Four Legs on the Slow Road - CycleBlaze

Four Legs on the Slow Road

Cycling, volunteering, and refusing to grow up

By Jeff Arnim & Kristen Arnim
6,613 miles (10,643 km) over 192 days between Aug. 27, 2014 and Mar. 6, 2015

Before We Go

To the Road heart 11
The Unwinding heart 11
My American Dream heart 8
Team Hawthorne heart 8
A Modest Plan heart 6
I Built Her a Bike heart 13
I Did Not Build Myself a Bike heart 8

U.S. / Oregon

Day 1: Portland, OR to Willamette Mission State Park heart 21
Day 2: Willamette Mission State Park to near Independence, OR heart 15
Day 3: Near Independence, OR to near Corvallis, OR heart 20
Day 4: Near Corvallis, OR to Eugene, OR heart 15
Day 5: Eugene, OR to near Vida, OR heart 18
Day 6: Near Vida, OR to Willamette National Forest heart 19
Day 7: Willamette National Forest to Sisters, OR heart 18
Day 8: Sisters, OR heart 11
Day 9: Sisters, OR to Deschutes National Forest heart 18
Day 10: Deschutes National Forest to Deschutes National Forest heart 10
Day 11: Deschutes National Forest to Fremont National Forest heart 8
Day 12: Fremont National Forest to Winema National Forest heart 11

U.S. / California

Day 13: Winema National Forest to Modoc National Forest heart 11
Day 14: Modoc National Forest to Modoc National Forest heart 8
Day 15: Modoc National Forest to Lassen National Forest heart 8
Day 16: Lassen National Forest to Lassen National Forest heart 11
Day 17: Lassen National Forest to Chico, CA heart 9
Day 18: Chico, CA to near Colusa, CA heart 7
Day 19: Near Colusa, CA to Davis, CA heart 8
Day 20: Davis, CA to Vallejo, CA heart 7
Day 21: Vallejo, CA to the Marin Headlands heart 13
Day 22: The Marin Headlands to Hollister, CA heart 9
Day 23: Hollister, CA to Pinnacles National Park heart 14
Day 24: Pinnacles National Park to King City, CA heart 12
Day 25: King City, CA to Los Padres National Forest heart 15
Day 26: Los Padres National Forest to San Simeon State Park heart 9
Day 27: San Simeon State Park to Morro Bay State Park heart 8
Day 28: Morro Bay State Park to Oceano, CA heart 7
Day 29: Oceano, CA to Lompoc, CA heart 7
Day 30: Lompoc, CA to Carpinteria State Beach heart 8
Day 31: Carpinteria State Beach to Leo Carrillo State Park heart 9
Day 32: Leo Carrillo State Beach to Rancho Palos Verdes, CA heart 11
Days 33-39: Rancho Palos Verdes, CA & Seattle, WA heart 6

New Zealand / North Island

Days 40-41: Rancho Palos Verdes, CA to 35,000 feet above the Pacific Ocean heart 7
Day 42: 35,000 feet above the Pacific Ocean to Auckland, NZ heart 6
Day 43: Auckland, NZ heart 4
Day 44: Auckland, NZ heart 6
Day 45: Auckland, NZ to Pukekawa, NZ heart 9
Day 46: Pukekawa, NZ to Morrinsville, NZ heart 6
Day 47: Morrinsville, NZ to near Matamata, NZ heart 10
Day 48: Near Matamata, NZ to Arohena Campground heart 11
Day 49: Arohena Campground to Ngaherenga Campground heart 8
Day 50: Ngaherenga Campground to Ongarue, NZ heart 9
Day 51: Ongarue, NZ to Taumarunui, NZ heart 10
Day 52: Taumarunui, NZ to near Tahora, NZ heart 12
Day 53: Near Tahora, NZ heart 6
Day 54: Near Tahora, NZ to Stratford, NZ heart 9
Day 55: Stratford, NZ to Wanganui, NZ heart 6
Day 56: Wanganui, NZ to near Turakina, NZ heart 10
Day 57: Near Turakina, NZ to Palmerston North, NZ heart 8

