Six days into riding and I’ve gone more than 300 miles and crossed into Arizona, passing through the Viejas Indian Reservation, along the Mexican border, through the Anza-Borrego desert, and along the Colorado River. My skin is significantly darker, my face a bit wind-chapped, and I’m sick of protein bars, but my body feels good. [...]

Seven days to go before I start out from San Diego, CA on a three-month, 4,200 mile cross-country adventure. It’s the chance of a lifetime to be able to pair something I care deeply about – the connection between our national security here at home and the degree to which we invest in the rest [...]

 Nine days, 12 Clif bars, and just shy of 500 miles later, I arrived in Los Angeles, CA with awkward tan lines and a new sense of confidence about the cross-country ride. While I was certainly looking forward to it before, now that I’ve actually done some bicycle touring (have I mentioned that prior to [...]

I just found out that Lt. Col Paul Clarke (USAF – Ret.), a Senior Fellow with the Truman Project, is going to give the opening remarks at the Cycle for Security San Francisco Launch Party next week. I could not be more thrilled and humbled to have him as the guest of honor [...]

There are tons of blogs and books out there about how to train for a long-distance bicycle tour. Some are helpful, and others are kind of crazy… one bike touring email newsletter I signed up for recommended that I “try sleeping on the ground (or even outside) for several nights before you leave on your [...]