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 20 Buffolo to Gillette, WY

Day 20 Photos
Today we rode most all of the way on Interstate 90. Very hot. Got in at 12:45PM. My bag balm melted and made a mess in my tent. Camped out at Gillette High School foot ball field Rode 74 miles with 2539 feet of climbing. Tomorrow Naomi joins the ride for a week. Hope it cools off a bit.
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Andy
I remember riding the central valley of Oregon and halving a sore butt because there was nothing to see, sort of like your pictures! Hang in there, wish i was with you

Dave

July 8, 2007 at 11:25 AM
Anonymous said...

Andy,

Love hearing about your adventure and seeing the great photos!

xxoo, Tracey

July 14, 2007 at 8:40 AM

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