New Zealand / South Island

Day 58: Palmerston North, NZ to Koromiko, NZ heart 10
Day 59: Koromiko, NZ to Onamalutu Campground heart 6
Day 60: Onamalutu Campground to Pelorus Bridge Campground heart 7
Day 61: Pelorus Bridge Campground to Nelson, NZ heart 8
Day 62: Nelson, NZ heart 8
Day 63: Nelson, NZ to Motueka, NZ heart 9
Day 64: Motueka, NZ to near Tadmor, NZ heart 7
Day 65: Near Tadmor, NZ to Murchison, NZ heart 9
Day 66: Murchison, NZ heart 7
Day 67: Murchison, NZ to Slab Hut Creek Campground heart 8
Day 68: Slab Hut Creek Campground to Greymouth, NZ heart 7
Days 69-73: Greymouth, NZ heart 14
Day 74: Greymouth, NZ to near Milltown, NZ heart 11
Day 75: Near Milltown, NZ to Lake Ianthe Campground heart 10
Day 76: Lake Ianthe Campground to Franz Josef Glacier, NZ heart 11
Day 77: Franz Josef Glacier, NZ heart 5
Day 78: Franz Josef Glacier, NZ to Lake Paringa Campground heart 13
Day 79: Lake Paringa Campground to Pleasant Flat Campground heart 13
Day 80: Pleasant Flat Campground to near Albert Town, NZ heart 14
Day 81: Near Albert Town, NZ to Queenstown, NZ heart 14
Day 82: Queenstown, NZ to Mavora Lakes Campground heart 20
Day 83: Mavora Lakes Campground to Te Anau, NZ heart 7
Day 84: Te Anau, NZ heart 4
Day 85: Te Anau, NZ heart 3
Day 86: Te Anau, NZ to near Beaumont, NZ heart 10
Day 87: Near Beaumont, NZ to Flat Top Hill Conservation Area heart 18
Day 88: Flat Top Hill Conservation Area to near Ida Valley, NZ heart 10
Day 89: Near Ida Valley, NZ to Danseys Pass Recreation Reserve heart 9
Day 90: Danseys Pass Recreation Reserve to Kurow, NZ heart 11
Day 91: Kurow, NZ to Waimate, NZ heart 7
Day 92: Waimate, NZ to Otaio Gorge Campground heart 7
Day 93: Otaio Gorge Campground to Temuka, NZ heart 7
Day 94: Temuka, NZ to Geraldine, NZ heart 4
Day 95: Geraldine, NZ to Christchurch, NZ heart 5
Day 96: Christchurch, NZ to Woodend Beach, NZ heart 8
Day 97: Woodend Beach to near Rangiora, NZ heart 4
Days 98-104: Near Rangiora, NZ heart 14
Day 105: Near Rangiora, NZ to Christchurch, NZ heart 9
Days 106-108: Christchurch, NZ heart 8

Australia / New South Wales

Day 109: Christchurch, NZ to Sydney, NSW heart 6
Day 110: Sydney, NSW heart 5
Day 111: Sydney, NSW heart 5
Day 112: Sydney, NSW to Barren Grounds Nature Reserve heart 11
Day 113: Barren Grounds Nature Reserve to Bundanoon, NSW heart 8
Day 114: Bundanoon, NSW to Bungonia State Conservation Area heart 12
Day 115: Bungonia State Conservation Area to Breadalbane, NSW heart 8
Day 116: Breadalbane, NSW to Binalong, NSW heart 9
Day 117: Binalong, NSW to near Cootamundra, NSW heart 10
Day 118: Near Cootamundra, NSW to Combaning State Conservation Area heart 8
Day 119: Combaning State Conservation Area to Forest Hill, NSW heart 8
Day 120: Forest Hill, NSW to The Rock Nature Reserve heart 9
Day 121: The Rock Nature Reserve to near Walla Walla, NSW heart 9
Day 122: Near Walla Walla, NSW to Lavington, NSW heart 5
Day 123: Lavington, NSW heart 6
Day 124: Lavington, NSW heart 6
Day 125: Lavington, NSW to Collendina State Forest heart 7

Australia / Victoria

Day 126: Collendina State Forest to Katunga, VIC heart 9
Day 127: Katunga, VIC to near Lockington, VIC heart 10
Day 128: Near Lockington, VIC to Greater Bendigo National Park heart 7
Day 129: Greater Bendigo National Park to Shelbourne Nature Conservation Reserve heart 10
Day 130: Shelbourne Nature Conservation Reserve to Maryborough, VIC heart 7
Day 131: Maryborough, VIC to Ararat Regional Park heart 8
Day 132: Ararat Regional Park to Wannon Crossing Campground heart 9
Day 133: Wannon Crossing Campground to Wannon Falls Reserve Campground heart 7
Day 134: Wannon Falls Reserve Campground to Drajurk State Forest heart 10

