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Foreword: Start Here!

Introduction: Philosophical Rant

New York

      Day -1: The Long Goodbye

      Day 0: Procrastinations, Angst, Last Dinners, etc

New Jersey

      Day 1: NYC to Lambertville, NJ - A Police Escort, Hurrah

Pennsylvania

      Day 2: Lambertville, NJ to Phoenixville, PA - Civil War & Calzone

      Day 3: Phoenixville to Kramer Hill Road - Of Heroes and Amish

      Day 4: Kramer Hill Road to Wrightsville

      Day 5: Wrightsville - The Saga of the Prostate

Maryland

      Day 6: Wrightsville to Houcks Mill Road - Roughing it

      Day 7: Houcks Mill Rd to Brighton Dam Rd - Gracie the Dog

Virginia

      Day 8: Brighton Dam Rd to a Small Abandoned House

      Day 9: Small Abandoned House to Howard Johnson Motel

      Day 10: Motel to Another Small Abandoned House, in Chilesburg

      Day 11: Chilesburg to Glendale, and a small dog

      Day 12: Glendale to Jamestown, Campground Hell

      Day 13: Jamestown to Ashland via Humidity Central

      Day 14: Ashland to a building site, via Friendly Virginia Society

      Day 15: Building site to A Farm With A Very Large Dog

      Day 16: Large Dog Farm to The Cookie Lady, Hurrah

      Day 17: Cookie Lady to the Nice Police Officer's House

      Day 18: Lexington to The Cafe in the Middle of Nowhere

      Day 19: Cafe to Yet Another Abandoned House

      Day 20: Abandoned House to Radford Motel

      Day 21: Radford to Wytheville Pizza Hut

      Day 22: Wytheville to The Place

      Day 23: The Place to Davenport, Tornado Alley

Kentucky

      Day 24: Davenport to Elkhorn City, and Water from Hell

      Day 25: Elkhorn City, It Ain't New York

      Day 26: Escape from Elkhorn City (to Pippa Passes Hostel)

