Just over 6 months after starting my journey in Alaska, I left Las Vegas with 400 miles of Southern Californian desert between me and San Diego, where I’d make the final preparations to cross the border into Mexico.
The start of the route was isolated and desolate, and with me spending my first ever Christmas alone and away from my family, poised quite a tough challenge for me mentally.
I quickly put this behind me though as I connected sections of the Joshua Tree Lollipop and the Stagecoach 400 for some epic riding into San Diego. Rapidly changing landscapes and mile after mile of exhilarating singletrack provided me with the perfect end to my time biking in the US.
I recently posted the full story on my Youtube:
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by DanCyclestheWorld
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Awesome. I’m on my own trip now too! Started in Boston and currently in Georgia. Hoping to get to Atlanta tonight and sand Diego as my end early May!
One year before, I camped about where you did after Joshua Tree National Park; that bit is part of the SoCal Desert Ramble bikepacking route. I was also nervous about the shooting, and I felt very relieved to reach that spot and see that the shooters were firing away from the road.