Google Earth Files

Below are links to my map files of my ride (in .kmz format) which can be opened in Google Earth. There are some miles missing due to me forgetting to turn the GPS device on, or having to take a car, bus or train for part of the trip.
When you open one of the files below in Google Earth, Google Earth will display the ride route on a 3D map. There are various ways to view a file, including the overhead "tour" that I discussed in one of my first blog posts.

Download Google Earth here: http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html

Here are links to the .kmz files from my ride. Download a file, then open it in Google Earth:

8-3-2008 (lost file)
8-4-2008
8-5-2008
8-6-2008
8-7-2008
8-8-2008
(injury recovery days)
8-11-2008
8-12-2008
(injury recovery/waiting for replacement bike parts to arrive)
8-16-2008
8-17-2008
8-18-2008 (bike repair day / trip to Las Vegas for repair)
8-19-2008
8-20-2008
8-21-2008
8-22-2008
8-23-2008
8-24-2008
8-25-2008
8-26-2008 (lost file)
8-27-2008
8-28-2008
8-29-2008
8-30-2008
8-31-2008
9-1-2008
9-2-2008
9-3-2008
9-4-2008
9-5-2008
9-6-2008
9-7-2008
9-8-2008
9-8-2008 (2)
9-9-2008
9-10-2008
9-13-2008
9-19-2008 (Philadelphia ride, including the Manayunk Wall)

An Update, Pictures and Files

Hello to anyone who is reading this blog. Hopefully my experiences will be entertaining to read about and helpful if you are planning your own trip.

I am now doing well. I finally overcame the Achilles tendonitis (in each Achilles) as well as in my peroneus (tendon on the outer upper shin). I started doing a few rides a week in December and then started (gradually) training for bike racing again in January. These were tough injuries to overcome as the left achilles and peroneus tendonitis seemed to go away in early August, but returned in force in late September and October (weeks after I stopped riding). Additionally, the seemingly mild right achilles tendonitis was extremely persistent. In late September and October I had two bum Achilles which made getting around (on a bike or walking) a difficult and depressing proposition.

Additionally, I passed the bar exam and I was recently sworn in as an attorney. I trained for this bike trip while studying for the bar exam and then began the trip days after taking the bar exam. The two experiences are intertwined in my memory.

Click here to view the pictures that I took during my trip. The pictures are roughly in chronological order.

I will be uploading all of my GPS ride files, in .kmz format. .kmz files are viewable in Google Earth.