TransAmerica Trail

In 2017, I suited up my bicycle to tour the USA coast to coast. I chose the TransAmerica Trail for this mad pursuit, a 4,200 mile path from Yorktown, Virginia to Astoria, Oregon (with a prelude in NY and PA). I saw a wide cut of the middle of the country and some of the most beautiful places within, all while blasting up and down hills fully loaded and tent camping at night. Some photos here are among my true favorites; there's some interesting stuff one can only witness from two wheels!

Delaware River
Pond Eddy Bridge
Delaware Beauty
Roebling's Delaware Aqueduct
PA's Hilly Farmland
Stuart Latimer
Husk
Reflecting Ways
South Hill Recreation Way
My Pimped Ride
Slim Rims
Yorktown Victory Monument
Twila & John Oppenhuizen
York River Twilight
Troutmaster Mike
College Creek
Amber Waves
Virginia Capital Trail
Watch out for Turtles
Virginia Capital Trail
Chickahominy River
A Roadside Memorial
Sanctuary Sought
Pastor Mark
Shadow Across the Farm
Rob Demetriou
Radiant Rail
Geometric Dirt
Pastoral Path
Sean Gobin
Dawn Tracks
The Road Forward
Mount Carter
Doug & John of Charlottesville
Thorny
Panorama of the Blue Ridge
Blue Ridge Ridin'
One of Many Rivers to Cross
Troutville Sunset
Catawba Roads
Grassy Obelisk
Emily Loberg
Taylor Gorman
Faded Industry
Bucolic Rider
The Mission at Fort Chiswell
The Lone Cow of Max Meadows
Restoring Balance
Obi-Wan Potato & Jizzy Cox
Kevin Dye
Amazon, Barbell & Steam Erwin
Pastoral Paradise
Martha and Sam
Eric Xiyu
A Sunny Sonny
Breaks Interstate Park
First State Line
Bridge into Elkhorn City
3 Warriors & a Barbarian
Boonesville Fog
Busted
The Big Hill
Berea Firefighter Dept
Sunset in Berea
Farmhouse on the Hill
Mulberry Street
Sea of Green
Rollercoaster Rides
Idle Hour Park
Sunset Sky
Amanda at Idle Hour
Bernard, Mgr. of Idle Hour
Sunrise at Idle Hour
Rural Swamp
The Long Stretch
Lincoln Statue at Hodgenville
Roadside Barn
Mammoth Cave
Green River Ferry
Amanda on the Ferry
Stalking Kitten
Friendly Kitten
Rough River Engineering
Luring Turtles
Kentucky Finished!
Steve Bearden
Reflecting on Devil's Kitchen Lake
Team Bike Surgeon
Aaron and Soup
Taylor and Her Lucky $10
The Three
Chester Bridge
Fake Illinois Crossing
Surely, it's Missouri
Pockets
Idle Moment at Johnson's Shut-Ins
Rippling Water
Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park
Ozark Hills
Peter, Eastbound TransAm Cyclist
The Popeye Statue
Steve, of Oakland
John and Martin, Eastbound TransAm Cyclists
Wide Ozark
Heron of Mizumoto
Bucyrus, Missouri
Summersville Flagstand
Summersville Portrait
Flower at Mizumoto Stroll Garden
Henry, Eastbounder of Belgium
Now, Into Kansas
Crawfish on the Road!
Abandoned Homestead
Sunset Riding
Emptiness
Welcome to Kansas
Endless Plains
A Hill
Distant Oil
Curious Cows
Twisted Longhorn
The Cows Are Coming Home
Welcome to the Cosmosphere
Rocket at the Cosmosphere
First Barbarian Into Space
Blackbird Storm
Heavy Machinery on the Road
Quivira Refuge Overlook
Dusk Above Dighton
Barn
Erb's
Vehicle Art or Graveyard
Ray of Shadow
Colorado Crossing
Arid Colorado
Arid Colorado
Arid Colorado
Puebloites
On the Road: Wetmore Bound
Dawn in the Mountains
On the Road: Cañon City
Wire Running
On the Road: Route 9 North of Cañon City
Guffey, Colorado
Amanda with "Monster Mayor" of Guffey
Surprised Deer in Guffey
Guffey Magpie
Wild Deer in Guffey
Bison Remains
On the Road with Amanda
On the Road: Approaching Hartsel
Abandoned Business Past Hartsel
Roaring Mountain Streams
On the Road: Approaching Fairplay
"Lorent" of Fairplay
Ascending Hoosier Pass
Hoosier Pass
Bike Path in Frisco
Dillon Reservoir
Dillon Reservoir
Bike Path in Dillon
Route 9 North of Silverthorne
Route 9 North up the Blue River
Green Mountain Reservoir
Wildlife Crossing Near Kremmling
Byers Canyon
Byers Canyon Closeup
On the Road: North Park
On the Road: North Park
On the Road: Rand
WY Not Wyoming?
