throwing gravel at your shins from the road … Read More … Read More

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Six days in Kentucky

Posted by Dwayne Burgess on June 23, 2014 | Featured | No Comments

After passing through breaks Interstate Park, Kentucky greeted me with two flat tires, three dog chases and inadequate weather all packed in a day of riding. Ok… so sure I may be unleashing my irritation just a little bit. In … Read More … Read More

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Climbing Blue Ridge Parkway

Posted by Dwayne Burgess on June 5, 2014 | Featured | 2 Comments

Apart from the wet boots, squinting my eyes from the sharp raindrops and not being able to figure out if I was soaking wet or sweating under my hard shell rain jacket. Climbing the Blue Ridge Parkway was a joyance … Read More … Read More

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Traversing the backroads of Virginia

Posted by Dwayne Burgess on June 2, 2014 | Featured | No Comments

After packing I left the Chopawamsic forest this morning immediately climbing my first road for an after breakfast snack. A few hours later I found myself in the backcountry. The quint roads and obscure locations were places to spend time … Read More … Read More

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East to West – Georgetown to camp and everything in between

Posted by Dwayne Burgess on May 29, 2014 | Featured | 1 Comment

After racking up miles for today I arrived in the Georgetown/ Arlington, VA area. It was around 3:00pm and I’ve been riding for 8 hours. I felt good to keep pushing but decided to try and find an Airbnb in … Read More … Read More

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East to West – Turning the corners in Baltimore, MD

Posted by Dwayne Burgess on May 27, 2014 | Featured | 2 Comments

There’s no doubt about it, South Baltimore, MD needs to be reconstructed. The neighborhoods infrastructure is run down, and at a glimpse the people there are and have been diminishing gradually with it. Many factors lie in the undertaking of … Read More … Read More

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East to West – Roads to Maryland

Posted by Dwayne Burgess on May 26, 2014 | Featured | No Comments

Power morning it was as I woke by the sounds of the geese next to the lake I camped at over night. It was a bit cold due to the condensation build up but once the sunrise peaked over the … Read More … Read More

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East to West – Thrills and Spills

Posted by Dwayne Burgess on May 22, 2014 | Featured | 3 Comments

An early start before 8am, I was shooting for 7 but the plan was to take it easy and clear my route that was just less than 40 miles. Once I reached the end I checked my maps and plugged … Read More … Read More

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East to West – First Day Out

Posted by Dwayne Burgess on May 21, 2014 | Featured | 1 Comment

Got a ride from my good friend Micah to Phoenixville, PA where I began my trip. 30 minutes into the trip I caught a flat tire, which left me feeling a bit perplexed but I quickly swapped for a spare … Read More … Read More

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Gear for East to West United States trip

Posted by Dwayne Burgess on May 13, 2014 | Featured | 2 Comments

Just a few days away from my trip, here goes a line up of the item’s listed left to right: Gear Schwalbe marathon folding tire, Camp stove/pot/pan, Spork, Bowl, Fuel, Solar panel, Konovo slide cam, Tent, Sleeping bag, Hand pump, … Read More

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