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Introduction: Good Idea!

Equipment: Trial and Error, please remove this vacuum cleaner from my wallet

Providing non stop self validation to everyone who thinks this is the worst idea ever.: Freakout! aka Buyers Remorse

The Route through May 17th.

Manic, Manic, Manic: The bike comes together and Send off party

Two Days to go. Shakedown ride

Where did the last two days go?: Waking up in Wilmington and realizing that no I'm not going to work today...

A pretty perfect first day

Not so Perfect! So, Perfect!: Surf City to LA 101\5 Interchange to Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Swansburo

Riding into the Outer limits, I mean Outer Banks

Someday, I'll wear pajamas in the day time.: Cedar Island to Frisco via ferry and arrrgh pirates. Real ones, not Somali

Survival at 133 feet: Frisco Campground to Avon, NC

Hey, it's cold.: Lighthouses and the Wright Brothers Avon to Kitty Hawk

The reason to ride...: Kitty Hawk to Elizabeth City via Currituck BBQ

I'm Back in the Saddle Again: You can't go home again, but you can get to Mount Vernon

I am the Night Rider: Arlington Va to Patapsco State Park

Serendipity.. and hopefully more pirates!: Patapsco State Park to Baltimore via cheerleaders and a hot dog stand

Leaving kindred spirits of Baltimore for rainy Amish Country: How long will the Amish remain elusive?

I like the rain most when it stops. Which it didn't.: Furnace, Pa to Marietta, PA up, down, up, down...

See the world... or at least the Amish.: Marietta , PA to Bowmansville, PA

The Valley Forge Sympathy Project, gurgle gurgle: Bowmansville, PA to King of Prussia, PA

Taking a bite of the Big Apple and having it bite back: Prince Keiser, PA to Raritan, NJ, train to Penn Station, NY, hire car to West New York, NJ

Central Park to Upper East Side: Four Miles in Three Days! Wow! How did I do it!

Accidental ride through Times Square and not Believing Motorists Estimates of Distance: Trains, Ferry's and Bikes,.. Oh My!

Three States, one day, that won't happen again on this trip.: Groton, Ct to Providence. RI, commuter train to Boston, ride through Boston, Harvard Square, to Belmont

Deja vu Belmont, Mass to Littleton, Massachusetts, and back again....: Scooters and Trains

Using a fixed gear, what a great idea.: Albany, NY to Amsterdam, NY but without canals and wooden shoes

Heading through the Lost Civilizations of Early America: Riding the highlands of the Erie Canal to Herkimer, NY

Erie and Stormy Canal, except for the 10 foot spot we were biking in: Please stop and offer me directions to Canastota, NY, but don't actually give them to me.

Follow the Erie Canal, follow the Erie Canal, follow, follow, follow the Erie Canal: Weedsport, NY the ultimate bicycle destination. Who knew?

Chilly, but Not Windy: Weedsport, NY to Fairport, NY Bridges to nowhere and more confusing Amish

Camelot continues...: Fairport, NY to Brockport, NY How do I keep track of all of these ports?

Throw away your Technology: Brockport to Hulberton, to Keitel rd., back to Hulberton, on to Lockport, NY

Oh Canada, thank you for your paved bike paths: Wind and the lap of luxury in Buffalo, NY

Nice Erie, good Lake: Buffalo to Lake Erie State Park, NY

Eerie and depressed: Erie State Park to Erie, PA but not far enough

Every Dark Erie, PA Cloud has it's Silver Lining: The high calorie redemption of Erie, Pennsylvania

It's my bike ride and I'll skip Ohio if I want too, Ohio if I want too: Teepees, Caves, and General Tom Sawyering.

All you can eat, but you sure you want to eat any of it?: Rough River State Recreational Park, KY to Owensburo, KY

Go West.. Go West: St. Charles, Mo to Bluffton, Mo

I'm a Player! Well at Least I'm in the Club: Bluffton, Mo to Boonville, Mo

I am so hot!: The great brainmelt from Boonville, Mo to Clinton, Mo

Higher Power, Thank you for your unbroken pavement: Clinton, Mo to La Cygne, Ks

We're in Iola, sounds like payola: La Cygne, KS to Iola, KS

Eventually we left the police behind. They were too slow.: Iola, KS to El Dorado, KS

Which, Witch, Wichita: Changing of the guard. I'm so done with Ben

Cooking in Wichita!: Meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow,...

How about some Vegemite Mates?: Wichita to Hutchinson, KS with just a bit of salt

Mind the Gap: Hutchinson, KS to Larned, KS

Stinking Lying Weather Channel: Larned, KS to Larned, KS

All by myself....: All roads lead to Dighton, KS

A Red Dawn Rises and boy is it disorienting: Dighton, KS to Tribune, KS

I am the Exterminator. I stop bugs dead.: Continuing my bring a storm to your hometown tour. Tribune, KS to Eads, Co

Bargaining with God: Eads, Co to Ordway, Co

Purple Mountains Majesty, Well green, but it's a start: Ordway, CO to Pueblo, CO

4,500 feet up and I've lived and loved my first mountain pass.: Pueblo, Co to Westcliffe, Co via my second hot dog stand of the ride.

I am so not alone: Westcliffe, CO to Salida, CO

Wind can be weally weally wicked: Salida, CO to Del Norte, CO

What a difference a day makes....: Del Norte, CO to Pagosa Springs, CO

Riding nowhere in particular: Durango, Co

Tour De Downtown Durango: Low energy laziness along the Animas River

Engineer Mountain: Let the climbing begin!

