Breaking news:A man is riding a bicycle from the United States of America to the United States.
**Breaking News: Man Rides Bicycle from the United States to the United States – A Journey Across Borders, Time Zones, and Determination**
In an extraordinary feat of endurance, determination, and perhaps a touch of wanderlust, a man has embarked on—and is now close to completing—a bicycle journey from the United States of America to… the United States of America. At first glance, the headline may seem puzzling, even contradictory. How can someone ride from the U.S. to the U.S.? The answer lies in geography, border politics, and the sheer scale of the journey.
The cyclist, 34-years-old Andrew Morales, a teacher and adventurer from Arizona, began his journey nearly a year ago from his hometown of Nogales, a city on the southern border of the United States. His final destination: Nome, Alaska—a U.S. city on the western edge of the state, facing the Bering Sea and just a few hundred miles from Russia. To get there, Andrew set a bold goal: ride through Mexico, Central America, down to the southern tip of South America, and then fly to Siberia, from where he would cycle across Russia, through the Bering Strait via an ice crossing or ferry (depending on the season), and then back into the U.S. through Alaska.
This incredible journey has taken him across 15 countries, 8 time zones, and countless cultures and terrains—from tropical rainforests and desert highways to snowy mountain passes and sprawling tundra. Along the way, Andrew has faced language barriers, political checkpoints, mechanical failures, and extreme weather, yet he has pressed on, driven by a vision to inspire people to explore the world without boundaries.
“People ask me why I didn’t just bike from Arizona to Alaska directly,” Morales said in a video update posted from Anchorage, Alaska. “But that wasn’t the point. I wanted to go all the way around—to take the long route and see how deeply connected this world really is, even across borders.”
His bike, nicknamed “Liberty,” has been customized to carry solar panels, spare parts, water filtration systems, and a drone for documenting the trip. His story has captured the imagination of social media users worldwide, with over 1.2 million followers tracking his journey across platforms. Hashtags like #US2USByBike and #GlobalCyclist have been trending in outdoor and travel communities for months.
Experts in long-distance cycling have described Morales’ journey as “one of the most ambitious solo rides in recent memory.” While people have crossed continents by bicycle before, few have undertaken such a symbolic and geographically complex route that starts and ends in the same country, while encompassing nearly the entire Western Hemisphere.
The most dangerous leg of his trip, Morales says, was not the icy roads of Siberia or the remote wilderness of the Yukon, but a brief stretch through parts of Central America, where political instability and rough conditions made passage difficult. “There were nights I didn’t sleep, not because of the road, but because I wasn’t sure if I’d make it through the next checkpoint,” he said.
But the journey has also been filled with moments of human kindness. Locals have offered him food, shelter, and even bike repairs in remote towns. “The borders on maps mean less when you’re just another person on the road, sharing stories,” Morales reflected in an interview on a podcast about adventure travel.
With just a few hundred miles left before he officially re-enters the United States at the western edge of Alaska, Andrew’s journey is nearly complete. From there, he plans to cycle down to the very tip of Alaska to symbolically end his journey where the U.S. meets the Pacific Ocean.
What’s next for Andrew Morales? He says he plans to write a book and launch an educational initiative encouraging students to learn geography through real-world travel stories. “The world isn’t flat—and it’s certainly not small—but it is more connected than we think,” he says.
His journey is a powerful reminder in a divided world: sometimes, the long way home
can teach us the most.