I remember this day as a bit cooler and having a hard time getting into a rhythm. Don’t know why I was suddenly so fatigued, but fortunately, there was a nice bench in a park for a quick nap. That seemed to help somewhat and we were making decent progress since we headed out at [...]

Day 11/May 12
We hadn’t done any extremely long days just because of how accommodations fell. We would rather do a shorter day than do over 70 miles, especially considering our luck with the wind. We were thrilled on this morning when we stopped for breakfast in Pomeroy to see a loaded cyclist pull-up. We invited [...]

Day 10/May 11
We heard that there were some great wineries in the Kennewick area, so went that way instead of to Walla Walla, which is also known for its wineries. Our directions into Kennewick were for drivers, not cyclists, so we endured a lot of horn honking and line hugging into town. We later realized [...]

Day 9/May 10
We spent some of the day on the Interstate again, but were very happy that there were some road options today. We got off and took the back way in to Umatilla. The landscape is still rather scrubby and we miss the trees. There’s no finding shade around here.
It took some time finding [...]

After finishing our trip across the continent last year, I swore that I would never do such a thing again. So why am I wishing that I were doing such a thing again? I really can’t do the trip again and certainly can’t be away for 75 days, but thought it would be nice to [...]

We haven’t done any touring since the big one, and barely any bicycling at all. But, that is all to change soon. Our next very short tour will be one along the Gulf Coast of Florida.
We had considered doing the Keys, but decided that a car would be better for touring in that area.
In [...]

You might get the idea that I had abandoned the blog. Don’t worry. I was thinking the same thing, but have not abandoned the blog. Obviously the theme will change a bit as it will focus more on general bicycle touring rather than that so distant transcontinental adventure.
Shortly after that trip, we both vowed that [...]

That’s how many miles we traveled from the beach in Warrenton, Oregon to Portland, Maine.
It took awhile for me to even check the computer. That’s sad, isn’t it? Even more impressive than the mileage, whether the mileage is impressive or not, is the total altitude gain. Gosh, now I need to look [...]

It seems long ago that we rolled in to Reed Point Montana, but I still haven’t forgotten the strong crosswinds and the rain that we fought on the way into town. We stayed at the Old West style Hotel Montana where we got an overview of the annual Running of the Sheep, from owner, [...]

 

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It’s been over a week since we been home and not going anywhere by bike didn’t seem strange for the first few days home. But now, I am antsy to get on the bike and go somewhere. The problem is that I don’t really have a bike anymore. We decided that it [...]