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

Friday, July 6, 2007

Day 19 Worland to Buffolo, WY

Day 19 Photos
Sagged to picnic stop to give my rear end a rest. Rode from there to camp over Powder Pass at 9666 ft. Super downhill much of which I did not ear as I missed the early part of the climb which was the most difficult. Got in at 11:30AM almost beating Neal into camp.My ride was 47 miles with 2423 ft of climbing. Hit 47 mph on the downhill and averaged 14.1 mph over the ride. Lower saddle seemed to help minimize but chafing.
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