Background

Summer 2007 I rode my bicycle from Seattle to Boston a distance of 4200 miles in 63 days. This ride had been a lifelong dream of mine. I came within a few days of doing a self supported XC trip in 2005 with my son Ryan and his friend Jesse but I got sick and could not make the trip. That was a big disappointment to me. Ryan and Jesse got as far as the middle of Montana before deciding to stop riding. Ryan chronicled their ride here: Ryan & Jesse's Ride Since none of my friends were crazy enough to ride the whole distance with me this year and I wanted some company I selected to join a ride planned and catered by Cycle America. I rode the Pacific Coast Coast Ride from Bellingham WA to San Francisco, CA in 2003 with Cycle America and had a great experience. As it turned out my older son Robert and my friend Wallace joined me for week 2 of the trip and Naomi rode week 4 while my younger son Ryan rode with me the final week of the trip.

The Nine Week Stage Map

The Nine Week Stage Map
Ref: rideacross.com

Sunday, July 1, 2007

Day 13 West Yellowstone, Mt to Ashton, Id

Cold again this morning but we warmed up fast with the climb back over Targee Pass crossing the continental divide again this time E to W into Idaho. Nice downhill then leaving the highway and riding for some 20 or so miles along a high mesa and stopping for lunch overlooking Lower Mesa Falls. Terrain changed to rolling farmland with green fields of stuff stretching to the horizon. Camped at Fremont High School in Ashton and Robert Wallace and I all slept of the gym floor rather than setting up our tents. Easiest day cycling of the week.
66 miles
1634 feet of climbing
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