Cascadia to Acadia 2024 - CycleBlaze

Cascadia to Acadia 2024

My attempt to ride from Washington state to Maine, mostly on the ACA Northern Tier route

By Neil Matthews-Pennanen
5,773 miles (9,291 km) over 180 days since May 19, 2024
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Washington

Day 1: Issaquah to Poulsbo, WA heart 15
Day 2: Poulsbo to Coupeville heart 7
Day 3: Coupeville to Anacortes heart 7
Day 4: Anacortes to Hamilton heart 11
Day 5: Hamilton to Colonial Creek Campground (North Cascades NP) heart 8
Day 6: Colonial Creek to Klipchuck USFS Campground heart 11
Day 7-8: Klipchuck Campground to Winthrop heart 7
Day 9: Winthrop to Twisp heart 9
Day 10: Twisp to Omak heart 4
Day 11: Omak to Tonasket heart 1
Day 12: Tonasket to Beth Lake USFS Campground heart 6
Day 13: Beth Lake USFS Campground to Deer Creek USFS Campground heart 6
Day 14: Deer Creek USFS Campground to Kettle Falls heart 3
Day 15: Kettle Falls to Lake Leo USFS Campground heart 3
Day 16: Lake Leo Campground to Skookum Creek DNR Campground heart 4

Idaho and Northwest Montana

Day 17: Skookum Creek Campground to Sandpoint, ID heart 12
Day 18: Sandpoint to Bull River USFS Campground, MT heart 11
Day 19: Bull River Campground to Libby heart 5
Day 20: Libby to USFS Peck Gulch Campground heart 3

Western Canada

Day 21: Peck Gulch to Edwards Lake, BC, Canada heart 11
Day 22: Edwards Lake to Norbury Provincial Park heart 6
Day 23: Norbury Provincial Park to Cranbrook heart 0
Day 24: Cranbrook to Fairmont Hot Springs heart 7
Day 25: Fairmont Hot Springs to McLeod Meadows Campground, Kootenay National Park heart 3
Day 26: McLeod Meadows to Castle Mountain Hostel, Banff National Park, Alberta heart 14
Day 27: Castle Mountain Hostel to Rampart Creek Campground heart 7
Day 28: Rampart Creek Campground to Jonas Creek Campground, Jasper National Park heart 3
Day 29: Jonas Creek to Jasper heart 9
Day 30: rest day in Jasper heart 3
Day 31: Jasper to Hinton heart 6
Day 32: Hinton to Lovett River Recreation Area heart 2
Day 33: Lovett River RA to Nordegg heart 1
Day 34: Nordegg to Ram Falls Provincial Park heart 6
Day 35: Ram Falls Provincial Park to Tepee Pole Creek heart 4
Day 36: Tepee Pole Creek to Sunset Guiding and Outfitting heart 5
Day 37: Sunset Guiding to Ghost Reservoir Provincial Recreation Area heart 3
Day 38: Ghost Reservoir RA to Canmore heart 2
Day 39: Canmore to Tunnel Mountain Village, Banff heart 3
Day 40: Tunnel Mountain Village, Banff to Sawmill Picnic Area, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park heart 5
Day 41: Sawmill Picnic Area to Weary Creek Recreation Site, Elk Provincial Forest, BC heart 10
Day 42: Weary Creek to Sparwood heart 8
Day 43: Sparwood to Elko area heart 2

The rest of Montana (and a little more Alberta)

Day 44: Elko area to Eureka, MT heart 0
Day 45: rest day in Eureka, MT heart 3
Day 46: Eureka to Whitefish heart 4
Day 47: Whitefish to Apgar Campground, Glacier National Park heart 5
Day 48 and 49: break from the tour, enjoyed the long weekend with my sister heart 11
Day 50: Apgar campground to Avalanche Campground, Glacier NP heart 5
Day 51: Avalanche Campground to St. Mary Campground, Glacier NP heart 8
Day 52: St. Mary Campground to Waterton Townsite Campground, Waterton National Park, AB, Canada heart 3
Day 53: Waterton to Cardston heart 1
Day 54: Cardston to Cut Bank, MT heart 3
Day 55: Cut Bank to Conrad heart 2
Day 56: Conrad to Great Falls heart 2
Day 57: Great Falls to Stanford heart 2
Day 58: Stanford to Lewistown heart 2
Day 59: Lewistown to Grass Range heart 1
Day 60: Grass Range to Sand Springs heart 4
Day 61: Sand Springs to Jordan heart 2
Day 62: Jordan to Circle heart 3
Day 63: Circle to Glendive heart 5

