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Day in the Life of a Cycle Tourist
7 or 8 AM: Usually we’re waking by now. We don’t set an alarm most of the time; we wake when the sun starts to heat up the tent, beating us awake. Wash, eat breakfast, and pack up camp at a leisurely...
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Getting Ready for the Climbs
Montana’s state name is derived from the Spanish word montaña (mountain). Appropriately, this is also the state where we’re going to hit real climbing on our bike tour. The eastern side of the state is...
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Stacie’s Walk Across America
Today marked day 50 of our trip and we came across our first person walking across the country! In the background of the photo, you can kind of see how she’s pushing her supplies across this huge...
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Perfect Day Along the Jefferson River
Started the day in Bozeman with a greeting from our host’s five chickens. They had laid some eggs which Greg sauteed up into a veggie scramble. It’s important to have a good breakfast before hitting...
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Winding Along Clearwater National Forest
The past three days of riding have been spent winding along U.S. 12, a road through rugged wilderness. The road follows the bends of the Lochsa River for most of the part we were on, and the area is...
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For Every Headwind, There is Another Headwind
As cyclists know: For every uphill, there is a downhill, but for every headwind, there is another headwind. That’s a good recap of our past three days of riding. Coming into the Columbia River valley...
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Historic Highway 30 and Portland
One of my favorite legs of the journey so far was taking Historic Columbia River Highway for sections of our route from The Dalles into Portland. The construction of this scenic highway first started...
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Reaching the West Coast
On day 71 of our trip we finally reached the other coast! It was a splendid day of riding, leaving Portland with lots of excitement – and a day of rest – in our legs. We were also stuffed from a huge...
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Sunnier Days
It’s a bittersweet feeling as our trip comes to a close. We’re trying our best to savor every moment, while looking forward with anticipation to our next stage in life. We tell everyone we meet we’re...
View ArticleArrival: An End and a Beginning
Our bike tour that took us across the country from Washington, DC and down the west coast came to a close yesterday, as we picked up the keys to our new apartment. We’re now living in Goleta,...
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