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Pre-Trip

      A Trip is Born: (Pete)

      Pete's Packing List: Always a work in progress, but finally getting dialed in. (Pete)

      Pre-Trip FAQ: Frequently asked questions (Pete)

      Last Minute Second Guessing: (and planning changes ) (Pete)

      Graduation and Meeting: Plans starting to gel (Pete)

      Airfare and Hotel Booked: but more details to work out yet!(Pete)

      Oregon Logistics Worked Out: (Pete)

      Reactions: What people said when they heard about the trip (Pete)

      Wow, it is getting close: We fly out tomorrow! (Pete)

Travel to Our Starting Point: Getting to Newport OR.

      BWI to PDX: Flight to Portland Pete

      We're in Portland: (Lauren)

      And we've finally arrived!: (Erica)

      Day 0: Portland Area Pete

On the Road

      Section 1: Astoria, OR to Eugene, OR

            Day1: Newport to Carl G. Washburn State Park (Erica)

            Day 2: Carl G, Washburn State Park to Mapleton Or. (Lauren)

            Day 3: Mapleton to Fern Ridge Resevoir, Veneta Or. (Lauren)

      Section 2: Eugene, OR, to Baker City, OR

            Day 4: Veneta to Eugene (Erica)

            Day 5: Eugene to McKenzie Bridge (Lauren)

            Day 6: McKenzie Bridge to Sisters (Erica and Lauren)

            Day 7: Sisters to Ochoco Lake County Park (7.5 miles east of Prineville)

      Section 3: Baker City, OR to Missoula MT

            Overview of the last couple weeks: Baker City, OR, to Missoula, MT (Lauren)

            Some Pics of Idaho and the first day in Montana: No time to do a complete report, but here are some pictures(Pete)

            Day 8: Ochoco Lake to Mitchell

            Day 9: Mitchell OR to Dayville OR

            Day 10: Dayville OR to Austin Junction OR

            Day 11: Austin Junction to Baker City

            Day 12: Baker City OR to Halfway Oregon

            Day 13: Halfway OR to Brownlee Dam ID

            Day14: BrownLee Dam ID to Council ID

            Day 15: Council ID to Riggins ID

            Day 16: 4 miles before Riggins ID to Riggins ID (Shorts Bar)

            Day 17: Riggins (Short's Bar) ID to Grangeville ID

            Day 18: Grangeville ID to Lowell ID

            Day 19: Lowell ID to Jerry Johnson USFS Park

            Day 20: Jerry Johnson USFS Park to Lolo MT, my 56th Birthday

            Day 21: Lolo MT to Missoula MT

      Section 4: Missoula, MT, to West Yellowstone, MT

            Montana Notes: (Pete)

            Yay for Yellowstone!: (Erica)

            Day 22: Missoula MT to Hamilton MT

            Day 23: Hamilton MT to15 mi W of Wisdom MT

            Day 24: 15 mi W of Wisdom MT to Jackson Hot Springs MT

            Day 25: Jackson Hot Springs MT to Twin Bridges MT

            Day 26: Twin Bridges MT to Ennis MT

            Day 27: Ennis MT to 19 mi NW of West Yellowstone MT

      Section 5: West Yellowstone, MT, to Rawlins, WY

            Yellowstone, Togwatee Pass, Wind River Valley: (Pete)

            More time in Wyoming!: (Lauren)

            Day 28: 19 mi NW of West Yellowstone MT to Madison Jct. WY (in Yellowstone)

            Day 29: Madison Jct. WY to Grant Village (both in Yellowstone)

            Day 30: Grant Village WY to Moran Jct (USFS Hatchet Campground)

            Day 31: Moran Jct WY to Dubois WY

            Day 32: Back three miles!(Lauren, Pete)

            Day 33: Dubois WY to Lander WY

            Day 34: Lander WY to Jeffrey City WY

            Day 35: Jeffrey City WY to Rawlins WY

      Section 6: Rawlins, WY, to Pueblo, CO

            Day 36: Rawlins WY to Riverside WY

            Day 37: Riverside WY to Walden CO

            Day 38: Walden CO to Kremmling CO

            Day 39: Kremmling CO to Breckenridge CO

            Day 40: Breckenridge CO to Fairplay CO

            Day 41: Fairplay CO to Canon City

            Day 42: Canon City CO to Pueblo CO

      Section 7: Pueblo, CO, to Alexander, KS

            Day 43: Pueblo CO to Ordway CO

            Day 44: Ordway CO to Eads CO

            Day 45: Eads CO to Leoti KS

            Day 46: Leoti KS to Ness City KS

            Day 47: Ness City KS to Great Bend KS

      Section 8: Alexander, KS, to Girard, KS

            Day 48: Great Bend KS to Yoder KS

            Day 49: Yoder KS to Cassoday KS

            Day 50: Cassoday KS to Toronto KS

            Day 51: Toronto KS to Walnut KS

      Section 9: Girard, KS, to Murphysboro, IL

            Day 52: Walnut KS to Golden City MO

            Day 53: Golden City MO to Fair Grove MO

            Day 54: Fair Grove MO to Houston MO

            Day 55: Houston MO to NFS Power Mill Campground (15 mi W of Ellington MO)

            Day 56: NFS Powder Mill Campground to Farmington MO

            Day 57: Farmington MO to Murphysboro IL

            A long time biking....: (Lauren)

      Section 10: Murphysboro, IL, to Berea, KY

            Day 58: Murphysboro Lake State Park to Sebree KY

            Day 59: Sebree KY to Fordsville KY

            Day 60: Fordsville KY to Elizabethtown KY

            Day 61: Elizabethtown KY to Burgin KY

            Day 62: Burgin KY to Berea KY

      Section 11: Berea, KY, to Christiansburg, VA

            Day 63: Berea KY to Buckhorn KY

            Day 64: Buckhorn KY to Pippa Passes KY

            Day 65: Pippa Passes KY to Breaks Interstate Park

            Day 66: Breaks Interstate Park to Rosedale VA

            Day 67: Rosedale VA to Cedar Springs VA

            Day 68: Cedar Springs VA to Christainburg VA

      Section 12: Christiansburg, VA, to Yorktown, VA

            Day 69: Christiansburg VA to Buchanon VA

            Day 70: Buchanon VA to 15 mi W of Charlottesville VA

            Day 71: 15 mi before Charlottesville VA to Mineral VA

            Day 72: Mineral VA to Mechanicsville VA

            Day 73 Part 1: Mechanicsville VA to Yorktown VA

            Day 73 Part 2: Mechanicsville VA to Yorktown VA

            On the Home Stretch: (Pete)

Post-Trip

      Postscript: In Search of the Ocean

      Life after the bike trip: (Lauren)

      Pete's Comments on this Trip

      What Worked and What Didn't: (Pete)

      Post-Trip FAQ: Frequently asked questions (Pete)

      Looking Back: Two years later

Erica's Blog

Pictures: (Erica)

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