[ENG] Cycling across America. Coast to coast in 80 days, 80 km a day. A 80 min movie.
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- Опубликовано: 9 июл 2024
- In this 80 minutes video, I reveal the greatest bicycle trip of my life: coast to coast from Washington DC to Eugene, Oregon. A journey that lasted 80 days, touching 15 different states, four time zones, several climates, environments and mountain passes, for a total of over 6000 km (3757 miles), of which 1151 km were of gravel (the 19%)!
A very big and brave step - this journey is 10 times longer than my longest bike tour so far! Not being an athlete, with no real preparation and in a foreign country, I was never sure of making it, until the last day: this uncertainty enhanced the taste for the unknown and the thrill of discovery.
Something so vast, in terms of distance and time, escapes control and predictions, making it an adventure to be calibrated and faced day after day, always moving forward. As many obstacles and problems as fun, surprise and joy.
Follow my journey, watch the video till the end, a true crescendo across the United States 80 days long, to discover the magic of a solo and self contained tour. (Note: no sponsors or third parties involved in the trip and in the making of this video)
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Chapters
00:00:00 Prologue & the eastern states
00:06:36 Ohio
00:16:13 Indiana
00:19:56 Illinois
00:22:10 Missouri
00:28:18 Kansas
00:34:23 Nebraska
00:39:29 Colorado
00:47:19 Wyoming
00:55:42 Montana
01:02:45 Idaho
01:10:56 Oregon
01:18:45 Epilogue
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I'm a 73 yr. old Canadian cyclist, and have always dreamed of an Adventure such as this, but for now, you make it posible through your eyes, your experience. Thank you so very much for sharing your beautiful journey.
Blown away by your narration, your videography, all of it. How can one not want to travel the world by bicycle after watching this?? Magnifico!!
Thank you. I also owe much to other video makers. They've inspired me to the point of wanting this.
As a cyclist, photographer, and traveler - an amateur in each! - I have the richest praise for this video. It's fascinating to see and experience America through the eyes of a visitor to our country. Thank you!
Thanks. Cycling and documenting it’s a challenge. I had an iPhone and a drone for the video.
yahoo ! @@vladywashere
Cows say mooo
Tornado zones Kansas, Missouri Indiana, Illinois. Ohio,,eastern Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky,
There are bison but more west
As a drone pilot I was fascinated by your perspectives, Vlad. As a retired cyclist, now, at 80 years old, riding an e-bike, your determination was great to experience.
Congratulations on the ride, the production, and your valuable insights.
Well said! You know beside posting it here, having a document is more important than we can imagine. I don’t have footages of myself when I have young, a kid, and that’s a pity.
Made me feel love for my own country again. Thank you.
Glad to hear that!
Brilliant! One of the best cycling videos in terms of camera work, narration and most importantly telling a story of a personal goal from heart! That drone shot of horses in Montana took my breath away!
Thanks, a small drone and a phone was enough. No GoPro
Right on, Brother! I'm 72, with a new hip and a new knee. I have been riding more than ever before. I am planning a 250 mile trip this summer, and this video has inspired me to follow my dreams. I have ridden most of my life, but have only started bike touring recently. I'm getting stronger and stronger, and as far as I'm concerned, the sky is the limit. What have I got to lose at my age? I'm freakishly healthy, and I might as well enjoy it. Thank you so much for the inspiration, the good vibes, the beautiful scenery, and the knowledge that we are, indeed, stronger and more resilient than we could ever imagine. Be Well, my friend, and Prosper!
Greeeeat words my friend! Step by step and everything is possible!
@@vladywashere Keep up the good work!
Cool video and it looks like it was a heck of a journey. I think my fellow Americans forget how massive, diverse, rugged and just plain beautiful our country try is. We sometimes need a foreign to remind us.
Very diverse. Among Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, the landscape can turn from humid forest to dry steppe in a couple of miles. You have space, a lot of emptiness that makes any trip look magnificent… and not only on movies.
I love watching ultracycling/long distance cycling documentaries, yours has to be one of the best I`ve ever seen!
You did a great job condensing this enourmous jouney into a 80 min movie, a truly pleasure to watch and to listen too.
Congratulations for completing this insane trip, and for this wonderful film!
Thanks for sharing, best wishes!
