By the Seat of Our Pants: 3 Nights in Southern New Jersey


This week's bike overnight comes from Marty Garnick, who tells us he has been a cycling enthusiast for the past 25 years, 12 of them devoted to riding recumbents. "I pride myself on riding my bikes as much as I drive my car," Marty says. (You can check out his blog at The Jerseypedaler.)

Of his maiden voyage with a full complement of gear, "By the Seat of Our Pants: 3 Nights in Southern New Jersey," Marty writes, "I have always wanted to do a self-contained tour. Not being able to take three months off for a trip across the country, I opted for a four-day, three-night excursion around southern New Jersey. I picked this area because it?s flat and I didn?t know how well I could ride with a loaded bike. I approached my 21-year-old son Justin about the idea, and he was very excited by it. We decided the last week in August would fit into both our schedules.

"We packed on Sunday and rolled out on Monday at 7:30 a.m. with my wife and in-laws taking pictures and wishing us well. Thursday we headed home, a bit sad it was over, but excited about our accomplishment -- 271 miles in four days. Great trip, great company. An experience we will cherish forever."

Be sure to read Marty's entire bike overnight at BikeOvernights.org to find out what happens and where he and Justin go between Monday and Thursday. While there, also check out the archives of bike overnights and Photos of the Week. Our recent weekly photo selection, published March 30 and featured below, comes courtesy of Heather Andersen from her post Tahoe on My Mind.

BikeOvernights.org Photo of the Week, 03.30.12.

Last but not least, be sure to check out this fun bike overnights video (Santa Barbara to Los Angeles) from our friends at America ByCycle!


Top photo by Marty Garnick.

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BIKE OVERNIGHTS is posted every Monday by Michael McCoy, Adventure Cycling?s media specialist, and highlights content from BikeOvernights.org. Mac also compiles the organization's twice-monthly e-newsletter Bike Bits, which goes free-of-charge to more than 44,000 readers worldwide.

Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2012/04/by-seat-of-our-pants-3-nights-in.html

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