USA 2014

Dave's 191 Day, 10,000 Mile, North American Cycling Odyssey Documented by Daily Posts.

Day 144: Florence

Spot the odd one out! So 81 days following our departure from the Atlantic Coast (Yorktown, Virginia) we all, with exception of Kelly (withdrawn), safely arrived at the Pecific Coast (Waldport, Oregon). This

Day 143: Salmonberry Campground

For many this was the penultimate day, as they are opting out of the ride from Florence to Eugene. I think that I may be repeating myself, but even though we only had

Day 142: Harrisburg

Suprisingly the rivers in recent weeks have all had what appears to be very high flow rates, especially as there sppears to have been little in the way of rain, and we are

Day 141: McKenzie Bridge

Just the other day I was thinking about the quality of each day's cycling on this Trans Am tour and could not recall any day that was less than very good

Day 140: Sisters (Rest Day)

It comes to something when getting up at 8am is deemed to be a lie-in! But, to be honest, I did think it was 9am, rather than 8. Stupid me! Otherwise, have had

Day 139: Sisters

So at last night's map meeting discussions were had with regards to our itinerary for the following two days: Either have two riding days of 40ish miles and stay overnight at

Day 138: Mitchell

A flying start to the day; I was on the road for 6.50am. My earliest start to a ride since I arrived in the USA. This occured because there was much gnashing

Day 137: Prairie City

So today's road is ... By the way, I saw neither Elk nor Horn, but I did see much in the way of scenery! Today's flower is orange: And we

Day 136: Baker City

It strikes me that stupid people come in many guises. One such genus of idiot has clearly identified themselves to me in recent days. Previously others have complained about these morons but, until

Day 135: Halfway

So today we found ourselves in Hells Canyon. However, although the temperatures were high they rarely reached the 120°f level that we experienced the other day. Yet, even in the shade, the

Day 134: Cambridge

So today we crossed the 45th parallel: the halfway line between the northern pole and the equatorial line on the oblate spheroid that we call Earth: As sern in Council: You know who

Day 133: Zims (Near New Meadows)

So whilst in Missoula, at ACA, I purchased a thermometer thingy that replaces the standard stem cap. Today whilst cycling through Hells Canyon (North America's deepest river gorge) the thermometer read

Day 132: Grangeville

Grangeville A day of two halves. The first a shallow decent down the mountain river valley. The second involved a steep climb of approximately 2,000 ft, which was great for both the

Day 131: Lowell

Very cold start to the day. At 7am the thermometer was reading 0°C (32°F)! Cycling for me started at 8am and it was not long before my toes were cold and

Day 130: Powell

Today was a day of signs. First up is: Strikes me that it would be better not to smoke in the first place. So in the U.K. we have Zebra Crossings, Pelican

Day 128: Missoula

Today we passed by .... ... it is much less impressive than I had imagined it to be! 66.6 miles in three and a half hours on mainly a shallow decending bike path made

Day 121: Colter Bay (GTNP) (Rest Day)

Amongst other things, I visited the National Wildlife Art Museum, which is located 2.5m outside Jackson. Highly recommended. Here is an example of just one of the great works of art. It