It is a matter of time. The distance is doable, so it is about time. Time was the problem for me with my capacities. And time is a problem for documenting too. Not easy to cover 80 days.
The video is of true traveller describing America as he sees it while riding on his bike! Production quality is excellent. Thank you, Vlady!
Wow, thanks! It’s a beautiful and meaningful land to discover and worth to tell in a story. Iconically memorable.
Wow, amazing adventure. Great work with video editing. When I was 26 years old, I rode across the United States . It’s a wonderful, feeling discovering something new every day that you have never seen before.
Very cool! True. Every day a new town, always something new for my eyes
Not a lot audience with you during the actual ride, but a lot of them now enjoying your beautiful and epic journey. Thank you for taking us along with you.
More to come! Yes. It was mostly a solo journey, except for a few stretches, the popular sections.
You took the hard route across the US - from East to West full of headwinds, mostly alone. If you could do this route across the US you could do almost anywhere in the world. Looking forward to your next challenge on the bicycle.
There is no real difference which direction you are riding. This is a myth.
Wow! A truly beautiful film and a fascinatingly different perspective on an incredibly diverse country.
Those early cycle trails were just amazing! I had no idea they existed.
As for the people you met along the way, they are what makes me believe America is the greatest country on the planet.
Thank you so much, Sir.
You've inspired me to keep cycling and maybe, one day, I'll do the same journey you did.
❤🎉😊
Thanks for taking your time and showing your appreciation 🤩❤️
Dear Vlady, usually I do not comment on YT videos but your movie made me want to contact you. Your movie took me away immediately! I was impressed by your footage, the esthetics of your camera work, the sound track and above all your thoughts and learnigs along the way! On top you gave me an impression of the United states I had never expected. I have a thousand questions about your journey - maybe I can cover them on your blog and website. Thank you for sharing your journey with the world!
Wow, thanks. Dunno, I am being myself. By riding a bike one have hands and legs busy but the brain keeps on working, Hence, the narration, the many considerations. You could subscribe and watch the episodes about the trip. Many are made on the way, edited with my phone using iMovie only. Check the playlists to find the episodes. And thanks again for your words, it makes me feel helpful and useful. After all is not just vlogging, but for a higher cause, inspiring others.
fastest ride on the trans am for me was between west yellow stone and ennis. Did the 52 miles in 2 and a half hours. everyday after that thru montana it was nothing but head winds. I did my ride about 10 years ago, and I think about it every day.. Getting ready to do a year long tour, or maybe just start living on my bike, and exploring the world.
I know that part. That stage goes north, probably you hade southernly winds. This is a trip of a lifetime, can even be not the longest, but in general is memorable.
Also a touring cyclist I think this is a marvelous ride you’ve shared with me. Thanks!
My pleasure! Telling the tale is part of the adventure.
Whow !!! What an epic adventure!!! What a great video!!! What a brilliant music selection!!! What a great job you did!!! A big hug from a non cycelist, non backbacker girl from Germany 🤗
:D Danke!!!
The people you meet in middle (little towns) America might be the nicest you ever meet.
Very kind people, they seem to have the time and the pleasure to help anybody.
This was absolutely fantastic. So well done... both video and narrative. Seeing America through your eyes was refreshing. I sometimes forget what makes our country so great.
Glad you enjoyed it! Well, the USA is a very large mass of territory, most of which is naturally beautiful. don’t loose the trust and the faith about it.
Great job presenting the USA, and the unique perspective from a bicycle.
Thank you very much!
There's a concept known as "Stealth Camping". Camp out of sight. Put your tent up right as it gets dark. There's almost nowhere in the USA where you can't pitch a tent. If the cops come, they'll just ask you to leave (if that). I pedaled the Katy Trail and couldn't find camping twice. Just pitched my tent on the side of the trail at dusk and was gone at first light. A few folks that saw me just went by and laughed.
Yeah, I have done it but mostly in Scandinavia. The best is to select the spot during the day, then coming back in the evening.
@@vladywashere BTW the "sold out" soda machine you show in Tebbetts, Missouri...I just bought a coke there on Monday. The Katy trail is awesome. Thanks for sharing your videos!
exactly@@sailingaeolus
Don’t you Love it , America 🇺🇸!
❤❤❤
Hard to say no
I’ve been cycling across the US in segments. As a complete coincidence, in September 2023, I stayed in the same room 47 in the same Royal Motel in Martinsville Indiana (see minute 18 !
