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 14 (Saturday) Ashton , ID to Jackson, WY

Last Day cycling with Wallace and Robert. Started out with about a 40 mile ride through green fiedls of I suppose potatoes with increasingly closer views of the Teton Mountains. After lunch we had the most difficult climb of the week over 8431 foot Teton Pass with the gradient reaching 10% for long stretches. Stayed at the Teton Village Youth Hostel, 4 to a room, crowded but OK accommodations. Big treat going out to dinner with Robert, Wallace and Steve our 4th roommate in Jackson. I had prime rib, everybody else had steak.
78 miles
4436 feet of climbing
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