Evidence!

It's funny to look up other TransAmer blogs and see just about the scene with just another cyclist. Same sign, same mountain, same hill top celebration-- different cyclist. Surprisingly enough, many of the places at which many TransAmers stay-- there is little evidence of our passing except maybe a log that is kept at the local cafe or gas station.

Look a little closer, however, and you will find EVIDENCE:

Broken Presta valve end

Imprints left from a camp stove

Broken end of a tire lever