| What |
When |
Where |
How Long |
Quickie |
| Big Ride Across
America |
Summer 2000 |
Seattle WA to Washington DC
 |
48 days 3300 miles |
The mother of all bike trips. I raised over $7000 for
the American Lung Association and got to see the country by Bike. What
could be better? |
| Bike VA 1999 |
June 1999 |
Richmond to Franklin to Hampton to Williamsburg to
Richmond |
5 days 341 Miles |
Much easier than last year. Our First trip on our new
Recumbent Tandem. Very fun trip. Official Bike
VA site |
| RAGBRAI |
July 1998 |
Hawarden IA to Sabula IA |
7 days 485 Miles |
My First RAGBRAI. This is truly the Mother of all
State Tours. 20,000 people can't be wrong! |
| Bike
VA 1998 |
June 1998 |
Warrenton
to Winchester to Shepherdstown to Leesburg to Warrenton. WHEW! |
5 days. 220 miles |
This was my second Bike VA, and I still think they are
awesome. This trip was fairly hilly, but still a great time. |
| Seagull
Century |
October 1997 |
Eastern Shore MD |
1 day 101.3 miles |
Best Century EVER! Broke the 6 hour mark for time.
Weather was FANTASTIC! We were hanging on fast pace lines all day. |
| Western
PA Rails (Mark's Page) |
September 1997 |
West Newton PA to Ohiopyle PA to Rockport PA |
2 days 75 miles |
Part Yough River trail Part Allegany Trail. About 70%
infinished rails to trails. Mt Bikes Only! |
| Virginia
Trails |
August 1997 |
New River, Greenbrier, and Virginia Creeper Trail |
1 week 250 miles |
Spent a week in the RV going from trail to trail. |
| GOBA |
June 1997 |
Southeastern
Ohio |
1 week 411 miles |
Great scenery, poorly run tour. It was nice to see
another state though. |
| Seagull
Century |
October 1996 |
Eastern Shore MD |
1 day 100 miles |
Good ride. No rain, but tough headwind heading to the
Island. |
| SEST
96 (Mark's Page) |
May 1996 |
Suffolk VA to Ocracocke NC |
4 days 200 miles |
Shortened version of the trip the year before. We
grabbed about 10 people and biked down the Outerbanks of NC |
| COAST
95 (Mark's Page) |
October 1995 |
C&O Canal Cumberland MD to Washington DC |
4 days 185 miles |
We liked it so much, we did it AGAIN! This time we
took a day off in Harpers Ferry. |
| Seagull
Century |
October 1995 |
Eastern Shore MD |
1 day 116 miles |
Left from campground. Extra Milage. What, am I nuts? |
| Cycle
Across Maryland |
July 1995 |
Oakland
MD to Baltimore MD |
1 week. 463 miles |
This was a blast. Crossing the Appalachians was tough
but fun. I acheaved my all time speed record of 52.5 MPH on this trip.
(Going down Sideling Hill) |
| South
East Shore Tour (SEST) |
June 1995 |
Richmond VA to Daytona Beach FL |
3 weeks 1300 miles! |
Self contained tour down the Atlantic Coast. Doing
this makes me eager to bike across the country. |
| Gump
FART |
October 1994 |
C&O Canal Cumberland MD to Washington DC |
3 days. 185 miles |
The weather was perfect, the fall colors were
spectacular, and we had a great time. We carried our own stuff and
moteled it. |
| Cycle Across Maryland |
July 1994 |
Leonardtown MD to Berlin MD |
6 days. 300+ miles |
Crossed Bay
Bridge Now that was pretty cool. |
| Bike
VA |
June 1994 |
Bedford
VA to Goochland VA |
5 days. 320 miles |
Bike VA was GREAT! They sure know how to run a tour.
Good food, good fun, and great routes. PICTURES |
| Cycle Across Maryland |
July 1993 |
Cambridge
MD to Baltimore MD |
6 days. 300+ miles |
First Organized Bike Tour. Went solo. Had a blast. No
web site. |
| C&O Canal Part II |
July 1993 |
C&O Canal Cumberland MD to Washington DC |
3 days. 185 miles |
For the second trip I talked my Mom
into going. |
| C&O Canal The Original |
June 1992 |
C&O Canal Cumberland MD to Washington DC
|
3 days. 185 miles |
My very first long cycling trip. There were just two
of us. This is the trip that started the ball rolling.
Here are some PICTURES! |
