Ep. 39 - Drew Echelberger, I rode here from Kentucky

Drew Echelberger is a 29 year old adventure cyclist, writer, glassblower & rapper from Louisville Kentucky.  The eccentric aspiring novelist, & travel show host has been making & hiding marbles all across the country throughout the course of the 37,000+ Miles  (over 1.5 x around the planet earth) 30 states & 3 countries he has pedaled though solo & self supported over the past 5 years.  

Two weeks ago he celebrated 1,000 days on the road since last leaving home.  Last month I had the pleasure of sitting down with him on a camping trip to hear him read some poetry, do his best Johnny Cash impression, ramble on about bicycle advocacy politics, “Leaving Monday”, sensory deprivation tanks, secret beaches, sky islands, & many other obscure rabbit hole bike related tangents.  He describes his trip as “If Anthony Bourdain & Hunter S Thompson went on a bike tour, this would be it”.  

Later today he will release the clues to a newly hidden marble in honor of his 1,000 days on the road, & in a few weeks he will host a “How To Do A Bike Overnight” presentation on behalf of the Adventure Cycling Association.  Follow along on his profile @NightmareTheRustyRobot to stay up to date on all latest & most recent adventures he’s got cookin up in the Austin area for now & in anticipation for that faithful Monday when he finally does get back out there on that long open road.  Rumor has it this time he’s heading for the Caribbean.

•My Website: IRodeHereFromKentucky.Com •Instagram: @NightmareTheRustyRobot#IRodeHereFromKentucky  https://www.instagram.com/nightmaretherustyrobot/? •Facebook- Bike Travel: “I Rode Here From Kentucky”  https://www.facebook.com/IRodeHereFromKentucky/ •Facebook- My Glass Art: “Echelberger Glass Art”  https://www.facebook.com/Echelberger-Glass-Art-1856929101187778/ •Facebook- Marble Hunt: “Worlds Biggest Marble Hunt”  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1701482663452819/?ref=share •YouTube: Rap Song Music Video “Dr. Dundiff & Friends - State Of The Art Remix feat. Jim James” https://youtu.be/ggOtCFZ4zoc •Strava Interactive Heat Map (to see every wrong tune I’ve ever made all 37,000+ miles of them):  https://www.strava.com/athletes/645781/heatmaps/15f1f818#3/27.35231/-94.68742 •Strava Athlete Profile: “Drew Echelberger” https://www.strava.com/athletes/645781 •Warmshowers/Couchsurfing: “Drew Echelberger” •Article I mentioned about flotation therapy:  https://www.irodeherefromkentucky.com/blog/2018/10/26/sensory-deprivation-flotation-therapy •Full Gear Breakdown:  https://www.irodeherefromkentucky.com/bike

• Other Featured Articles (not written by me): http://louisvilledistilled.com/2018/01/09/cyclist-drew-echelberger-journeys-hip-hop-u-s-sightseeing-mission/ https://www.adventurecycling.org/sites/default/assets/resources/20181201_OpenRoad_CaplanidesPoore.pdf