TOUR DESCRIPTION
TRIP DATES: Sep 19, 2010 - Nov 22, 2010
START - END LOCATIONS: San Diego, CA - St. Augustine, FL
The Southern Tier trip has proven so popular that we’re offering the opportunity to ride from San Diego to St. Augustine in two different seasons and in two different styles. Regardless of whether it’s spring or fall, self-contained or supported, there’s little not to like about this incredibly scenic, history-loaded 3,100 miles. After ceremonially dipping your bicycle wheels in the Pacific, we’ll climb eastward, riding through southern California, Arizona, and New Mexico. Next up: Texas, where you’ll parallel the Rio Grande River before hitting the bucolic Texas Hill Country, Lance Armstrong’s training ground. From there it’s on to Louisiana and the spicy heart of Cajun Country. Finally, you’ll pedal along the Gulf Coast of Mississippi and Alabama, cross Florida’s panhandle, and ride to adventure’s end at St. Augustine. We’ll experience a parade of cultures and the delicious cuisines associated with each: from enchiladas to Texas barbecue; alligator po’ boys to Southern grits. Or, as one past participant put it, “This trip lends new meaning to the phrase ‘eating up the miles.’ ”
