“GOATHEADS!!!!! God’s cruel joke on bicyclists?” - Pat

Week 4 took Pat on a reroute through Colorado and resulted in three additional flat tires.

“Today I fed an ant a tiny piece of a cookie.” - Pat

Week 3 tagged 1000 lonely, hard miles in Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming.

“Still waiting for when this will be fun” - Pat

Week 2 through Nevada was tough.

“Renee, I think you should have talked me out of this.” - Pat

Week 1, CA-NV: rain, motels, & snow

“Shits getting real.” - Pat

Pat’s bike is mailed to California; he begins to gather his gear.