Australia / South Australia

Day 135: Drajurk State Forest to Penola, SA heart 8
Day 136: Penola, SA to Mt. Burr Forest heart 6
Day 137: Mt. Burr Forest to Coorong National Park heart 6
Day 138: Coorong National Park to Meningie, SA heart 5
Day 139: Meningie, SA heart 3
Day 140: Meningie, SA heart 3
Day 141: Meningie, SA to Tolderol Game Reserve heart 11
Day 142: Tolderol Game Reserve to Kyeema Conservation Park heart 9
Day 143: Kyeema Conservation Park to Adelaide, SA heart 6
Day 144: Adelaide, SA to Hamley Bridge, SA heart 11
Day 145: Hamley Bridge, SA to Watervale, SA heart 9
Day 146: Watervale, SA heart 5
Day 147: Watervale, SA to Bundaleer Forest Reserve heart 9
Day 148: Bundaleer Forest Reserve to Mt. Remarkable National Park heart 9
Day 149: Mt. Remarkable National Park to 15 miles south of Port Augusta, SA heart 8
Day 150: 15 miles south of Port Augusta, SA to 18 miles south of Whyalla, SA heart 8
Day 151: 18 miles south of Whyalla, SA to near Cowell, SA heart 7
Day 152: Near Cowell, SA to 20 miles west of Rudall, SA heart 8
Day 153: 20 miles west of Rudall, SA to 38 miles west of Lock, SA heart 9
Day 154: 38 miles west of Lock, SA to Elliston, SA heart 6
Day 155: Elliston, SA heart 5
Day 156: Elliston, SA heart 6
Day 157: Elliston, SA heart 6
Day 158: Elliston, SA to near Streaky Bay, SA heart 9
Day 159: Near Streaky Bay, SA to Ceduna, SA heart 8
Day 160: Ceduna, SA heart 6
Day 161: Ceduna, SA to 29 miles west of Penong, SA heart 12
Day 162: 29 miles west of Penong, SA to 35 miles west of Yalata, SA heart 19
Day 163: 35 miles west of Yalata, SA to 76 miles west of Nullarbor, SA heart 22

Australia / Western Australia

Day 164: 76 miles west of Nullarbor, SA to 4 miles west of Eucla, WA heart 13
Day 165: 4 miles west of Eucla, WA to 35 miles west of Mundrabilla, WA heart 11
Day 166: 35 miles west of Mundrabilla, WA to Nuytsland Nature Reserve heart 8
Day 167: Nuytsland Nature Reserve to Caiguna, WA heart 7
Day 168: Caiguna, WA heart 5
Day 169: Caiguna, WA to Balladonia, WA heart 14
Day 170: Balladonia, WA to Dundas Nature Reserve heart 10
Day 171: Dundas Nature Reserve to Norseman, WA heart 10
Day 172: Norseman, WA heart 9
Day 173: Norseman, WA to Salmon Gums, WA heart 7
Day 174: Salmon Gums, WA to Helms Arboretum heart 7
Day 175: Helms Arboretum to Dalyup, WA heart 8
Day 176: Dalyup, WA to East Naernup Nature Reserve heart 9
Day 177: East Naernup Nature Reserve to Ravensthorpe, WA heart 7
Day 178: Ravensthorpe, WA to Ravensthorpe, WA heart 13
Days 179 & 180: Ravensthorpe, WA heart 4
Day 181: Ravensthorpe, WA to Lake King Nature Reserve heart 11
Day 182: Lake King Nature Reserve to near Newdegate, WA heart 7
Day 183: Near Newdegate, WA to Dumbleyung, WA heart 11
Day 184: Dumbleyung, WA to 13 miles west of Arthur River, WA heart 14
Day 185: 13 miles west of Arthur River, WA to Wellington National Park heart 11
Day 186: Wellington National Park to Fremantle, WA heart 20
Day 187: Fremantle, WA & North Beach, WA heart 8
Day 188: North Beach, WA heart 10

U.S. / California & Washington

Day 189: North Beach, WA to Rancho Palos Verdes, CA heart 8
Days 190-192: Rancho Palos Verdes, CA & Edmonds, WA heart 6

In the End

The Speed of Life heart 3
For Our Next Trick heart 4