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Photographing the USA at 10 mph

My dream bicycle trip across the USA through my camera lens

4,405 miles (7,089 km) over 122 days from May 30, 2008 to September 28, 2008

Topic: Bicycle Touring  
Categories: Tour diaries, Custom bikes, Equipment lists, 3-6 months, TransAmerica Trail, East to West
Locales: North America, United States, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Washington
Year: 2008
Keywords: amateur photographer loaded touring solo bicycle

Permalink: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/PhotoTour2008

Copyright © 2008-2012 By Keith Misegades - (contact)

Status: Completed Nov 2008
Last updated: Thursday November 6, 2008 17:29 UTC -08:00 (edited Thu 27 Nov 2008 08:30 UTC -08:00)
143,090 hits since February 26, 2008 (hitcounts updated nightly)
972 pics

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Yup! I saw a LOT of this today. The road was very straight, long, and it was slightly downhill. Add in a strong tailwind and it was a day to burn up the road. WooHoo!!!

Table of Contents

What brought me to this point?
Goals for the trip
My route
Equipment Page 1 - What and why
      Equipment Page 2 - Cool things I did
Photography - Warning: Some pages have large images and may load slowly
      Latest photo related news
      Background
      Helpful tips
      Technique - Basic how-tos
      Composition
      Equipment
      Carrying all that stuff
Two months to go
One month to go !!!
Two weeks to go
One week to go: WooHoo!!!!
Time waits for no one
Getting to the start
      North Carolina
            Arrival day in Kitty Hawk
            Kitty Hawk to Engelhard, NC: Off with a bang and what desolate country
            Engelhard, NC to Belhaven, NC: The headwinds continue
            Belhaven, NC to Washington, NC: Almost beaten
            Washington, NC to Cliffs of Neuse State Park, NC: Feeling better today!
            Cliffs of the Neuse State Park to Erwin, NC: Take me to the river...
            Erwin, NC to Southern Pines, NC: Come to the school of hard knocks
            Visiting mother in Southern Pines, NC: Back on the road on June 8th
            Southern Pines to Hagan Stone State Park: Heat conquered
            Hagan Stone State Park to Kernersville: Little food and the heat combine to beat me down
            Kernersville to Yadkinville: More hills and more heat
            Yadkinville to Linnie's Water Mill: Dead legs mean shortened day
            Linnie's Water Mill to Lenoir: Easy day to get ready for the mountains
            Lenoir to Linville Falls: Big climb conquered
            Linville Falls to Asheville: Tough gravel road climb also conquered
            Asheville to Dillsboro: Busy Hwy 74
            Dillsboro to Murphy: Out of the Gorge
            Murphy, NC to Ducktown, TN: 1 State down and I have dead legs
      Tennessee
            Ducktown to Chattanooga: I get lost in the big city
            Chattanooga to Monteagle: Climb to the plateau harder than expected
            Monteagle to Franklin, TN (Home!!!): Like a horse getting back to the barn
            Taking week off to see wife, family, and friends: Back on the road on Monday, 06/30/2008 with partner for a few days
            Franklin to Erin: Back on the Road again
            Erin, TN to Aurora, KY: Welcome to the LBL PUD City
      Kentucky
            Aurora to Paducah: The hills subside
            Paducah, KY to Vienna, IL: Flat lands are nice
      Illinois
            Vienna, IL to Cape Girardeau, MO: Rain, headwinds, and a few hills
            Rest day in Cape Girardeau: Get ready foir the pain to come
      Missouri
            Cape Girardeau to Cherokee Pass: Into the foothills of the Ozarks
            Cherokee Pass to Ellington: The Ozarks almost kick my ass!
            Ellington to Houston: The Ozarks subside just in time
            Houston to Marshfield: Out damn hills, out!
            Rest day in Marshfield, MO: Heal thyself, body!
            Marshfield to Ash Grove: Hills and strong head wind
            Ash Grove, MO to Pittsburgh, KS: Headwinds and hills
      Kansas
            Pittsburgh to Coffeyville: Tailwind and relatives
            Rest Day - Tulsa, OK: Rest day
            Coffeyville to Chanute: It's a plane day
            Chanute to Eureka: Long roads ahead
            Eureka to Newton: This is a test
            Newton to Nickerson: Gotta go the distance
            Nickerson to Larned: The real test
            Larned: Rest Day
            Larned to Ness City: Last tailwind for quite some time
            Ness City to Scott City: The landscape gets bleaker
            Scott City to Tribune: Very windy day and I have done 2250 miles - Exactly HALF WAY
            Tribune, KS to Eads, CO: Into the best state in the USA!!!!
      Colorado - My favorite state
            Eads, CO to Ordway, CO: This section defines the word BLEAK
            Ordway to Pueblo: Just a normal's day ride to get to a town...
            Pueblo, CO: Rest day
            Pueblo to Florence: Into the foothills of the Rockies
            Florence to Royal Gorge Turnoff: Late start, headwind, elevation, and uphill make it a struggle
            Royal Gorge Turnoff to Hartsell: The Good, The Bad, and I'm Ugly
            Hartsel to Fairplay: Finally an easy day
            Fairplay to Silverthorne: Hoosier Pass conquered
            Silverthorne to Hot Sulpur Springs: Long lonely roads
            Hot Sulphur Springs to Rand: Willow Creek Pass conquered
            Rand, CO to Riverside, WY: Flies and Shit
      Wyoming
            Riverside to Rawlins: Onward
            Rawlins to Muddy Gap: Cafe does not like cyclists
            Muddy Gap to Sweetwater Station Junction: Into Mormon territiry
            Sweetwater Station Junction to Lander: Into a nice town
            Lander - Rest Day
            No pictures from here forward
            Lander to Undeveloped campsite along Wind River: The wind bloweth
            Wind River campsite to Lava Mtn Campground
            Lava Mtn campround to Teton National Park
            Played tourist in Teton national Park
            Colter Bay (Tetons) to Grant Village(Yellowstone)
            Played tourist in Yellowstone
            Grant Village(Yellowstone) to West Yellowstone, MT
      Montana
            West Yellowstone to Ennis
            Ennis to Twin Bridges: Strong winds
            Twin Bridges to Bannack State Park: The winds strengthen
            Bannack State Park to Jackson: The wind almost wins!
            Jackson to Sula
            Sula to Lolo
            Lolo, MT to Clearwater Campground on Lochsa River: Into ID and Pacific Timezone
      Idaho
            Clearwater Campground on Lochsa River to Lowell, ID: Downhill all day?
            Lowell, ID to Grangeville, ID
            Grangeville to Pollock: Another beautiful river
            Pollock to New Meadows
            New Meadows to Brownlee Campground near Hell's Canyon: Hill at the end
            Brownlee Campground, ID near Hell's Canyon to Richland, OR: Into the last state
      Oregon
            Richland to Baker City: My longest, shortest day
            Rest Day in Baker City, Oregon
            Baker City to Prairie City
            Prairie City to Dayville
            Dayville to Ochoco Pass
            Ochoco Pass to Redmond
            Redmond to McKenzie Bridge: Over the LAST pass
            McKenzie Bridge to Richardson Park
            Richardson Park to the WEST COAST

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