A Cross-Country Adventure

[DeniseGoldberg]

There are no women that have done this route. Zero, zilch, zip. Too bad.

Edie Harbaugh did a large chunk of the Northern Tier this year. She did a variation though, and cut down to Washington DC as opposed to following the northern route all of the way across the country. Her journal is at Never a Bad Day to Ride: Washington State to Washington, DC if you are interested.

There are many women who are touring solo and self-supported. As a previous poster mentioned, I'd encourage you to check some of the journals on crazyguyonabike. There are other women there who have posted Northern Tier journals too.

What bike are you planning on riding? I'm a bit concerned by your post saying that your bike weighs 15 pounds. That sounds like a super-light road bike, not something that I'd recommend for loaded touring. (But hopefully I just mis-read that post...)

--- Denise