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Time to get started with the adventure already!

Launching May 1: 70 Days AcrossUS by Bike

This is a bike trip from American coast to coast. I’ll depart from Easthampton, Massachusetts, on Saturday, May 1 (7 a.m., he says optimistically), and touch water (maybe plunge in…?) of the Atlantic Ocean (Long Island Sound) at the coast of Connecticut, Day 1. Then, if all goes according to plan, I’ll arrive in Long Beach (L.A.), California, somewhere around July 12 and touch the water of the Pacific. Is that 70 days? Close to it anyway.

View a map of my route

Along the way, I’ll post my progress here, and keep you informed about the (literal) ups and downs, the high and low points, the agony, the ecstasy and everything in between. At times, I’ll laugh (I hope), I’ll cry (for sure), and I’ll share my experiences and images with you.

I hope to hear from you on my trip. In fact, I’m counting on it. As a solo adventurer, things can get rather lonely. I’ll need your comments and questions to keep me company, so let me know what you’re thinking in the comments.

See you on the road!

Thank you for visiting and for your interest in aging with adventure and finding adventure in aging!

I am Eric Weld, aka the Aging Adventurist. I live and love everything adventure – taking adventures, studying about adventure, writing about adventure, and helping others experience adventure in their lives.

Aging Adventurist? Yes, I’m talking about you. And everyone.

Every single person alive is aging, obvs. And I don’t know anyone who doesn’t enjoy adventure. Adventure, that is, as in travel, exotic excursions, daring achievements and challenging forays, yes. But also just the adventure of life. The adventure of living, learning, growing, failing, getting up and trying again, and the endeavor of attempting to enjoy it all.

You might notice I call myself the Aging Adventurist as opposed to Adventurer. That’s intentional. Because this blog will be not only a documentation of adventures close to and far from home. It will also be a study of adventure: adventurism—what it is, who does it (hint: we all do), where we go, when, and foremost, why. Heck, we’ll even discuss Adventures in Aging.

It’s all adventure.

So thanks for visiting my blog and sharing the adventure of life!