Time to get back to work...... Yeah right!: Last day of fun, before more bike fun

Bending the time space continuum: Durango, Co to Mancos, Co

The horse flies drove me to this extravagance: Mancos, Co to Rico, Co

And a moon rose over the mountain top: Rico, Co to Hastings Ridge, Co

Losing purpose in low miles: Hastings Ridge to Montrose, Co

Put on a happy face...: Montrose, Co to Gunnison, Co

I feel electric, buzz buzz: Gunnison, Co to not quite the top of Monarch Pass

Get the lead out, I mean get out to Leadville: Salida, Co to Leadville, Co

Bringing on Wyoming: Rawlins, WY

Beats pulling a handcart: Rawlins, Wy to Sweetwater Station, Wy

Ode to having a shower: Sweetwater Station to Lander, Wy

Snake or Bungy Chord? Better decide right before you run over it.: Lander, Wy to Dubois, Wy

Tetons, Tetons I say: Dubois, Wy to Colter Bay Village, Wy

I'm glad grizzlies love grass so much.: Colter Bay, Wyoming to Grant Village. Wy

Old Faithful Inn, why book in advance?: Grant Village, Yellowstone National Park to Old Faithful Inn

Technologyless, it's the new it word: Old Faithful to West Yellowstone, MT

Dark and Dreary, that fits perfectly: West Yellowstone, MT to Ennis, MT

People on the side of the road.: Ennis, MT to Dillon, MT

The Path to Wisdom is lined with flats: Dillon, MT to Wisdom, MT

Leaving Wisdom Behind: Wisdom, MT to Hamilton, MT

Hanging out in Hamilton: Genie's house, overeating and doing nothing.

You can't make me go to Idaho today, even if I said I was going to Idaho today.: Hamilton, MT to Missoula, MT. It's a womans perogative.

Smoking in Missoula: Missoula. MT to Seeley, MT

It was hot, went to the lake: Seeley, MT to Bigfork (no not Minnesota), MT

Take me to your next National Park: Bigfork, MT to Apgar Campground, Glacier National Park

Learning the fine art of Vagabonding, Grasshopper: Glacier National Park

Oh Canada, you monarchy you: 11 cheap miles to rent a car, and 700 miles Canadian National Parks

Columbia Falls, Mt to Whitefish, MT: Getting yelled at at the library

Well golly shucks, I'm in a big city again.: Seattle, hanging on the water front.

Seattle Emersion: Tour de Seattle

Swim with the fishes: San Juan Island, Wa to Victoria, BC

You're Once, Twice, Three Times a Canada...: Victor, Vicotoria, BC

I am Godzilla. I wreck everything: Port Angeles, Wa to Bodacious State Park, Okay maybe not Bodacious, but that's more fun to say

Move over Balboa, it's my Ocean now: Bodacious Campground, Wa to Lake Quinault, Wa

Hostess is for Horses: Lake Quinault, Wa to Twin Harbor Beach State Park, Wa

Disappointment, not living up to it's name: Twin Harbors Beach State Park, Wa to Cape Disappointment, Wa

My disintegrating bicycle will not stop me!: Cape Disappointment, Wa to Westport, Or

I'm going riding on the freeway......: Westport, Or to not quite Yacolt, Wa

Burgerville is now serving bicyclists through their drive in window: But, they can't tell I'm there, so I don't get served.

The most dangerous place on my trip. Home: Newsflash: The Minnesota State Fair may contain extra calories

It was lovely, strikingly beautiful, attractive. What's the word I'm looking for?: Riding in the Columbia Gorge

Portland: Two nice days and more gluttony.

Shipwrecked and stranded: Cape Lookout, Or

Caped Crusader!: Cape Lookout State Park, Or to South Beach State Park, Or

Social time in the Oregon Parks: South Beach State Park, Or to Honeyman Memorial State Park, Or

Dune... but on Earth and without giant worms: Honeyman State Park, Or to Sunset Bay State Park, Or

How about some Seafood?: Sunset Bay State Park, Or to Hum Bug State Park, Or

Cracker Jacks, A new surprise in every box!: Humbug State Park, Or to Harris Beach State Park, Or

Tsunaming on into California: Harris Beach State Park, Or to Crescent City, Ca

Everybody is a wildlife biologist in the Redwoods: Crescent City, Ca to Redwoods Youth Hostel

Arf, arf, arf.... Don't these sea lions ever shut up?: Redwoods Hostel, Ca to Patrick's Point State Park, Ca

Elusive Seals and avoiding the "best" Eureka has to offer.: Patrick Point State Park, Ca to Eureka, Ca

I've visited many planets today. The surreal world of Northern California: Eureka, Ca to Burlington State Campground, Ca

It's harvest time in Garberville!: Burlington State Park Campground, Ca to Standish Recreational Area, Ca

Savoring the day: Standish Hickey Recreation Area, Ca to Van Damme State Park, Ca

Hail to the chief!: Mendocino, Ca

There's a horse in the bed!: Little River, Ca to Anchor Bay, Ca

The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming!: Anchor Bay, Ca to Fort Ross, Ca

Cheese has legs, will travel: Valley Ford, Ca to Point Reyes Station, Ca

Lost in the Fog: A day in Point Reyes

Getting Blasted off the Golden Gate Bridge!: Point Reyes Hostel, Ca to San Francisco, Ca

The Final Route

Bike and Bike Components: Final deep thoughts about mechanical stuff.

Bike Tools and Spare Parts: Final Answer

Clothing, on and off the bike: More final thoughts

Camping, Cooking, and Extra Gear: Geez, Enough with the Final Thoughts Already.

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