1982 Tour
The 1982 Tour started at Vancouver, British Columbia, and came down the West Coast of the United States, skipping back and forth between the coast and the mountains, before turning left at San Diego and finishing at Fayetteville, Arkansas. It covered nearly 4,000 miles of pedaling and took a little more than two and a half months.
To read the 1982 journal entries in order, use the navigation at the top starting with The Flight West, or click on an entry below to jump to a specific part of the tour.
The Flight West
CANADA
A Day of Many Firsts
WASHINGTON
Settling in with a Partner
Emotions Take Their Toll
Crossing the River
OREGON
In Oregon and on My Own
Breaking Away
Frank and Grace
CALIFORNIA
A Step Back in Time
Into the Sierras
Stability in the Absurdness
Whiling Away the Hours
Bankruptcy at Bridgeport
Snow Closes the Highways
The Tioga Trail to Yosemite
With Flowers in Your Hair
A Break and a Bruise
An Encounter in a Small World
Easy Living in Southern California
Hitching Wagons to Stars
Swimming in the Pacific
America at Its Finest
Breathing in Los Angeles
The Magical Kingdom
Homeward Bound
Crossing the Sonoran Desert
ARIZONA and NEW MEXICO
Another State
The Kindness of Strangers
Four Wheels to El Paso
TEXAS
Two Centuries in a Row
Prettiest Town That You've Ever Seen
Fending Off the Flu
A Short Day in the Saddle
A Reunion
Across the Hills of East Texas
ARKANSAS
Down in the Arkansas
Autumn in the Ouachitas
Epilogue
