Ryan Bowen of Highland Park, Calif., is riding across the country to Washington to attend Barack Obama’s inauguration. In Las Cruces, N.M., he brushes his teeth after a breakfast of fruit and power bars to fortify him for the day’s ride. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
Ryan Bowen is on a cross-country cycling trip to Washington to witness Barack Obama’s inauguration. He is making his way across New Mexico and is headed for Las Cruces, about 70 miles away. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
Ryan Bowen, far right, and two of his friends from Occidental College, Ashley Messoline and Roy Nichols, far left, double-check the route to El Paso. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
Ryan Bowen and two of his college friends, Ashley Messoline and Roy Nichols, depart Las Cruces, N.M., en route to El Paso. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
Washington-bound cyclist Ryan Bowen spent the night in a tent in Lordsburg, N.M. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
