It’s official.

It’s Just Riding: Just Pete from Sea to Key will be released September 1.

And I couldn’t have picked a better date.

On September 1, 2021, after eighty-one days and 4,535 miles, I rolled into Key West and finished a cross-country bicycle ride that had started in Anacortes, Washington.

Exactly five years later, the story of that ride will finally be out in the world.

I started the journey having not ridden a bicycle in years and nowhere near prepared for what I was about to attempt.

What could possibly go wrong?

Turns out, quite a bit.

There were mountains, brutal heat, headwinds, numb hands, wrong turns, flat tires, and plenty of moments when continuing seemed like a questionable life choice.

But there were also friends, family, and complete strangers who showed up when I needed them most.

I thought I was riding across America.

It turned out I was really meeting America.

September 1, 2026.

Five years to the day after the ride ended, It’s Just Riding begins its next journey.

I can’t wait to finally share it with you.