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Bicycling Across America


Riding from the Outer Banks, NC to San Francisco, CA

6,620 miles (10,654 km) over 162 days from May 27, 2006 to November 4, 2006

Topic: Bicycle Touring  
Categories: Tour diaries, 3-6 months, TransAmerica Trail, East to West
Locale: North America, United States
Year: 2006

Permalink: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/jamie2006

Copyright © 2006-2012 By Jamie Compos - (contact)

Status: Completed Nov 2006Featured Journal #198
Last updated: Tuesday January 8, 2008 22:26 UTC -08:00 (edited Thu 15 Jan 2009 22:23 UTC -08:00)
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Table of Contents

My Ongoing Adventures

Introduction

Why Am I Doing This?

My Route

Contact Info

Outer Banks, NC

      A Life Without Keys
      Flat Tire: and I haven't even begun!
      Vacation Summary, Thoughts
      One Hundred Miles

The Big Ride

      NC Day 1
      NC/VA Day 2
      VA Day 3
      VA Day 4
      VA Day 5
      VA Day 6
      VA Day 7
      VA Day 8
      VA Day 9
      VA Day 10
      VA Day 11
      VA Day 12
      VA Day 13
      VA Day 14
      KY Day 15
      KY Day 16
      KY Day 17
      KY Day 18
      KY Day 19
      IN Day 20
      IN Day 21
      IN Day 22
      KY Day 23
      KY Day 24
      KY Day 25
      KY Day 26
      IL Day 27
      IL Day 28
      IL Day 29
      MO Day 30
      MO Day 31
      MO Day 32
      MO Day 33
      MO Day 34
      KS Day 35
      KS Day 36
      KS Day 37
      KS Day 38
      KS Day 39
      KS Day 40
      KS Day 41
      KS Day 42
      CO Day 43
      CO Day 44
      CO Day 45
      CO Day 46
      CO Day 47
      CO Day 48
      CO Day 49
      CO Day 50
      CO Day 51
      CO Day 52
      CO Day 53
      WY Day 54
      WY Day 55
      WY Day 56

Lander, Wyoming

      7-22-06
      7-23-06
      7-25-06
      7-26-06

Continued

      WY Day 57: 7/27 Lander > Dubois
      WY Day 58: 7/28 Dubois > Falls Campground
      WY Day 59: 7/29 Falls Campground > Jackson
      WY Day 60: 7/30 Jackson > Colter Bay
      WY Day 61: 7/31 Colter Bay > West Yellowstone
            West Yellowstone, MT
      MT Day 62: 8/2 West Yellowstone > Twin Bridges
      MT Day 63: 8/3 Twin Bridges > Jackson, MT
      MT Day 64: 8/4 Jackson, MT > Stevensville
      MT Day 65: 8/5 Stevensville > Missoula
      MT Day 66: 8/6 Missoula > Powell, ID
      ID Day 67: 8/7 Powell > Kooskie
      ID Day 68: 8/8 Kooskie > White Bird
      ID Day 69: 8/9 White Bird > Council
      ID Day 70: 8/10 Council, ID > Oxbow, OR
      OR Day 71: 8/11 Oxbow > Baker City
      OR Day 72: 8/12 Baker City > Austin Junction
            8/13 back to Baker City
            8/14 Back to Austin Junction!
      OR Day 73: 8/15 Austin Junction > Mitchell
      OR Day 74: 8/16 Mitchell > Sisters
      OR Day 75: 8/17 Sisters > McKenzie Bridge
      OR Day 76: 8/18: McKenzie Bridge > Eugene
            8/28 Getting settled in Eugene
      OR Day 77: 8/20 Eugene > Florence

Eugene, OR

      September 7 2006
      Eugene Celebration
      Oregonization
      Chuck Norris doesn't get frostbite: Chuck Norris bites frost.
      October 2 2006
      October 4, 2006

The West Coast

      OR Day 1: Thurston > Dallas
      OR Day 2: Dallas > Portland
      OR Day 3: Portland > Cascade Locks
      WA Day 4: Cascade Locks > Randle
      WA Day 5: Randle > Greenwater
      WA Day 6: Greenwater > Sammamish
      WA Day 7: Seattle
      WA Day 8: Sammamish > Seattle
      WA Day 9: Seattle > Shelton
      WA Day 10: Shelton > Centralia
      WA Day 11: Centralia > Castle Rock
      WA Day 12: Castle Rock > Astoria
      OR Day 13: Astoria > Manzanita
      OR Day 14: Manzanita > Tillamook
      OR Day 15: Tillamook > Pacific City
      OR Day 16: Pacific City > C. Washburne S.P.
      OR Day 17: Washburne S.P. > North Bend
      OR Day 18: North Bend > Port Orford
      OR Day 19: Port Orford > Brookings
      CA Day 20: Billings > Elk Prairie Campground
      CA Day 21: Elk Prairie Campground > Eureka
      CA Day 22: Eureka > Rio Dell
      CA Day 23: Rio Dell > Richardson Grove State Park
      CA Day 24: Richardson Grove State Park > Fort Bragg
      CA Day 25: Fort Bragg > Point Arena
      CA Day 26: Point Arena > Wright's Beach
      CA Day 27: Wright's Beach > San Francisco.

Afterword

      Interlude
      Coming Down
      Life is good.


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