| Introductions! |
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| The Route |
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| Equipment |
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| Following on Social Media |
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| Frequently-Asked Questions |
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| T-minus one week: methinks I've packed too much food |
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| T-minus four days: the madness of preparation continues |
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| T-minus two days: bringing the title of this blog to life |
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| T-minus one day: I made it to Portland (barely)! |
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| DAY 1: Astoria to Nehalem Bay State Park: "How to violently throw up in front of two Canadians, but still have a great day" |
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| DAY 2: Nehalem Bay State Park to Pacific City: "Ominous Bunnies and 50 Shades of Green" |
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| DAY 3: Pacific City to Willimina: "If I die on this trip, it will probably be in Willamina" |
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| DAY 4: Willamina to Corvallis: "A moist tour of the Willamette Valley" |
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| DAY 5: Corvallis to Eugene: "Mennonites, leaky orifices, and a penguin suit: all in a day's ride" |
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| DAY 6: rest day in Eugene |
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| DAY 7: Eugene to Mckenzie Bridge: "Cycling towards paradise" |
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| DAY 8: Mckenzie Bridge to Smith Rock State Park: "Somehow I took a wrong turn and ended up on the moon" |
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| DAY 9: Smith Rock State Park to Mitchell: "Happiness only real when shared" |
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| Reflection #1: have no expectations for what is to come |
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| DAY 10: Mitchell to Prairie City: "Riding on the back of the looming storms" |
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| DAY 11: Prairie City to Baker City: "Three summits, apocalyptic mosquitoes, and lasagna" |
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| DAY 12: Baker City to Woodhead Park (Idaho): "High tailing it to the border" |
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| DAY 13: Woodhead Park to New Meadows: "Today quite literally blew me away" |
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| DAY 14: New Meadows to Grangevlle: "I like to think I'm a smart guy. Today reminded me I have some work to do" |
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| DAY 15: Grangevlle to Wilderness Gateway Campground: "Today most definitely made up for yesterday" |
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| DAY 16: Wilderness Gateway Campground to Lolo Hot Springs (Montana): "Blessed be he who has rain pants, for he shall only lightly freeze and will bask in evening hot springs" |
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| Day 17: Lolo Hot Springs to Missoula: "A rest day in name only" |
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| Day 18: Missoula to Hamilton: "Montana weather is one strange cookie" |
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| Day 19: Hamilton to Wisdom: Screaming like a little girl, drinking a surprise beer, hanging out with family, and checking out my tan" |
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| Day 20: Wisdom to Twin Bridges: "When life gives you headwinds, remember: they'll soon be tailwinds" |
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| Reflection #2: the altruism of those you meet |
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| DAY 21: Twin Bridges to Beaver Creek Campground: "Tonight for dinner: mosquitoes" |
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| DAY 22: Beaver Creek Campground to Grant Village (Yellowstone NP, Wyoming): "Doing what tourists do in Yellowstone National Park" |
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| DAY 23: Grant Village to Jackson: "A bear, a beautiful view, and a boyfriend" |
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| DAY 24: rest day in Driggs, Idaho |
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| DAY 25: rest day in Driggs, Idaho |
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| DAY 26: Jackson to Dubois: "Bittersweet goodbyes and bonkers wind" |
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| DAY 27: Dubois to Jeffrey City: "Butt stamina" |
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| DAY 28: Jeffrey City to Rawlins: "Just chugging away" |
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| DAY 29: Rawlins to Six Mile Gap Campground: "My skin is as well-done as an overcooked steak" |
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| DAY 30: Six Mile Gap Campground to Hot Sulfur Springs (Colorado): "Wildfires and thunderstorms and winds, oh my!" |
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| DAY 31: Hot Sulfur Springs to Silverthorne: "A rude awakening and a bumpy ride, all followed by some wonderful company" |
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| DAY 32: Silverthorne to Hartsel: "Today I was high, wet, and scared" |
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| DAY 33: Hartsel to Florence: |
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| DAY 34: Florence to Pueblo: "A day cut short is a blessing in disguise" |