Hahaha amazing! I was there by chance, off my route because of strong wind! An Indian family runs the Motel
@@vladywashereI also remember the Indian Family and the waving lucky cat (Maneko-neko) at the check in desk. Maybe they put all of the cyclists in that room. I remember parking my bike by the same window air conditioner. I also remember riding to the nice downtown square for some food. My map showed a bike trail on the side of the highway between downtown and the Royal Motel that was overgrown and not quite there anymore. 😊
I didn’t go as far as the town because it was raining. I stopped at the gas station.
Vlady, Thanks for creating and posting this wonderful video. Sometimes , I forget how wonderful and kind Americans can be to strangers. Unfortunately our country is going thru surreal political experience at this time. Your outlook and outsider views are sorely needed and appreciated. If you ever come back to Colorado please contact us as we would love to take you out to dinner and sightseeing in exchange for stories from the road.
Thank you so much. Amazing and complex Colorado. Where about?
Colorado Springs which is situated between Denver and Pueblo on the front range. Pueblo is on the Adventure Cycling Assoc. mid america route. I know the Trans AM riders pass through there in the spring.@@vladywashere
This was absolutely epic and so well done. Excellent narration, editing and footage. I have done my own week-long bikepacking adventures along the US East Coast but my dream is to bike across the country like this (hopefully with less wind and heat!). What an absolute inspiration!
Glad you enjoyed it. The U.S. is so vast that the heat/cold will be there waiting for you at some point. Summer month are good in the elevated areas but not elsewhere. Springtime can be too cold for you to cross the Rockies. Cycling from west to east can help you with the wind but still, you’ll encounter a few days of disrupting wind.
Incredible cinematography, lovely narration and a great adventure! It was great to hear your experience of America, I'm glad you made it all the way!!! That is crazy. Makes me want to hop on my bike and leave right now!
Everything is possible. Life is good when we decide to challenge ourselves..
And we know it ;)
Absolutely spectacular video! I can’t believe this is just something I stumbled upon on RUclips. Very, very well done!! Our country is beautiful and this video shared it so well. Very entertaining!!
Glad you enjoyed it! Spectacular indeed, or, spettacolare
Vlady, Thank you for sharing such a beautiful, difficult and breathtaking adventure with all of us. Such outstanding drone footage that captured the whole of that area you ventured through. The choice of music was at times spellbounding and enchanting along with the video of the wild horses. Such beauty you brought to life for us. Cheers...
What an excellent video. Amazing challenge you set yourself and you achieved it without ego and with great dignity. I salute you.
I once managed a team supporting a rider in the Race Across America so I followed a cyclist doing this trip, West to East. They have to do it in 12 days, it is brutal. I think your pace was much better, you experience more and achieve more, speed is not necessarily the best thing.
I hope you took the lessons of the ride into your life when you returned.
Congratulations on completing a trip many dream of but will never do.
Awesome video.
Thanks for taking us along.
Thanks for watching! Yes, it is classic, and I’d love to do something of this kind again
Vlady, stunning, mesmerizing, exhilarating, captivating...simply incredible feat and videography for a solo adventure. You captured the vastness of the West and brought tears to my eyes. I can relate doing a 5-day bike packing trip across Vermont and shipping a box of unneeded stuff home.
Wow, thank you! The shipping-home things is so typical :)
Vlady, I completed a similar ride this summer, traveling from San Diego to Dayton, OH. Covering 2,471 miles between 8 May to 6 July 2023. I averaged 54 miles for 46 days of riding. 14 days of non-riding for rest, weather, or medical (ulcers on both corneas caused by infection due to sweat, wind, & dirt. Your documentary reflects my journey and experiences pretty much exact. Visually, emotionally, physically, mechanically, experiences, almost identical! I took lots of pictures, but only a couple videos as I was mostly focusing on mentally managing each day. You superbly managed and documented in a way that truly captured every nuance of an endurance bikepacking adventure. I am halfway through your video and finding myself longing to get back on the road! Thank you!!!
Thanks! Not easy at all keeping the focus on the document and its need while cycling almost everyday for the most of the day. It is actually normal to be tired or not mentally orientated for reporting each stage.
YT has never offered me a cycling road trip till today. I am so glad they offered yours. This was very enjoyable and informative. Thank you
Glad it was helpful and to be useful.