On the Road: Wyoming Intro
Dormancy
Rail and Sinclair
Amanda and the Sinclair Dinosaur
Inside a Union Pacific Traincar
Abandoned Restaurant
Wyoming Way
Gary, Billy, Amanda
Gary gazing out past Split Rock
Rest Stop Blues
The Blasted Lands
Rocky Horizon
Red Rock Horizon
Leaving Fort Washakie
Winding through Wind River
Crowheart Butte
Wind River Canyons
The Wind River
Dubois July 4th
Dubois July 4th
Dubois July 4th
Dubois July 4th
Dubois July 4th
Dubois July 4th
Dubois July 4th
Joe, Gary, Billy
St. Thomas Aquinas Ice Cream Social Group
Ice Cream Wrestling
Approaching Togwotee Pass
Approaching Togwotee Pass
Descending Togwotee Pass
Approaching the Tetons
Through Jackson Hole
Tetons in Profile
Jackson Town Shootout
Scavvy & Sweets
Raven Taking Flight
Ravens Perched
Raven in Profile
Raven Sculpture
Hummingbird Exhibit
Tetons Through a Tunnel
Sky & Frankie
Tetons & Jackson Lake from afar
Sky's Offering
Tetons at Sunset
Done for the Day
Navigating Yellowstone's Burn Zones
The Lewis River Canyon
The Old Faithful Crowd
Old Faithful
Unnamed Hot Spring
Morning Glory Pool
Mimic Lava Flow
Secluded Hot Spring
More Strange Flows
Mickey
Grand Prismatic Springs
Hebgen Lake
Descending Hebgen Ridge
Quake Lake
Descending Madison River
Sobie in Virginia City
Antique Postcards
Jesse & Collette in Virginia City
Twin Bridges in Sunny Downpour
Twin Bridges at Sunset
Chris and Francesca
Twisting Through Jackson
Descent Into Big Hole Basin
"Still Going"
Bitterroot Mountains
White Crosses
Mark on the Road
Signage Struggle
Bitterroot Mountains
Bike Path to Missoula Bliss
Gradience
Mark and Doug Haluza
Doug Haluza in Profile
Idaho Crossing
Montana Crossing
Blazing Sun over the Lolo Pass
Deep Green in Clearwater
The Deja Vu Way
Smaller Town America
Jake & the Improved Shower
Perfectly Curved Hill
Rend in the Earth
Farmer Country Near Grangeville
Peaceful Riding West of Grangeville
The View from Whitebird Hill
The Graffiti Sums It Up Nicely
Salmon River
Taking a Break With Tarryn
Taking a Break With Tarryn
Salmon River Foliage
Through Sawtooth Valley
Minor Landslide
Mormon Cricket Cannibalism
Winding Around Brownlee Dam
Going, Going, 'Gon!
Dusk on the Snake River
Sprinkler Cascade in Hells Canyon
Descent into the John Day Valley
Picture Gorge
Oregon Desert Terrain
BakerToSisters-4
Descent Into Mitchell
Start of a Sunset
Painted Hills
Spoke'n Hostel Tour
Painted Hills at Dusk
Red Mounds
Sunset Pseudo Selfie
Staring at the Marsupials
Hiking Trail in Smith Rock State Park
Smith Rock State Park
Smith Rock State Park
The Cascades Far Away
Dusk Over Misery Ridge
Gnarled Desert Tree
On the Way to the Cascades
Alpacas
Lava Flows Atop the Cascades
Guillaume
Atop Dee Wright Observatory
Covered Bridge on 126
Irrigation Forces
Approaching Astoria!
The Great All Merge
The Biker Diet
Baled Hay Tetris
Shuttered Store, Comfy Chair
The Oregon Rainforest
Rickety Bridge
Oregon Rainforest
Approaching That First Glimpse of the Pacific
Breathtaking Ocean
Sunset Crew
The Beach at Cape Lookout
Road Near Cape Meares
SistersToAstoria-18
The Needles
Chilling with Lawrence
Astoria River Walk
Downed Boat
Done!
Astoria Column Selfie
Sunset from the Astoria Column Pinnacle
Across the Astoria-Megler Bridge!
One More Bonus State
Warmshowers Garage
Firehouse Breakfast
Kurt Cobain's Childhood Home
Kurt Cobain's Memorial
Olympic National Forest
Pacific Winds
Queets Rainforest
Another Moody Pacific Morning
Overcast and Swampy
Morning Mists
Repercussions of the Timber Harvest
Olympic Discovery Trail
Olympic Discovery Trail
Olympic Discovery Trail
Olympic Discovery Trail
Clear Waters of the Crescent
Olympic Discovery Trail
Dog Days of Summer
Field Hoops
Peacock Strutting
Maggie's Run
Olympic Discovery Trail
Olympic Discovery Trail
Olympic Discovery Trail
Terry of Maritime Alaska
Warmshowers Backyard
Puget Fog
Port Townsend from the Sea
Deception Pass Bridge
Tommy Thompson Trail
Tommy Thompson Trail
Tommy Thompson Trail
NAS Whidbey Island
On the Road - Driftwood Beach
Official Geocache I stumbled upon
Bike Lane Randomness
Montlake Cut
Wandering Under Power Lines
Spinning the Wheel of Tolerance
Strange Shadows
Eclipse Party at Emily's!
Total Eclipse - Wide Angle
Total Eclipse - Profile
Emily Loberg