In Milwaukee, Wi

Nick's Bike Fully Loaded May, 23 2012

Support our Adventure

You'll find a button on the right side of this website that is labeled "Support our Adventure" the button can be used to send us a contribution.  We are adding this because of the inquiries that we are receiving from family and friends about giving us money. Contributions will be used to support our trip.

Contributions are clearly voluntary and not requested.

Thank you in advance for those who make a contribution.

Nick and Steve

All the Maps

Lowe's Newsletter

Bike Adventure 2012

Nick and Steve

If you have not heard yet both Steve and I are resigning from Lowe's in order to ride our bicycles across the US. Our last day will be May 28, 2012. This journey will span 90 days and over 3000 miles.

We will be departing from Milwaukee on May 31 via Amtrak, and will arrive in Emeryville California on June 2, 2012. From there we will head through San Francisco and then northward along the coast of California. Arriving in Grants Pass Oregon where we will turn eastward and head towards Yellowstone National Park. After spending a week at Yellowstone we will then continue our journey back to Wisconsin. Dependent on time constraints we will elect to continue on to the East Coast or not.

This is not a race for us. This is an Adventure.  Our hopes are to see the country at 10 miles an hour and meet some amazing people along the way. As well as an opportunity to better appreciate the things that we sometimes forget about with our busy schedules.

You can follow on the Internet at: http://nickhandstevec.blogspot.com/

Thank you

We will miss the family we call Lowe's.

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things
you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines,
sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover."
-- Mark Twain

Steve's Bike

This is my baby that cost me more money than most cars I've owned. I bought this girl brand new from George at Broken Spoke Bicycle Shop in Manitowoc last year. It is a 2012 Raleigh Sojourn touring bike. This is close to what it will look like when we are out on the road.

Nick's Bike June 2010

I purchase my Cannondale T 2000 June 2010.  This is a picture of it before I fixed it up for the trip.

Journey of a Lifetime

Friends, family, and followers-
   
       Nick and I will be embarking on a journey from California to (Maine?) starting on May 31st, 2012. We have been preparing for this trip for the last 6+ months and have put a lot of time and effort into this. We have created this blog so you can track us along the way. We may not be able to update it every day, but we will try our best.
     
        Now you may be wondering to yourselves: what in the hell are these guys thinking, just up and leaving their jobs? Steve is in school, doesn't he need the money to pay for his Ramen noodles next semester? What about Nick? Doesn't he need to learn how to shave before he pedals a bicycle further than most people drive in a three month span? Well, our trip is not intended to prove anything to anyone, nor is it for our health (well, that's one of the benefits!). We are taking this trip so that we may live while we are young and in good health, as well as see parts of the country we have never seen before, meet awesome people, and most importantly, release from our everyday lives that sometimes blinds and gets us caught up in a repetitive cycle.
       
       We have a tall order ahead of us, but we know we can handle it. We hope to keep you guys up to date as much as possible. But this is only our account of one summer of our lives and we want you all to share it with us. My best piece of advice for everyone: don't worry about  us. I promise that I'll get back in one piece. Even if that means I have to strap Nick to my back rack for the rest of the trip after the first hill!

Thanks to everybody for your exceptional support. Also, thank you George Kapitz for outfitting us!

Steve Clark