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Southern Tier · Sep 20 – Nov 4, 2026

OneWheel Across America

Naomi Shedd, a 64-year-old grandmother, is riding 2,947 miles from the Pacific to the Atlantic on a OneWheel, a self-balancing electric board with a single wheel, to raise money for My Sister’s House.

World record attemptPending verification

Believed to be the first woman, and at 64 the oldest person, to cross the United States on a OneWheel. Atlas World Records is reviewing the attempt and has not ruled yet.

Where the ride stands

Tonight · Bunkie, LA

Day 32. A closed bridge sent her onto LA-112 and LA-113. 76 miles instead of the mapped 100.

Updated Oct 21, 2026

Miles ridden69%

of 2,947 mi

Day 32 of 46899 mi to go

Donate on GoFundMe Follow the ride

100% of donations go to My Sister’s House. The cost of the ride is covered separately. GoFundMe is a personal fundraiser, so gifts there are not tax-deductible. If you need a receipt, give to Tried By Fire directly.

The ride in numbers

Miles ridden: 2,048
Miles to go: 899
Riding days done: 29 of 42
States crossed: 5 of 8
Longest day: 108 miDay 18 · Marfa → Sanderson
Biggest climb: 6,129 ftDay 22 · Camp Wood → Ingram

Adventure Cycling Association · Southern Tier

The route

46 days and 8 states, from Ocean Beach in San Diego to St. Augustine, Florida. Tim drives the support RV and meets her every night.

Ridden
Still to ride
Tonight

Latitude is stretched about 2× so the line is readable. The real route is roughly seven times wider than it is tall.

Day 32
A closed bridge made the mapped detour 17 miles longer, so Naomi took LA-112 and LA-113 and finished on 76 miles instead of 100.
Days 34 to 36
The West Pearl River bridge is closed. The line now runs north of Lake Pontchartrain instead of through New Orleans.

Posted from the RV

From the road

Tim and Naomi post these by hand at night, often on one bar of signal, so some days are filled in later.

Day 32 · Wed Oct 21 · DeRidder → Bunkie

The bridge was out

A closed bridge made the mapped detour 17 miles longer, so Naomi rode LA-112 and LA-113 instead. The day finished in Bunkie on 76 miles, 24 under the plan.

76 mi
Rerouted

Day 22 · Sun Oct 11 · Camp Wood → Ingram

More climbing than any desert day

Camp Wood to Ingram, into the Texas Hill Country: 6,129 feet of climbing, the most vertical of the trip.

80 mi
6,129 ft climbed
Biggest climb of the route

Day 18 · Wed Oct 7 · Marfa → Sanderson

The longest day: 108 miles

Marfa to Sanderson is the longest leg of the whole route, 108 miles across West Texas. A typical day runs 70 to 90.

108 mi
Longest day of the route

Day 1 · Sun Sep 20 · Ocean Beach, San Diego → Alpine

Day one leaves the Pacific behind

The ride starts at Ocean Beach in San Diego, on the Adventure Cycling Association's Southern Tier route. The first night is in Alpine, 32 miles east.

32 mi
Start of 2,947 miles

Open the daily log

The cause

Why she’s riding

Still from the Onewheel podcast feature about the ride

Featured on Onewheel’s official channel · 30:22Age Won’t Stop This Cross Country Onewheel Trip!

Naomi’s own account of why she is riding is on her GoFundMe page.

Fund 1 · The main campaign · GoFundMe

$3,680 raised of $8,000

17 donorsAs of Oct 26, 2026

Donate on GoFundMe Give direct to Tried By Fire

Every dollar given on GoFundMe goes to My Sister’s House and counts toward this total. GoFundMe is a personal fundraiser, so those gifts pass through Naomi and are not tax-deductible. A gift made directly to Tried By Fire also goes to My Sister’s House, and the organization can give you a receipt. It will not show on this meter.

Fund 2 · The ride · Trip costs only

Support the ride

The cost of the ride itself, from the support RV to fuel and campsites, is paid separately, so every GoFundMe dollar can go to My Sister’s House. If you would rather help with those costs, these go straight to Naomi and Tim.

Send to the ride directly

Venmo@Naomi-Shedd
ZelleComing soon.

Ride shirts: store opening soon.

Not tax-deductible. Goes to trip costs, not to the charity.

Email

Get the finish-line email

One email when Naomi reaches St. Augustine, and one more if Atlas World Records confirms the record. Nothing else, and your address is never shared.