Excellent record of your great trip, Vlady. Having solo biked across Australia, then back, 40k km over four years, I can appreciate the effort you put into this. That drone provides a lot of context. My travels were from 2009 to 2013, so drones weren't a thing, and being remote much of the time on dirt roads away from town was unable to recharge batteries easily and didn't allow for much video footage. You nailed it, however, without being selfie-focused like so many bike touring. Inspiring stuff.
Sounds great! Today is a little easier. Power banks allow you to travel with energy. But consider, I even had my laptop with me. Of course, two battery for the drone. I also had to mind the energy consume, but I have managed. I have used the drone just once a week, on average.
Thank you for putting it all together in one video …. Rewatching again…. 💪💪👏👍🚲America beautiful 🇺🇸great adventure and narration 🙌🤟🌴🌴 “ they ( Americans) don’t set limits “ …..sooo true….this is the best description of Americans I have ever heard….. Living here for 30 years I approve your statement 😊 USA ❤️🇺🇸
in Europe we are afraid of let our dreams flying high :) thank you for your words
That's because there are no limits other than those we allow to be set. If you believe anything is possible then it is, somehow, someday, somewhere ;)
Absolutely brilliant! Such a wonderful journey! When I saw this video, I could imagine myself on the road with you.
If you cycle you know it ❤
I enjoyed the personal narration along the way. The spaghetti Western music with Western scenery was not lost on me. I have seen most all of those areas in my youth, and it was nice to see them again. His journey was internal and external at the same time. For being in a hurry, he sure took allot of time off to film. I always try to let the ride rule and not let the camera take over the experience. I as a USA local it is always better to start in the West and ride East and let the prevailing winds push you along. The USA is a large country, and many types of bike clothes are needed to stay comfortable. Thank you for stopping by to ride my country and we hope you can come again.
Lovely message, great to read. This is my third trip to the USA, my first on my bike. I have learned to care about you, and I love the places. My pleasure.
The biking weather is getting great here in Southern Ohio, on the 327 mile long Erie to Ohio trail. Let me know if you will be passing through. Happy trails!@@vladywashere
I have missed that one, and I was indeed very close!
What an amazing thing you have done! I have seen many, really many bicycle touring movies and this one is the best. Everything is perfect, from your narration, footages, soundtrack.... It was like I was travelling with you. And some comments that you made along the way were my exact thoughts and observations while I travelled. Thank you!
You will see how great it is when many years later some thing somewhere, a smell or just anything, reminds you of a place you've cycled here and the scene becomes alive again...
All the best!
Wow ! This is an amazing video with outstanding narration. Congratulations on your adventure and many thanks for sharing it with us. 👍
I peddled clear to the ocean.
And when I got there, I figured, I might just as well keep going.
What an epic and brave adventure, truly special to see and thank you for sharing your journey with us.
My pleasure, sincerely
Extremely entertaining narrative, with all the true poignancy of long bike rides. Excellent job!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for this reminder to hurry up and have a crack at this same trip. Those Yanks live in such a Marvelous land . BEERS UP
This video helps to restore faith in Americans when all you see on the news and internet is depressing. Happy to see that small town living is still a thing. I knew there were trails for hiker/bikers but not as extensive as this video shows..
Rural / small town America is somehow at risk and the process isn’t new, but that is a global trend. Towns are wonderful, people are caring. Someone might not understand what we do, but great is also the numbers of cyclists that I have met and that are around this big nation.
Your video makes me want to ditch my ebike for awhile and purchase a regular bike and take off. What a great video. Good for you!
Nice you did the lewis and clark from missoula, I love that route.
It’s part of the ACA TransAm
Was für eine Reise! Was für Texte! Eine tiefe Verbeugung!
Danke Helmut 👌
It’s part travel documentary and part art-house movie. I love it!
thanks, it wasn't my goal. I have plenty of footage "left" and I might do something artistic with it in the future
Bravo! You're determination and tenacity is admirable and inspiring! Congratulations!
So happy to give these emotions back 👍❤️
What a ride! It looked like the USA treated you well, I hope. You rode within 10 miles of my house in Brazil, Indiana. Your an inspiration! Cheers to a ride well done! 🍻
I did! Brazil was so pretty! I did the 40! Just heavy traffic on rush hours.
