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Welcome to Shifting Gears. The purpose of this site is to post updates from the road on my upcoming bike trip. The ambitious ride aims to cover all of the lower 48 states, spending at least one night in each.
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Trip of a Lifetime
No, no, no! I am not referring to the 2022 odyssey around the lower 48. I am pleased to report that it has been nearly 3 months since I...
Jon Scott
Dec 5, 20223 min read
This Land is Your Land
"Well I rode that ribbon highway I saw above me the endless sky I saw below me the golden valley Well this land was made for you and me"...
Jon Scott
Oct 3, 20226 min read
Home
“From the mountains high to the wave-crashed coast There’s a way to find better days, I know It’s been a long hard ride, got a ways to go...
Jon Scott
Sep 14, 20224 min read
Anything’s Possible
“Don’t you know, it’s gonna be sweat And some tears And some hard years Best believe they’ll be hurt And some pain Expect some rain” -...
Jon Scott
Sep 13, 20224 min read
In the Air Tonight
“I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord And I’ve been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh Lord Can you feel ir coming...
Jon Scott
Sep 11, 20223 min read
We Didn’t Start the Fire
“We didn’t start the fire It was always burning since the world’s been turning We didn’t start the fire But when we are gone, it will...
Jon Scott
Sep 10, 20222 min read
Don’t Look Back
“I finally see the dawn arriving I see beyond the road I’m driving Ooh far away and left behind, left behind Oh the sun is shining And...
Jon Scott
Sep 9, 20224 min read
I’m On Fire
“At night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet And a freight train running through the middle of my head” - Bruce Springsteen Heat, heat...
Jon Scott
Sep 7, 20223 min read
These Are Days
“These are days you’ll remember Never before and never since, I promise Will the whole world be warm as this And as you feel it, you’ll...
Jon Scott
Sep 6, 20221 min read
Jet Airliner
“Leaving home, out on the road I’ve been down before Riding along on this big jet plane Thinking about my home” - Steve Miller Once...
Jon Scott
Aug 19, 20224 min read
Mañana
“Tried and I tried but I don’t understand Never seemed to work out the way I had it planned” - Jimmy Buffett I posted early yesterday so...
Jon Scott
Aug 18, 20224 min read
Mountain Music
“You see that mountain over there? Yeah? One of these days I’m gonna climb that mountain” - Alabama Considering today was such a short...
Jon Scott
Aug 17, 20223 min read
Storm Warning
“I’m gonna wish I had a storm warning I’m gonna wish I had a sign I’m gonna wish I had a little heads up Little leeway, little more time”...
Jon Scott
Aug 16, 20222 min read
Rockin’ Down the Highway
“And I smell my motor burn in’ Underneath the hood Is smoke Can’t stop, and I can’t stop Got to keep movin’ on or I’ll lose my mind” -...
Jon Scott
Aug 15, 20223 min read
Once In A Lifetime
“You may ask yourself Where does that highway go to? And you may ask yourself Am I right, am I wrong? And you may say to yourself My God,...
Jon Scott
Aug 14, 20223 min read
Roll Me Away
“We never even said a word We just walked out and got on that bike And we rolled And we rolled clean out of sight” - Bob Seger and the...
Jon Scott
Aug 13, 20222 min read
Walking Man
“Moving in silent desperation Keepin’ an eye on the Holy Land A hypothetical destination Say, who is this walking man?” - James Taylor...
Jon Scott
Aug 12, 20225 min read
That Smell
“Ooh, that smell Can’t you smell that smell Ooh, that smell The smell of death’s around you” - Lynyrd Skynyrd Today was a day for the...
Jon Scott
Aug 11, 20223 min read
I Can See For Miles
“I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles Oh, yeah” - The...
Jon Scott
Aug 10, 20222 min read
The River(s)
“We’d go down to the river And into the river we’d dive Oh, down to the river we’d ride” - Bruce Springsteen I had an entire range of...
Jon Scott
Aug 9, 20223 min read
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