This site was created for several reasons. Firstly, it was an easy way for family and friends to know my location each day and thereby ease the worries that they have for me while I am on the road for 3 months. Secondly, it is a marvelous way for me to keep in contact with the many outstanding folks I have come in contact with on this journey. Thirdly, it allowed me to raise awareness for FirstBook, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing books for disadvantaged youths. If you have books you'd like to donate to this cause, please click here. Lastly, I hope it will serve to motivate people to give an adventure such as this a try. The merits that a trip such as this offers; meeting extraordinary people every day who will treat you to a good meal and give you a place to spend the night, observing the wonderful diversity of the American Landscape at a level of detail that can only be experienced at 10 miles per hour and is lost when one races along at 80 on the Interstate, and knowing that each day is a unique challenge that brings you just a bit closer to your goal. I hope you enjoy this site, and I sincerely hope that you will write to me with your thoughts and your feedback. I can be reached at darren@ndsna.com so by all means email me and I will surely respond.

One last thing! Please sign the guestbook that is online so I can keep track of who is keeping track of me! Thanks again, and I look forward to hearing from you!
-Darren

Cycle Across America Trip Notes:

• August 26: Atlantic Ocean; It's All Over Folks!
• August 16: New York
• August 8: Canada
• August 2: Michigan
• July 30: Wisconsin
• July 25: Minnesota
• July 14: South Dakota
• July 3: Wyoming
• June 8: Montana
• June 3: Idaho
• May 24: Oregon
• May 11: Pacific Ocean; Where it all starts

Complete & Edited Journal including Images will be available for download soon!

Site Updated: March 4, 2001 biking4books@hotmail.com