LOVED THIS!! Hearing your own thoughts, your feelings, your philosophies was so different and more interesting than simply hearing about the places and people. Thank you for taking the time to record and share. Good luck.
Thank you Frank - it’s not easy to tell a story, or, it’s very easy to fail engaging an audience. For sure a “holiday video” of just places and people isn’t enough - it’s good to add emotions, thoughts and data to complete the story. Thanks for taking your time and for reaching out. Vlady
Very well done video, enjoyable to watch. I always said that I wouldn't want to have this kind of gigantic bike trip but after watching your video I may consider. Well done, good job putting this all together!👍
Well said! Consider the option to take more zero miles days or have an entire week break in the middle of your journey. I had 7 days off on a total of 80, which isn’t enough for the most of us.
the wild horse video was awesome
Outstanding job of capturing your journey. Thank God for people like yourself that do what seems impossible, and help to inspire the rest of us to go out and create our own adventures!
Thanks to both of you! :) exactly, I personally thought it wasn't doable or I wasn't sure I could do it within the 90 days of my visa.
Beautiful filming! So fun to watch as I just did the same route - must have been a couple of weeks ahead of you. I bet we met a lot of the same people along the way. Took lots of photos but your videos are so much better. Super fun to relive the experience. Thank you! can't wait to get back out there!
No way! Sharing experience is amazing. There are things we only can understand. Each part had a particular challenge. Thanks for taking your time for my video and for posting your comment 💙
This is one of the best youtube videos I've ever seen!
Excellent video. My family enjoyed it. I admire your determination. You have created and shared an amazing memory. God Bless You.
Thank you so much!
compliments for your high standards film .Beautifull footage and showing the landscape and people just as i experienced in 1979 riding bicyle from the west coast to the eastcoast. (trans america bicycle trail) . great job, thanx
Marvelous, riding in the ‘79 must have been even more epic.
Great video and narration. I have been cross country twice, both west to east and both with commercial tour companies. In both cases the group was about 50 cyclists. Going west to east gave us fewer days of head wind. Going with a group of fifty ment that we were able to find others of similar abilities to be our riding companions and did not suffer from much of the isolation you felt.
Thank you for reminding me of those simple days.
What an incredible journey. Thank you for sharing it with the world.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for putting together a video that shows how nice and friendly America can be. Being local American, one just often hears how much better some other location can be. I know that is not the point, but it just seems rare to hear it. It also helps me want to make the bike ride along the length of Florida in the near term. Not as long as your own trip, but something interesting to see a lot of the state.
Well said! Amaricans are mostly great and helpful people. The best way is to experience that yourself. Europeans and Americans will always click, we are different but yet similar.
I rode from Savannah, Georgia to Key West a few years ago. That was epic! You really cannot understand the sheer enormity of Florida until you have ridden it. Highly recommend.
Wow, what a great documentary. Watched it over 2 days and it gave me complete escapism from the politically decisive world we live in and retuned me to the wonderful world we really are. ❤
Words!
Thanks for the awesome video and motivation. I'm working to get myself on a bikepacking trip.
Go for it! That’s the whole point. Propaganda 😃
That was stunning. Thank you so much for documenting your journey. I thoroughly enjoyed your videography, narration and interpretation of such an enviable experience.
Thank you so much for the wonderful presentation. My wife and I cycled from Seaside, Oregon to Bar Harbor, Maine, in 2016. We were on the same Rte. 12 along the Clearwater River, though we stayed north and included Ontario on our way across. Watching your story brought back all the good memories. The photography sets a new standard! So glad to have you visit our splendid country.
Wonderful! I am very, very attracted by the natural beauty found in the USA. this was my third trip, but the first time by bicycle.
only the most respect for you sir I live in American and haven't seen this country the way you have thank you and great job you should be very proud of your accomplishment.
I find the Americans to be very kind. Thanks for your time.
Holy molly, this is one of those videos that leaves kind of speechless and a bit empty once you see it. One of those videos that you click on by chance but that leaves you more inspired than ever before to leave you nest and just fly away.
Thank you vlady for this gem. What an extraordinary video.
Thanks. My initial goal was to be informative, but while editing I considered to do the extra mile.
Bravo! I took 2 days to watch the entire video and loved every second of it! Epic!
Haha, like watching a movie on Netflix, falling asleep and then finishing it the day after
This is really superb, I can completely relate each and everything you mentioned in the video other than the landscape.
