Welcome to Shifting Gears. The purpose of this site is to post updates from the road on my upcoming bike trip. The ambitious ride aims to cover all of the lower 48 states, spending at least one night in each.

Where Have All the People Gone?

A couple of housekeeping notes regarding the gambling aspect of this endeavor. I will include screenshots of the wind direction each...

Jon Scott

4 hours ago5 min read

Ok people, we have a lot of ground to cover tonight so keep up, no questions until I’m done and no peeking at your neighbor’s paper....

Jon Scott

1 day ago5 min read

Commencing countdown, engines on! (I also considered Carry on My Wayward Son for this post due to the multiple different layers of...

Jon Scott

May 92 min read

As we get older, some of us age gracefully and others of us seem to be falling apart at every turn. Always with a new complaint or...

Jon Scott

Apr 292 min read

You did not misread that headline. After watching a scintillating Masters tournament this weekend, we were channel surfing (or more...

Jon Scott

Apr 142 min read

You did not misread that headline. After watching a scintillating Masters tournament this weekend, we were channel surfing (or more...

Jon Scott

Apr 132 min read

Take 2 There once was a man from Nantucket … No, I won’t go there, although for a time I had a T-Shirt that said “I am the man from...

Jon Scott

Mar 222 min read

There once was a man from Nantucket … No, I won’t go there, although for a time I had a T-Shirt that said “I am the man from Nantucket”....

Jon Scott

Mar 212 min read

The wind in my face is a pain My legs and my lungs they do strain With a breeze from behind I will pay it no mind And cruise down the...

Jon Scott

Mar 121 min read