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.

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

"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

“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

“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

“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 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

“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

“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 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