Though it was not lengthy and tough as yours, i also completed a recent cycle trip covering South to North of an Indian state- Kerala covering 900km in 9 days.
Mine was more on beach side, a few kms through forest and a lot on hills and finally the worst in highways sharing road with heavy trucks and speedy cars.
Not being a sports person and not sure of my limits, , just like you, I also didn't reveal my destination to anyone in the beginning, just told the cities coming next as destination, except for the last few days. Covered each day and place, with the spirit of crossing the levels of a video game.
I was also overwhelmed by the greetings of people on the road. People asking about the journey, motive and destination.
Offering tea, preparing food specially for me. Waving entree fee for me.
Finally finishing the journey with the great feel of satisfaction and memories for life. Can't describe it fully.
I always wondered why people going for this weird adventures and trip, i think now i know a bit of it, though not fully.
Excellent, glad to read your comment. Touring is very rewarding, especially when you don’t consider how efficient is a bicycle. You find yourself far away from the starting point and you realize that traveling like this is possibile, affordable and inspiring. No idea how India is, but must have been a great experience, memorable!
You saw more then any American will every see. ! Great job
Awesome video
Love it
Oh btw lol
It’s Illinois with out the s
haha, alright! mystery! You also say Kansas like "kansas"... but Arkansas... NOT :D
Well done sir 🫡
Beautifully put together , narrated and shot. Congratulations. America is a beautiful country that for 99.9% of the time ignores its political unsteadiness.
Beautifully done video, Congrats!!!
Glad you liked it John
I live in Fort Collins, Colorado (grew up in the suburbs of New York) and I was chuckling when you were talking about the anxiety producing extreme weather warnings and how “spooky” Colorado is! You are totally right! Ha! And the sky is so big out here that you can see the weather coming and you can sometimes out run it if you run in the right direction! Lol! The pattern is usually a scary thunderstorm in the afternoon (sometimes with hail - in the middle of summer!), but then the sun comes out again! If you stayed longer here in CO you would’ve understood that we tolerate this schizophrenic weather because it is so beautiful so much of the time, with lots of sunshine!
I want to thank you for an extraordinary video! It was wonderful to see all these beautiful panoramas that you photographed - places that are within driving distance from me but I never go there to see them! Actually, being out in the middle of nowhere like that gives me the willies, even when driving through in a car! You are very brave to be out there with just yourself and your bike! I take my hat off to you for this bravery and your beautiful artistic creation to share with all of us. Thank you!
By the way, I would like to know where you normally live and when was this bike tour? This year?
Hello Gina! I live in Sweden and did this in 2022. I have many episodes about my trip. What you saw is the entire movie, especially edited. Thank you for your words! Colorado is a very diverse state, considering the east and the west!
@@vladywashere thank you for your reply Vlady! I would love to visit Sweden some time. But, alas, I have no budget for travel, so I am mostly an armchair traveler, and so appreciate adventure videos such as yours! I do ride my ebike around town, though, and it gives me great pleasure. I am a professional artist and I have a vlog which is mostly about my art career, but I also include the occasional bike ride. In this episode coming out very soon I show the inevitable bike ride trying to outrun a massive afternoon rainstorm!! I had to take cover in a thrift store! Lol!! I have a small little drone, which someone gave me, but I have not learned how to use it - and anyway, I don’t go to exotic places like you, so my drone footage would be boring.
I look forward to seeing some of your other videos! Take care!
Vlady, first and foremost, thank you for taking the time to put your adventure out here for the world to enjoy! You did an amazing job at editing and narration, I'm in awe. At the age of 26 in 2000, I myself, went on a journey much similar to yours, from Spokane, WA to Washington, DC in 48 days. You rode MANY more miles than we did, though. Your trip brought back a flood of emotions and memories......the rolling hills in Ohio, but more importantly the beauty of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. The Bitterroot Valley holds a very special place in my heart and one that I will keep until my final days. Watching your adventure today reminds me to not take anything for granted, that we're stronger than we think, and seeing this beautiful country at 15mph is very special and I think allowed us to appreciate nature, much more so than riding in a vehicle. Bravo on your journey. They are life changing experiences.
Thank you for your words. I guess you know, since you did it. Spokane to Washington DC is a lot! And you were very fast
Lovely video and what an accomplishment for you to bike coast to coast. There are millions of Americans who have never dipped their toes in both the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. Cheers to your future adventures!
