Well, this one’s going to be a doozy. I slept horribly last night, waking up in a cold sweat more than once, and when I woke up for good this morning, I felt completely demoralized about the day ahead. On top of my initial apprehensions about the day, when I opened the door to my …
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Day 8: Missoula, MT to Lincoln, MT
And we’re on the road again! Trying to get back to early starts, I left Missoula at 6:40 this morning. Google directed me to cut across the University of Montana campus, so I did. Now I realize college campuses aren’t the most active places at that hour of the morning, and that it’s summer vacation …
Interlude: Breweries of Missoula
At some point in the last few years, Montana had more breweries per capita than any other state. I think Vermont has passed them by now, but they’re still way up there. So it should come as no surprise that a liberal college town like Missoula has a ton of breweries. Needing a day off, …
Day 7: Powell, ID to Missoula, MT
Second-highest pass of the ride summitted! New state! New timezone! New friends!
Day 6: Lowell, ID to Powell, ID
Happy Fourth of July! 243 years ago, some guys gathered in Philadelphia to proclaim independence from Britain… so that I could have a massive country to bicycle across 🙂
Day 5: Lewiston, ID to Lowell, ID
Remember how I said I was limiting my days to 80 miles or less until I’m over the Rockies? Today was the exception that proves the rule. But there’s a good reason! I now have two very short days of climbing over the Bitterroot Mountains coming up. The day began with another late start. I …
Day 4: Dayton, WA to Lewiston, ID
Big news! See how that second city in the title doesn’t have a “WA” after it? I finally crossed a state line! Definitely the news of the day. But let’s back up a bit and do the final run-down of my adventures in Washington State.
Day 3: Richland, WA to Dayton, WA
It’s July! Happy Canada Day to any Canadians reading this! Before delving into what went down today, I have to say, it was really nice to have an off day yesterday. I needed it. I didn’t drink any beer, and my bike didn’t leave Ben’s backyard. Instead, we went to Hamilton Cellars, which is located …
Day 2: Ellensburg, WA to Richland, WA
Yesterday’s ride can be best divided into 3 chapters: Fresh in the Morning, Baking in the Sun, and The Final Push. Including breaks, they represent 42 miles in 3¾ hours, 41 miles in 6¼ hours, and 35 miles in 2½ hours. Anyway, let’s start with the fun stuff. While I had initially planned to get …
Day 1: Seattle, WA to Ellensburg, WA
Well! Saying today was an adventure would be an understatement. It started out low-key enough; I took off from my cousin’s house at around 5:45 and paid my respects to Husky Stadium on my way out of Seattle.
Ben's Adventures Across America (and a bit of Canada too!) 