Cindy Norris, a resident of Reno, Nev., who is trying to cycle from the Pacific to the Atlantic coasts, stops at the Holiday Inn Express for a rest Tuesday. The 67-year-old hopes to set a Guinness World Record as oldest woman documented to make the journey, while raising money for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation to help children of those killed in action. (Betsy Bloom/Daily News photo)

IRON MOUNTAIN — “The Cycling Grandmother” made a stop in Iron Mountain this week as she pedals her way from the Pacific to the Atlantic.

Cindy Norris, 67, hopes to set a Guinness World Record as the oldest woman documented to cycle from coast to coast.

But the primary purpose of her journey is to raise money for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation, which according to its website “ensures complete post-secondary educational support and additional educational opportunities ‘cradle to career,’ for eligible surviving children of fallen Special Operations Forces and children of all Medal of Honor Recipients.”

The wife of a former Green Beret, Norris also has a son who served three years in Iraq and Afghanistan. It led her to seek a way to help the children of those who didn’t make it back.

“I just decided, ‘Put up or shut up, lady,'” Norris said.

So the Reno, Nev., resident began working on her cycling skills. On July 8, she set off on her bicycle from Anacortes, Washington, with her husband, Rick, riding along in a Jeep. The route would be U.S. 2.

Monday, they traveled from Land O’ Lakes in Wisconsin to Iron Mountain, where they spent a rest day Tuesday while Rick Norris visited the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center.

She calls the Upper Peninsula “beautiful but challenging,” because the hills are so steep, even more than when she cycled in the Cascades in Washington.

“This is not a novice ride … but it’s amazingly rewarding,” she said.

They plan to continue down U.S. 2 today, perhaps going as far as Escanaba. She tries to cover about 250 to 300 miles a week, depending on the terrain.

For now, Norris expects to reach the east coast by Oct. 28, at the lighthouse in Henlopen State Park, Delaware, with 4,280 miles behind her.

“Come hell or high water,” she said, “I’m dipping my tire in the Atlantic Ocean.”

To learn more about Norris’ journey or to donate, go to her website at https://cycleforthekids.net/.