      Day 27: Pippa Passes Hostel to The Campsite from Hell

      Day 28: Buckhorn Park to A Hayfield, Complete with Cows

      Day 29: Hayfield to Chimney Rock Campground, via Soda Machine

      Day 30: Chimney Rock to My Old Kentucky Home Campground

      Day 31: My Old Kentucky Home to A Tobacco Barn via Fruitcake Monks

      Day 32: Tobacco Barn to One Helluva Bad Dog Story

      Day 33: Fordsville to Sebree - The Pepper Spray Kid

Illinois

      Day 34: Sebree to Guy Rose - A True Gentleman

      Day 35: Guy Rose to Carbondale via Short Bout of Insanity

      Day 36: Carbondale, a Day Off From the World

      Day 37: Carbondale - Of Tammy Hats, Tents and TV

      Day 38: Carbondale, um, again

      Day 39: Carbondale Just Won't Let Neil Go

      Day 40: Carbondale to Chester - The Mighty Mississippi

Missouri

      Day 41: Chester to Farmington - Neil Pampers Self, Sprays Dogs

      Day 42: Farmington to Ellington - The Tale of the Confrontation

      Day 43: Ellington to Houston - A Big Idea and The Family Kress

      Day 44: Houston to Marshfield - Religion, Cheerleaders & Tree Frogs

      Day 45: Marshfield to Ash Grove - The Kids Pass the Conch

Kansas

      Day 46: Ash Grove to Pittsburg - The Diarrhea Song

      Day 47: Pittsburg to Chanute - Water Shortages and Baseball

      Day 48: Chanute to Eureka - Highway 54, Sun, Heat, O Joy

      Day 49: Eureka to Buhler - via the Prairie Chicken Capital of the World

      Day 50: Buhler to Hutchinson - Neil Checks In, Tunes In, Turns Off

      Day 51: Hutchinson - When the Going Gets Hot, Neil Takes Cover

      Day 52: Hutchinson to Larned - Daydreams & Pickled Eggs

      Day 53: Larned to Dighton - Gone with the Wind

Colorado

      Day 54: Dighton to Eads - Racing the Storm

      Day 55: Eads to Pueblo - Good Food, A Horse and a Storm

      Day 56: Pueblo to Royal Gorge - I dink I hab a cold

      Day 57: Royal Gorge to Fairplay - Great Water, Big Climbs, Boro Races

      Day 58: Fairplay to Heaton Bay Campground - Hoosier Pass, Chipmunks

      Day 59: Heaton Bay Campground to Kremmling - Fruit, Poetry & Bruce Lee

      Day 60: Kremmling to Walden - F.M. Light is On My Mind

Wyoming

      Day 61: Walden to Riverside - Lightning, Sheepdogs & Guinness

      Day 62: Riverside to Rawlins - Racing the Storm and an Antelope

      Day 63: Rawlins to Jeffrey City - The Great Divide Basin

      Day 64: Jeffrey City to Lander - The Dreaded Shimmies

      Day 65: Lander Day off - Smelling the Roses, but they're too expensive

      Day 66: Lander to Red Rock Campground - Nazareth & Midnight Horses

      Day 67: Red Rock to Black Rock - Togwotee Pass, Grizzly Country

      Day 68: Black Rock to Grant Village - Neil Finally Goes Completely Insane

      Day 69: Grant Village - Battling the Shimmies, Guitar Assholes

      Day 70: Grant Village to Madison Junction - Old Faithful, BFD

      Day 71: Madison to West Yellowstone - Open Bike Surgery and HBO

Montana

      Day 72: West Yellowstone to West Fork Madison River - No Speed Limit

      Day 73: West Fork to Virginia City - Vegans, Harleys and a Ten Mile Hill

      Day 74: Virginia City to Dillon - Man Feeds Dog, Highpoint of Day

      Day 75: Dillon to Wisdom - I Got The Headwind Blues

      Day 76: Wisdom to Darby - Meet Chief Joseph, and Bud & Shirley

      Day 77: Darby to Missoula - The Quest for Wired

      Day 78: Day off in Missoula - Paradise is a Junga Juice

      Day 79: Another Day Off In Missoula - And Why The Hell Not

      Day 80: Missoula - Neil Apparently Really Digs Missoula

      Day 81: Missoula - The Road Beckons, Neil Gives Road The Finger

      Day 82: Missoula - Almost Got Out, But Nope, Still Here

Idaho

      Day 83: Missoula to Powell - Not in the best of moods, Neil shimmies on

      Day 84: Powell to Lowell - Just cruisin' down the river...

      Day 85: Wild Goose Campground to Grangeville - Hills, Rain, Laughs

      Day 86: Grangeville to Riggins via the Fiddle Creek Fruit Stand

      Day 87: Riggins to Council - Cherries, Peach Cobbler and Ice Cream

Oregon

      Day 88: Council to Richland - Praying Mantises, the ATC and Hell's Canyon

      Day 89: Richland to Baker City - Neil Retreats From The Heat, Again

      Day 90: Baker City to Prairie City - The First Flat Tire

      Day 91: Prairie City to Dayville Hostel - Safe in the House of God

      Day 92: Dayville Hostel to Ochoco Campground - Cowbabes and Flat Tires

      Day 93: Ochoco Campground to Sisters - Or, How Not To Pick A Tent Spot

      Day 94: Sisters to McKenzie Bridge - The Big Climb to the Lava Field

      Day 95: McKenzie Bridge to Eugene - Neil Stands Up For His Bike

      Day 96: Day off in Eugene - Laundry High Spot of Day, Says Area Cyclist

      Day 97: Eugene to Corvallis - Sore Butt Spoils Otherwise Rivetting Day

      Day 98: Corvallis to Van Duzer State Park - O, What A Lovely Car You Have

      Day 99: Van Duzer State Park to Cape Kiwanda - The Sea At Last

      Day 100: Cape Kiwanda to Cape Lookout State Park - Of Hikers And Bikers

      Day 101: Cape Lookout to Nehalem Bay State Park - Baby Powder Rules, Dude

      Day 102: Day off in Nehalem Bay State Park - Marshmallows, Campfire, ahhhhh

      Day 103: Another Day Off at Nehalem Bay State Park - More Marshmallows, hmmmmmm

      Day 104: Nehalem Bay to Astoria - The End of the Trail At Last

      Day 105: Astoria to St Helens - Feelin' Good, Tailwinds Finally

      Day 106: St Helens to Portland - Last Day On The Bike (sob)

      Day 107: Day off in Portland - Area Man Wastes Time In Charming City

The Empire Builder

      Day 108: Empire Builder train from Portland to New York City

      Day 109: Hell is an Overnight Bus Ride

      Day 110: Trains are Great For Getting To Meet People

      Day 111: Finally Back In New York City

      Day 112: Well, I guess That's All Folks...

Conclusion: Tedious Moralizing

Afterword: Fatuous Observations

Appendix A: Bicycle Touring Equipment List

Appendix B: Useful Contacts and Links

• Resource: "USA TransAmerica Trail"

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