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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.
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Jon Scott
Aug 11, 20223 min read
That Smell
“Ooh, that smell Can’t you smell that smell Ooh, that smell The smell of death’s around you” - Lynyrd Skynyrd Today was a day for the...
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Jon Scott
Aug 10, 20222 min read
I Can See For Miles
“I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles Oh, yeah” - The...
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Jon Scott
Aug 9, 20223 min read
The River(s)
“We’d go down to the river And into the river we’d dive Oh, down to the river we’d ride” - Bruce Springsteen I had an entire range of...
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Jon Scott
Aug 8, 20226 min read
I Will Ride 500 Miles
With all due respect to the Proclaimers, I’m changing up the lyrics just a bit to serve my purposes tonight. “But I would ride 500 miles...
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Jon Scott
Aug 7, 20222 min read
Safety Dance
“S (s s s) A (a a a) F (f f f) E (e e e) T (t t t) Y (y y y)” - Men Without Hats This song has absolutely nothing to do with today’s...
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Jon Scott
Aug 6, 20224 min read
Shinin’ On Me
“Today the sun is shinin’ on me Sitting with my feet in the breeze Ain’t sweating the little things And who knows what tomorrow is gonna...
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Jon Scott
Aug 5, 20222 min read
End of the Line
“Well, it’s all right, riding around in the breeze Well it’s all right, if you live the life you please” - The Traveling Wilburys It is...
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Jon Scott
Aug 4, 20223 min read
Wild Ride
“Layin on the highway I saw my mind In tiny little pieces thrown from side to side My heart was shattered along with my pride Guess you...
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Jon Scott
Aug 3, 20222 min read
No Hurry
“Ain’t in no hurry Be a fool now to worry About all those things I can’t change” - Zac Brown Band After a tourism day yesterday down to...
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Jon Scott
Aug 1, 20221 min read
Hitch a Ride
“Gonna hitch a ride, head for the other side Leave it all behind, never change my mind” - -Boston That pretty much sums it up. A few...
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Jon Scott
Jul 31, 20222 min read
Interstate
“Well you should have known better Dead thoughts and lost horizons And to take it further, it don’t get any better Well out here on the...
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Jon Scott
Jul 30, 20223 min read
I Can See For Miles
“I can see for miles and miles. I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles Oh yeah” - The Who I’ve decided to change...
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Jon Scott
Jul 30, 20224 min read
It’s A Small World
In the vast emptiness of the Dakotas, it is uncommon - bordering on rare - to see another living, breathing human being. For Claire’s...
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Jon Scott
Jul 28, 20222 min read
Company Has Arrived
Bismarck, ND is unlikely to be on anyone’s Top 10 Destinations. With my plan to rent a car and go to Nebraska scuttled by the lack of...
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Jon Scott
Jul 26, 20221 min read
Nada
I made a choice with yesterday’s ride to get all the way to Bismarck so I could have an extra rest day. My plan included a rental car...
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Jon Scott
Jul 25, 20225 min read
The Hammer
Today was an ambitious day that could have had a variety of different outcomes. I stayed last night in Selby, SD, approximately 120 miles...
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Jon Scott
Jul 24, 20223 min read
How Far Is It?
When you follow one road for 75 miles and it’s dead straight the whole way, your mind has a tendency to wander a bit. I have taken to...
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Jon Scott
Jul 23, 20223 min read
The Weatherman Strikes Again
This is getting to be as predictable as the sun rising in the East. I had a 100-miler scheduled today to get from Watertown to Aberdeen...
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Jon Scott
Jul 22, 20222 min read
Unexpected Pleasure
Today was going to be the easiest, quickest post yet. It was going to be something like this: Zzzzzzzzz Trucker honked at me and I...
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Jon Scott
Jul 21, 20223 min read
Cornrows
Someone recently asked me if any part of my route is the same as anything I have done on a previous trip. Last night and today were the...
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