North Dakota

Day 64: Glendive to Medora, ND heart 4
Day 65: Medora to Schnell Recreation Area, Richardton heart 2
Day 66: Schnell Recreation Area to New Salem heart 4
Day 67: New Salem to Bismarck heart 0
Day 68: Bismarck to Hazelton heart 4
Day 69: Hazelton to Gackle heart 1
Day 70: Gackle to Enderlin heart 0
Day 71: Enderlin to Fargo heart 4

Minnesota

Day 72: Fargo to Richwood, MN heart 8
Day 73: Richwood to Itasca State Park heart 4
Day 74: Itasca SP to Walker heart 3
Day 75: Walker to Hill City heart 2
Day 76: Hill City to Cromwell heart 4
Day 77: Cromwell to Duluth heart 4

Wisconsin

Day 78: Duluth to Herbster, WI heart 9
Day 79: Herbster to Ashland heart 1

Michigan

Day 80: Ashland to Wakefield, MI heart 5
Day 81: Wakefield to Golden Lake USFS Campground heart 2
Day 82: Golden Lake to Iron Mountain heart 2
Day 83: Iron Mountain to Gladstone heart 4
Day 84: Gladstone to Flowing Well USFS Campground heart 2
Day 85: Flowing Well Campground to Indian Lake State Park heart 6
Day 86: Indian Lake SP to Milakokia Lake State Forest Campground heart 2
Day 87: Lake Milakokia to USFS Lake Michigan Campground heart 1
Day 88: Lake Michigan Campground to Maple Bay State Forest Campground heart 4
Day 89: Maple Bay SFCG to Fisherman’s Island State Park heart 3
Day 90: Fisherman’s Island State Park to Traverse City State Park heart 0
Day 91: Traverse City SP to DH Day Campground, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore heart 2
Day 92: DH Day Campground to Orchard Beach State Park heart 2
Day 93: Orchard Beach SP to Carrieville State Forest Campground heart 2
Day 94: Carrieville SFCG to Mecosta Pines Campground heart 4
Day 95: Mecosta Pines Campground to Ada heart 0
Day 96: Ada to Ionia State Recreation Area heart 2
Day 97: Ionia RA to Lansing heart 3
Day 98: Lansing to Pinckney Recreation Area heart 0
Day 99: Pinckney RA to Berkley heart 5
Days 100 and 101: rest days in Berkley heart 0
Day 102: Berkley to Sterling State Park heart 3

Ohio and Pennsylvania

Day 103: Sterling SP to Wooded Acres Campground, OH heart 0
Day 104: Wooded Acres Campground to Oberlin heart 1
Day 105: Oberlin to Euclid heart 0
Day 106: Euclid to Village Green Campground, Kingsville heart 0
Day 107: Kingsville to North East, PA heart 1

New York (and a little bit of Ontario)

Day 108: North East, PA to Evangola State Park, NY heart 2
Day 109: Evangola SP to Niagara Falls, ON heart 1
Day 110: Niagara Falls to Middleport, NY heart 5
Day 111: Middleport to Brockport heart 2
Day 112: Brockport to Palmyra heart 1
Day 113: Palmyra to Fair Haven Beach State Park heart 6
Day 114: Fair Haven Beach SP to Stoney’s Pineville Campground heart 0
Day 115: Stoney’s Campground to Stysh’s Brown Barn Campground, Boonville heart 1
Day 116: Stysh’s Campground to Raquette Lake heart 1
Day 117: Raquette Lake to North Hudson heart 1

Vermont and New Hampshire

Day 118: North Hudson to Country Village Campground, Leicester, VT heart 3
Day 119: Country Village Campground to Barnard heart 2
Day 120: Barnard to The Pastures Campground, Orford, NH heart 2
Day 121: Orford to The Notch Hostel, North Woodstock heart 2
Day 122: North Woodstock to CoHo Hostel, Conway heart 4

Maine

Day 123: Conway to Mac’s Camping Area, Poland, ME heart 2
Day 124: Poland to Thomas Point Beach, Brunswick heart 1
Day 125: Thomas Point Beach to Duck Puddle Campground heart 2
Day 126: Duck Puddle Campground to Camden Hills State Park heart 0
Day 127: Camden Hills SP to East Orland heart 3
Day 128: East Orland to Blackwoods Campground, Acadia National Park heart 8