My Sister’s House

My Sister’s House is a home in New Bern, North Carolina, for eight women leaving incarceration. Staff are on site around the clock. Each resident follows her own reentry plan, which connects her to services and often includes reunification with her children. There is no religious requirement. It is run by Tried By Fire.

What a gift covers

$25keeps a bed open for a day
$750for a month
$4,500for six months
$9,000for a year

From Tried By Fire’s Adopt a Bed program.

A rider in a white helmet takes a selfie with two Cycle North Carolina volunteers, one holding a printed flyer.

At a cycling event, a rider in a tie-dye jersey and wrist guards talks with a volunteer reading a flyer.

Photos from Naomi’s GoFundMe page.

Itinerary

All 46 days

Miles are the ridden distance once a day is posted, and the plan until then. Where the two differ, the plan is shown beside it.

All 46 days of the ride, with date, leg, state, miles and status
Day	Date	Leg	State	Miles	Status
1	Sun Sep 20	Ocean Beach, San Diego → Alpine	CA	32	Done
2	Mon Sep 21	Alpine → Jacumba Hot Springs	CA	51	Done
3	Tue Sep 22	Jacumba → Brawley	CA	70	Done
4	Wed Sep 23	Brawley → Ehrenberg	AZ	90	Done
5	Thu Sep 24	Ehrenberg → Quartzsite	AZ	22	Done
6	Fri Sep 25	Quartzsite → Wickenburg	AZ	96	Done
7	Sat Sep 26	Wickenburg → Tempe	AZ	76	Done
8	Sun Sep 27	Tempe → Globe	AZ	87	Done
9	Mon Sep 28	Globe → Safford	AZ	76	Done
10	Tue Sep 29	Rest day in Safford	AZ	0	Done
11	Wed Sep 30	Safford → Lordsburg	NM	82	Done
12	Thu Oct 1	Lordsburg → Deming	NM	68	Done
13	Fri Oct 2	Deming → Las Cruces	NM	64	Done
14	Sat Oct 3	Las Cruces → El Pasovia Anthony Gap	TX	77	Done
15	Sun Oct 4	El Paso → Sierra Blanca	TX	77	Done
16	Mon Oct 5	Sierra Blanca → Van Horn	TX	34	Done
17	Tue Oct 6	Van Horn → Marfa	TX	81	Done
18	Wed Oct 7	Marfa → Sanderson	TX	108	Done
19	Thu Oct 8	Sanderson → Comstock	TX	90	Done
20	Fri Oct 9	Comstock → Del Rio	TX	33	Done
21	Sat Oct 10	Del Rio → Camp Wood	TX	80	Done
22	Sun Oct 11	Camp Wood → Ingram	TX	80	Done
23	Mon Oct 12	Ingram → Fredericksburg	TX	42	Done
24	Tue Oct 13	Rest day in Fredericksburg	TX	0	Done
25	Wed Oct 14	Fredericksburg → Austinvia US-290	TX	81	Done
26	Thu Oct 15	Austin → La Grange	TX	74	Done
27	Fri Oct 16	La Grange → Navasota	TX	69	Done
28	Sat Oct 17	Navasota → Coldspring	TX	79	Done
29	Sun Oct 18	Coldspring → Silsbee	TX	66	Done
30	Mon Oct 19	Silsbee → DeRidder	LA	87	Done
31	Tue Oct 20	Rest day in DeRidder	LA	0	Done
32	Wed Oct 21	DeRidder → Bunkievia LA-112 and LA-113, rerouted	LA	76plan 100	Tonight
33	Thu Oct 22	Bunkie → Morganza	LA	61	Ahead
34	Fri Oct 23	Morganza → Amite City	LA	73	Ahead
35	Sat Oct 24	Amite City → Carriere	MS	79.5	Ahead
36	Sun Oct 25	Carriere → Ocean Springs	MS	69.2	Ahead
37	Mon Oct 26	Ocean Springs → Gulf Shores	AL	86	Ahead
38	Tue Oct 27	Rest day in Gulf Shores	AL	0	Ahead
39	Wed Oct 28	Gulf Shores → Milton	FL	63	Ahead
40	Thu Oct 29	Milton → DeFuniak Springs	FL	78	Ahead
41	Fri Oct 30	DeFuniak Springs → Marianna	FL	47	Ahead
42	Sat Oct 31	Marianna → Midway	FL	67	Ahead
43	Sun Nov 1	Midway → Madison	FL	69	Ahead
44	Mon Nov 2	Madison → High Springs	FL	86	Ahead
45	Tue Nov 3	High Springs → Palatka	FL	85	Ahead
46	Wed Nov 4	Palatka → St. Augustine	FL	35	Ahead