Brian's Daily Journal
Day One: Kickoff At Duke Morris Cancer Clinic (60 miles)
Day Two: Riding To Statesville (50 miles)
Day Three: Statesville To Morganton (50 miles)
Day Four: Blue Ridge Parkway Day 1 (20 miles)
Day Five: Blue Ridge Parkway Day 2 (20 miles)
Day Six: Climbing Blue Ridge Mountains in Cherokee, NC (30 miles)
Day Seven: Rest Day
Day EIght: Cherokee over Great Smoky Mountains to Pigeon Forge, TN (30 miles)
Day Nine: Pigeon Forge to Sweetwater, TN (40 miles)
Day Ten: Sweetwater to Chattanooga, TN (46 miles)
Day Eleven: Duke's Comprehensive Cancer Center (Rest Day)
Day Twelve: Broken Bikes, Flat Tires and Georgia (10 miles)
Day Thirteen: Dechard To Pullanski (51 miles)
Day Fourteen: Soggy Day In Tennessee (42 miles)
Day Fifteen: Shiloh (Rest)
Day Sixteen: Memphis (Rest & Ribs)
Day Seventeen: Changing Martin's Ride (18 mile spin ride to Mississippi)
Day Eighteen: Mighty Mississippi (27 miles around Millington, TN)
Day Nineteen: Arkansas Crops and Cows (58 miles from West Memphis to West Helena, Arkansas)
Day Twenty: Arkansas Day 2 (45 miles West Helena to Brinkley, Arkansas)
Day Twenty-One: On To Little Rock Arkansas (50 miles from Brinkley to Little Rock Arkansas)
Day Twenty-Two: New Cancer Fighting Technologies (rest day)
Day Twenty-Three: Sound of One Hand Clapping (Drive Day)a
Day Twenty-Four: The Only Hills In Kansas (45 miles Wichita to Scott City, Kansas)
Day Twenty-Five: On To Colorado (52 miles from Scott City, Kansas to Eads Colorado)
Day Twenty-Six: Bishops Castle Colorado (14 miles and bonk for Martin, 45 for Brian and Caroline)
Day Twenty-Seven: Caroline, Martin and Royal Gouge (41 miles from Bishops Castle past Westcliff, Colorado)
Day Twenty-Eight: Rolling Hills to Salida (33 miles from Westcliffe to Salida, Colorado)
Day Twenty-Nine: Rest Day (Brian's notes on new CML Leukemia treatments at Duke)
Day Thirty: Monarch Pass (50 miles climbing to 11,300 feet)
Day Thirty-One: Gunnison to Montrose (43 miles then to Black Canyon National Park)
Day Thirty-Two: Montrose to Ouray (33 miles to the "Switzerland" of America Ouray CO)
Day Thirty-Three - Rest Day - Cancer and Sleep
Day Thirty-Four: Martin Hardest Longest Day from Ouray over Lizard Head (71 miles)
Day Thirty-Five: Rain, Utah, MOAB, Delicate Arch (33 miles and 2 simultaneous flat tires)
Day Thirty-Six: Welcome to The Big Empty, Utah (45 miles)
Day Thirty-Seven: Riding Capital Reef National Park (43 miles)
Day Thirty-Eight: Hiking The Grand Staircase
Day Thirty-Nine: Nanoparticle Caner Resarch at Duke ( Lake Powel to see Martin's Father for lunch)
Day Forty: Searching for Bryce Canyon's HooDoos
Day Forty-One: First Views of Zion National Park
Day Forty-Two: Hiking Zion National Park (30 miles inside Zion)
Day Forty-Three: Shakespeare in Southern Utah (45 miles to Cedar City)
Day Forty-Four: Nevada and Lehman's Cave (60 miles toward Ely Nevada)
Day Forty-Five: Meeting Dave, the King's Gin Partner (45 mile loop out and back to Ely)
Day Forty-Six: Califoria and Climbing Monitor Pass (Martin rode Monitor Pass 55 miles)
Day Forty-Seven: Lake Topac to Bridgeport & California's Ghost Town (41 miles from Lake Topaz)
Day Forty-Eight: Yosemite (Martin rode 20 miles inside the park)
Day Forty-Nine: El Capitan and Oakhurst (Martin's ride was shut down by road work after 10 miles)
Day Fifty: Climbing to Audberry (Rode 35 miles up hill and dale)
Day Fifty-One: Audberry to Pinehurst "Lodge" (Martin rode 45 miles)