Both days included portions in other states, but more than 100 continuous miles in Alabama. Here are the logs for each day.
Day 20
Welcome
to Alabama. Only 2 states left to go. The day started out hot, but rain
came rolling in later on and things cooled off considerably. More
importantly, there was less of a headwind along the way. I was coming
off of a short (83 miles) day on day 19, so I was feeling pretty fresh
out there. However, Day 21 was the last big day left at 168 miles, so I
was careful to save a little energy for that.
Another waste of a good shoulder
Day 21
This was the last long day and once it was over I knew I was actually going
to achieve my goal of riding across the country. I had a few long days
before this- 178 on Day 5, 175 on Day 7, and 180 on Day 13. The same
rules applied on all of them: don't fall behind nutrition and hydration.
It was foggy early, which was fun and added to the scenery. As the day
went on the fog wore off and it got hot and humid. By the end of the
ride there were storm clouds in the distance and I saw a rainbow. There
was a little bit of everything on this ride. It seemed fitting that the
day would end with a rainbow. Petoji was
almost over and my pot of gold was just within reach. I only had 121
miles on Day 22 and 60 miles on Day 23.
I'm Adam, a cyclist from New Mexico. I've ridden more than 130,000 miles, including 500 centuries and 5 Everests. I've done a century in 29 of the 50 states and have ridden across the country both west to east and north to south.
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