Testing, testing. One two, one two.

I just downloaded the Blogger app on my phone, so I'm testing it out with this post...

Something I haven't mentioned yet is that my two other friends, Michael and Koral, will be joining us on our trip. I'm not sure if they will be posting anything on this blog so I'll provide a brief introduction. Michael and I grew up in the same neighborhood, going to the same schools. Over the past year in particular, we have been biking a lot together. He shreds on a fixie, has plenty of outdoors experience, and has a lot to offer in regards to our "group dynamic." I met Koral through a mutual friend a couple months. She needed a partner to go cross country with and ended up with the four of us. She rides a custom Old Fields bicycle (among other bikes), is a bike mechanic, and is incredibly rad on and off the bike. We've been hanging out and riding together the past month, and I couldn't be more stoked on her joining us.

Down some dirt road, by some cow pastures.

Koral and I went on a two-day trip this past weekend to Lafayette Blue Spring. We rode 160 miles total in a span of 32 hours, so our time was mostly spent biking and sleeping, but I still got to see some awesome things. We passed through four counties, crossed several rivers, rode down dirt roads and across cow pastures, and spent some time in Perry--a town that I've only driven through. Unfortunately I didn't take very many pictures, but trust me when I say that North Florida is absolutely beautiful this time of year. Though I've lived in Tallahassee pretty much my entire life, bike touring has shown me facets of my surroundings I've never seen before. I'm ready to see what else is out there.

After I finish with this post I'm going to call Amtrak and book our train tickets, finalizing the last bit of preparation before the big date. I have the bike, I have the gear, and I have the legs! Everything is coming to a close; I'm graduating this Friday, my internship ends Thursday, and I'm going to start moving my stuff out of my house soon. It's crazy. I want to put together one last test-run with Koral, Michael, Dylan, and I. Perhaps to somewhere new, but I want to go back to St. George as well. We'll see.

Until next time!

- Chris