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| DAY 35: Pueblo to Eads: "Prairie Horizons and a sore butt" |
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| DAY 36: rest day in Eads: "The joy of self-reliance and independence" |
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| Reflection #3: the added joy of traveling by bike |
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| Day 37: Eads to Scott City (Kansas): "The relentless energy of Kansas" |
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| DAY 38: Scott City to Larned: "Hypnotic monotony of heat, humidity, and headwinds" |
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| DAY 39: Larned to Newton: "Wind, wind, go away. Or at least please turn the other way" |
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| DAY 40: Newton to Eureka: "What this state lacks in diverse scenery, it makes up for in hospitality" |
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| DAY 41: Eureka to Immanuel Lutheran Church: "Towards the soupy sunset" |
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| DAY 42: Immanuel Lutheran Church to Ash Grove (Missouri): "The self-propelled roller coaster begins" |
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| DAY 43: Ash Grove to Marshfield: "Downshift, pedal, and climb; upshift, relax, and descend. Repeat until in Illinois." |
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| DAY 44: Marshfield to Houston: "The ride continues, albeit with a slightly damp twist" |
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| DAY 45: Houston to Ellington: "Wait, I have to bike up THAT?!?" |
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| DAY 46: Ellington to Farmington: "I'm convinced that armadillos exist only as roadkill" |
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| DAY 47: rest day in Farmington |
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| Reflection #4: what has this journey given me? |
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| DAY 48: Farmington to Murphysboro (Illinois): "An average day biking followed by sweaty mosquito misery" |
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| DAY 49: Murphysboro to Tunnel Hill: "It finally happened: I fell off my bike" |
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| DAY 50: Tunnel Hill to Marion (Kentucky): "It was either raining from my skin, or raining from the sky" |
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| Day 51: Marion to Seebree: "Those long days in Kansas are definitely paying off" |
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| Day 52: Seebree to Fordsville: "Hot chicken poop and a fire station" |
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| Day 53: Fordsville to White Mills: "If you hear banjos, turn around and run" |
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| Day 54: White Mills to Mammoth Cave National Park: "Best. Detour. EVER. " |
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| Day 55: Mammoth Cave National Park to Springfield: "I'm getting tired of eating like crap" |
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| Day 56: Springfield to Berea: "A bad day made better by a burrito" |
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| Day 57: rest day in Berea |
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| Reflection #5: laughing in the moment |
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| DAY 58: Berea to Booneville: "And so I descend, into uncertain lands" |
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| DAY 59: Booneville to Hindman: "A significant change of pace" |
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| DAY 60: Hindman to Lookout: "High spirits amidst downtrodden surroundings" |
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| DAY 61: Lookout to Rosedale (Virginia): "My legs are glistening representations of bodily perfection" |
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| DAY 62: Rosedale to Damascus (and a bit of Tennessee): "This place is a veritable middle-schooler's paradise" |
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| DAY 63: Damascus to Troutdale: "Creepin' along" |
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| DAY 64: Troutdale to Wytheville: "Easy-going in the Appalachians" |
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| DAY 65: Wytheville to Blacksburg: "Methinks I will be buying a motorcycle after this trip" |
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| DAY 66: Blacksburg to Catawba: "In the land of perpetual sogginess and chickens" |
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| DAY 67: Catawba to Vesuvius: "If I was any wetter, I'd probably be a fish" |
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| DAY 68: Vesuvius to Afton: "Exploding thighs reap foggy vistas" |
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| DAY 69: Afton to Palmyra: "Feeling like a sweaty Snow White" |
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| DAY 70: Palmyra to Ashland: "Slowing down and enjoying these final few days" |
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| DAY 71: Ashland to Elko: "I am a lazy man" |
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| DAY 72: Elko to Yorktown: "V is for victory, and victory is for me" |
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| POST-TRIP TRAVELS: "Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and [eventually] home" |
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| GEAR REVIEW |
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| CLOSING THOUGHTS |
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| ONE YEAR POST-TRIP: VIDEO UPDATE |
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