Monthly Archives: June 2007

The trip is rolling along. We managed quite nicely on the 97 mile day. We got an early start and got 60 miles behind us before 11:30am. We finished the day at about 4:00pm after stopping for lunch and taking … Continue reading →

Today we had an easy day to ease us off our off day. We did 50 miles from Boise to Mountain Home, Idaho. Our perspective has really changed. 50 miles used to be a hard day of biking. Today I’m … Continue reading →

We made it into Boise, Idaho today. It was a fairly easy 53 mile ride. The weather has been beautiful so far. It’s very cool in the morning so we can get most of the ride in before the afternoon … Continue reading →

After 8 days and 569 miles we are spending our last night in Oregon. Oregon is a beautiful state but it can be a real challenge on a bicycle. After the 117 mile marathon we did 83 miles over 3 … Continue reading →

Today we biked from Prineville, OR and ended up in John Day, OR. It was 117 miles of beautiful country, a couple of tough climbs and some great downhill coasting. We were very lucky. The weather was great, sunny but … Continue reading →

After the last update things will sound quite boring. On Wednesday we biked about 70 miles in good weather. We left the lush mountains and entered the desert. The change was sudden and dramatic. It’s hard to believe that terrain … Continue reading →

First, is was a beautiful day for biking. Cool weather, some sun and some beautiful scenery, especially of Mt. Hood. We traveled 75 miles. The first 40 were flat and the next 35 had some challenging climbs. About 30 miles … Continue reading →

This is the first installment update of our quest to bicycle across America. I’ll try to make these updates short and to the point. I’ll spare you the minutia. We flew into Portland, OR on Sat. night. The plane was … Continue reading →