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New York City to Seattle, WA

or, notes on an epic adventure without the aid of internal combustion

3,674 miles (5,913 km) over 81 days from July 24, 2007 to October 12, 2007

Topic: Bicycle Touring
Categories: Tour diaries, Equipment lists, Road bikes, 3-6 months, First tour, Northern Tier, USA Coast to Coast, East to West, USA East to West
Locales: North America, United States, New York, New York, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Cook, Chicago, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, King, Seattle
Year: 2007

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

Status: Completed Oct 2007
Last updated: Monday November 12, 2007 11:16 UTC -08:00 (edited Sat 28 Nov 2009 04:34 UTC -08:00)
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The happiest man at the top of the mountain.

Introduction

Donate to Room To Read

Equipment List

The Map

Day #1 - And we're off: New York City, NY to Princeton, NJ

Day #2 - Such Kindnesses Are Not Taken For Granted: Princeton, NJ to Blue Bell, PA

Day #3 - Ups and Downs: Blue Bell, PA to Lancaster, PA

Day #4 - When It Rains... We Realize the Value of Owning a House (Steve): Lancaster, PA to East Berlin, PA

Day #5 - And we will level this land: East Berlin, PA to Cowan's Gap State Park

Day #6 - It's...The Perfect Storm of Fast Food (Steve): Cowan's Gap State Park to Belford, PA

Day #7 - One last hill, one last mile: Belford, PA to Rockwood, PA

Day #8 - Centurions at the Gates of Pittsburgh: Rockwood, PA to Pittsburgh, PA

Day #9 and #10 - Pittsburgh Pit Stop: Pittsburgh, PA

Day #11 -The lone long distance cyclist: Pittsburgh, PA to Salem, OH

Day #12 - Long Day's Journey Into Night: Salem, OH to Cleveland, OH

Day #13 - I have seen the rain: Cleveland, OH to Huron, OH

Day #14 - Making progress: Huron, OH to Grand Rapids, OH

Day #15 - The Elements: Grand Rapids, OH to Edgerton, OH

Day #16 - Crossing State Lines: Edgerton, OH to Nappanee, IN

Day #17 - So Close: Nappanee, IN to Merillville, IN

Day #18 - Come On, Feel The Illinoise: Merrillville, IN to Chicago, IL

Chicago Furlough

Day #27 - The Trip Resumes: Chicago, IL to Gurnee, IL

Day #28 - Viva Wisconsin: Gurnee, IL to Whitewater, WI

Day #29 - Madison, where have you been all my life?: Whitewater, WI to Madison, WI

Day #30 - Layover in Madison - Just when I think I'm out, they pull me back in

Day #31 - Looking for a trail: Madison, WI to Wonewoc, WI

Day #32 - Why I Went On This Trip: Wonewoc, WI to La Crosse, WI

Day #33 - Old Man River: La Crosse, WI to Minneiska, MN

Day #34 - No Big Hurry: Minneiska, MN to Lake City, MN

Day #35 - Rain of Red Wing: Lake City, MN to Afton, MN

Day #36 - Twin Cities: Afton, MN to Mineapolis, MN

Minneapolis Furlough: Now with pictures!

Day #40 - This road, it never ends: Minneapolis, MN to St. Francis, MN

Day #41 - Prairie rising: St. Francis, MN to Royalton, MN

Day #42 - A place in the sun: Royalton, MN to Eagle Bend, MN

Day #43 - The Destination of Presidents: Eagle Bend, MN to Battle Lake, MN

Day #44 - Racing and Resting: Battle Lake, MN to Pelican Rapids, MN

Day #45 - Farewell Minnesota, May We Meet Again: Pelican Rapids, MN to Fargo, ND

Day #46 - Fargo Furlough: Fargo, ND

Day #47 - North Dakota, Prepare To Be Traversed: Fargo, ND to Page, ND

Day #48 - The Reason Cyclists Travel East: Page, ND to Binford, ND

Day #49 - Lakota South Dakota: Binford, ND to Lakota, ND

Day #50 - Miles Under The Belt: Lakota, ND to Rugby, ND

Day #51 - Respite in Rugby

Day #52 - Oh The Monotony: Rugby, ND to Minot, ND

Day #53 - I Think I'm Finally in the West: Minot, ND to Stanley, ND

Day #54 - The Desolation, It Don't Stop: Stanley, ND to Williston, ND

Day #55 - North Dakota: Been There, Done That: Williston, ND to Culbertson, MT

Day #56: The Res: Culbertson, MT to Wolf Point, MT

Day #57: 120 Miles to Malta: Wolf Point, MT to Malta, MT

Day #58: As flies to wanton boys are we to the headwinds: Malta, MT to Chinook, MT

Day #59: To Havre and Have Not: Chinook, MT to Havre, MT

Day #60: Must. Get. To. Mountains.: Havre, MT to Chester, MT

Day #61: Chester, MT: The Town You Just Can't Leave: Chester, MT Delay

Day #62: Another century: Chester, MT to Browning, MT

Day #63: A Long Twelve Mile Day: Browning, MT to East Glacier, MT

Day #64: The Day I Crossed The Continental Divide and Accepted The Wind: East Glacier, MT to West Glacier, MT

Day #65: Glacier by Automobile

Day #66: Back on the Road: Apgar, MT to Whitefish, MT

Day #67: Eureka!: Whitefish, MT to Eureka, MT

Day #68: Hills, Hills, Hills, Hills: Eureka, MT to Libby, MT

Day #69: A New State, A New Time Zone: Libby, MT to Clark Fork, ID

Day #70: It Rained, I Held Up Short: Clark Fork, ID to Sandpoint, ID

Day #71: The Day I Crossed Into Washington State: Sandpoint, ID to Blueslide, WA

Day #72: The Only Mountains Between Me and the Ocean: Ione, WA to Kettle Falls, WA

Day #73: Sherman Passed: Kettle Falls, WA to Republic, WA

Day #74: The Day I Wandered In The Desert And Found Nothing: Republic, WA to Tonasket, WA

Day #75: The Day The Mountain Pass Lost... By A Narrow Margin: Tonasket, WA to Twisp, WA

Day #76: The Last And Final Pass: Twisp, WA to Ross Dam, WA

Day #77: Such Beauty And So Close To The Sea: Ross Dam, WA to Sedro Woolley, WA

Day #78: The Day That Was 77 Days In The Making: Sedro Woolley, WA to Anacortes, WA

Day #79: The Victory Lap Pt. 1: Anacortes, WA to Everett, WA

Day #80: The Victory Lap Pt. 2 - Trip Completed: Everett, WA to Seattle, WA

Epilogue - The Final Word

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