Hi! But many other did, I can’t really quantify but I have met many on my way. In any case, it’s amazing
This is a dream of mine. You reignited the passion for it with your beautiful storytelling and cinemetogrpahy!
Wow, thank you!
An Epic Trip of a Lifetime ~ Vlady.
Thank you, Very well done it was good to look back over your tour. And it was grate to have met you in St Charles Mo. and to follow you on your tour here on RUclips and Facebook. I hope to see you again one day my friend.
Thank you very much for being an open, caring and loyal person 🤝
@@vladywashere You are very welcome
you made my day! tears of joy in my eyes! way to go.
You seeee!!! This wouldn’t happen by car! 😀
I watched a lot of bikepacking documentaries and films, but I have to say that this one beats them all. The production of the movie, the drone shots, the way you presented the landscape and the percpetive of the movie is incredible. Thank you for this experience and that you shared this with us. Well done for the insane trip taht you did. Thumbs up.
Great to hear that - it was difficult to put together an 80 days trip full of emotions but I’m glad that people like you take their time to watch it. Sharing passions!
Very nice video. I enjoyed sharing in your journey as I watched the whole video in one sitting. It made for a peaceful evening. Thanks for posting it.
Great video - thanks for sharing and congratulations on your epic voyage!
Thanks so much!
you sir are an inspiration! Thank you so very much for this insight into a cyclists mind and the task at hand of cycling through a vast country. Excellent in every respect!
My pleasure. It truly was.
Well done. Congratulations on an incredible achievement. Your telling and showing of the epic crossing was honest. I wonder, could I do it? Could I handle the challenge physically and emotionally? Would I have the courage to set off on such a journey?
I wasn't sure at all. I was completely caught by the so called Imposter syndrome. In order to see whether I was right or wrong, I had to try it on my skin. Only be trying I was able to kick away that bad feeling.
is this the best cycling journey video on the internet?wow.
Maybe not, but I can do better (and this is my first long video)
How quickly I became invested in watching your journey! As an American cyclist that now lives abroad, it was lovely to see my old country presented so positively. Your filmmaking was extraordinary from the narration through to the drone footage. Well done, and thank you for the time and effort you put into making the film, and completing the ride.
Wonderful! generally speaking we cyclists from other countries have a positive experience in the U.S., considering the places, the exceptional landscapes etc :)
Such a great soundtrack to an excellent Video.
Thoroughly enjoyed! Thanks for bringing us along! 🇨🇦
Thank you for sharing your journey with us. Your video and travels were very beautiful 🙂
Beautifully filmed and narrated. What an adventure! Thank you for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it. Not an easy mission, but with a great reward: memories.
Well done. Captures the Long Distance Emotions.
Awesome video and a truly rememberable journey, I’m glad that I was able to watch this and share the journey with you
Excellent videography and naration .Breathtaking scenery and landscapes .
Many thanks! Difficult to film while traveling solo, but it is an exiting challenge
A fabulous insightful video documenting a unique journey.. Thank you.
I was thinking, who would be crazy enough to bring the weight of a drone on a cycle trip? I am so glad you did, the photography captivating. Thank you again
Thank you Anna. The drone is only 249 grams. The controller is not heavy either. It takes some space, but nowadays it is a choice by many :)
It is amazing to see the wonderful USA with your eyes. As a Fat-Bike-Fan. I am planing to cross the USA one day. Your tour report gave me allots of impression. Any way, I am happy that your experience was complete, and I am sorry that your expensive parcel never arrived. lol
You should! The mistake with that parcel was mine indeed, as I have reported myself as sender and receiver and my partner couldn’t get it here, as in Sweden there are not flexible. The box went back to the states and nothing else to do from my side. The US POST didn’t take any further action.
Really enjoyed watching this especially for someone who has never been to america and would love to do the same thing.
We all start from somewhere. I watched many RUclips bloggers before clearing my mind!
Beautifully shot and edited; the soundtrack was perfect and your narrative inspiring. Thank you for sharing this. What an incredible adventure you had; your endurance in such hot and challenging conditions produced a film of great beauty.
Thanks. Very hot for the most of the days. However, the summer is the best season for this whole trip. Nights would be too cold in both spring and autumn on the Rockies.