It's officially summer in the northern hemisphere (sorry Australia... it was a good run, but it'll be back) and it's time to live vicariously and follow some of those summer bicycle tours. In this episode I let you in on three I'm following, plus give you an update on my C&O through ride this coming weekend and some additional bikey plans I've got.

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The Journal: Summer bicycle tours to follow Tours I'm following this summer Michael Riscica @biketouring999     Met Michael at Pioneer Nation super briefly last fall when someone I met was like, "I HAVE to get the two bike touring guys to meet!" He's working his way westbound on the TransAm and has mixed in some pretty dope videos of his ride mixed with punk soundtracks. Worth the follow and the reads!   http://coast2coastbikeride.com/    Patience @biker_girl_pay   She's about half done rolling from Seattle to Boston in tribute to a friend she lost late last year. It's also one of those "I'm riding two months before I have to enter the real world" kind of rides, which I always wish I had done back when it would have matters for me. Really cool pics in the IG feed. Also, she wears a lot of orange, so she must be super cool