Welcome, about the trip, about me

Hi this is Justin! I'm from Ithaca New York, and I'm a 19 year old sophomore studying Physical Therapy at Daemen College in Buffalo. I love sports and any type of exercise.

I've always wanted to explore what I couldn't see from home. Over the next month I'll be going on an adventure on my Trek 520 bike to do some of this exploring.

Shout out to my friend Eric Sinton, he did a trip from LA to NY last year that gave me the idea.

Where I've been the last week + how I got to Florida:

I've already been travelling for about a week and a half! My family and I were in the Pacific Northwest on vacation until last Wednesday. My sister, Amy, and I flew to Florida to visit our grandparents while our parents flew home. The change in temperature, humidity, and terrain was enormous! Tomorrow, the 16th, I'll be starting my trip and Amy will fly back home.

The Destinations + Map: New Smyrna Beach FL ----> Ithaca NY

Link to the google maps (Copy and Paste it). This map is only the general route.

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Jacksonville,+FL/New+Smyrna+Beach,+FL/Atlanta,+GA/Nashville,+TN/Louisville,+KY/Cincinnati,+OH/Columbus,+OH/Cleveland,+OH/Buffalo,+NY/Ithaca,+NY/@37.3084712,-88.2080005,5z/data=!4m62!4m61!1m5!1m1!1s0x88e5b716f1ceafeb:0xc4cd7d3896fcc7e2!2m2!1d-81.655651!2d30.3321838!1m5!1m1!1s0x88e7292b5700b65b:0xc1bb3239363bc87c!2m2!1d-80.9269984!2d29.0258191!1m5!1m1!1s0x88f5045d6993098d:0x66fede2f990b630b!2m2!1d-84.3879824!2d33.7489954!1m5!1m1!1s0x8864ec3213eb903d:0x7d3fb9d0a1e9daa0!2m2!1d-86.7816016!2d36.1626638!1m5!1m1!1s0x88690b1ab35bd511:0xd4d3b4282071fd32!2m2!1d-85.7584557!2d38.2526647!1m5!1m1!1s0x884051b1de3821f9:0x69fb7e8be4c09317!2m2!1d-84.5120196!2d39.1031182!1m5!1m1!1s0x883889c1b990de71:0xe43266f8cfb1b533!2m2!1d-82.9987942!2d39.9611755!1m5!1m1!1s0x8830ef2ee3686b2d:0xed04cb55f7621842!2m2!1d-81.6943605!2d41.49932!1m5!1m1!1s0x89d3126152dfe5a1:0x982304a5181f8171!2m2!1d-78.8783689!2d42.8864468!1m5!1m1!1s0x89d08182e0af88f7:0xae52768a56ece74!2m2!1d-76.5018807!2d42.4439614!3e1

I'm trying to avoid mountains and steep climbs. A route straight up the coast would have been shorter and less hilly, but there were places I wanted to see to the west of the Appalachians.

Where will I stay?

A website called WarmShowers is helping me find hosts in various places, but I won't be able to find a host to stay with every night. In such cases I'll camp in a tiny tent that I'm bringing along. My budget for shelter is pretty low so hotels are out of the question for the most part. If anyone reading this has friends in areas along my route that might let me camp in their yard, or stay with them, let me know!