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Introduction: how it all got started

      The Route: a modified Northern Tier

      My Book: Infinite Jest

This is it, don't get scared now.

      Day 1 - Quincy, MA to Brimfield, MA: a rough start

      Day 2 - Brimfield, MA to Worthington, MA: no rest for the weary

      Day 3 - Worthington, MA to Schenectady, NY: rain permeates my soul

      Day 4 - Schenectady, NY to Rome, NY: ...and Andrew will not actually have ridden across the country

      Day 5 - Rome, NY to Baldwinsville, NY: the caboose of a parade

      Day 6 - Baldwinsville, NY to Palmyra, NY: h...e...a...d...w...i...n...d...s...

      Day 7 - Palmyra, NY to Lockport NY

      Day 8 - Lockport, NY to Buffalo, NY: watch out for semis and railroad tracks

      Day 9 - Buffalo, NY to Port Dover, ON: Canadians are awesome

      Day 10 - Port Dover, ON to Clearville, ON: a lakefront campground

      Day 11 - Clearville, ON to Capac, MI: racing cars, shooting gophers, homemade applesauce, grandkids, braces, and a pygmy goat

      Day 12 - Capac, MI to Midland, MI: the bridge doesn't even exist?

      Day 13 - Midland, MI to Houghton Lake, MI: our first motel

      Day 14 - Houghton Lake, MI to Eastport, MI: the blow-dry-your-shoe type of rain

      Day 15 - Eastport, MI to Mackinaw City, MI: we can't figure out cardinal directions

      Day 16 - Mackinaw City, MI to McMillan, MI: If Mackinac and Mackinaw are pronounced the same, why have two different spellings? Silly Michiganders.

      Day 17 - McMillan, MI to Munising, MI: blizzards, beer, and conversation

      Day 18 - Munising, MI to Marquette, MI: a brisk 38 degrees

            Pictured Rocks Photos

      Day 19 - Marquette, MI to Bruce Crossing, MI: barely avoiding a thunderstorm

      Day 20 - Bruce Crossing, MI to Ashland, WI: and Michigan finally ends...

      Day 21 - Ashland, WI to Duluth, MN: Brian's bike explodes, sort of

      Day 22 - Duluth, MN to Aitkin, MN: doing 85 miles starting at 3pm = strong tailwind

      Day 23 - Aitkin, MN to Crosslake, MN: ticks, crazy cats, and puppy chow

      Day 24 - messing around at Whitefish Lake: Day off!!!

      Day 25 - Crosslake, MN to Two Inlets, MN: onward through Minnesota

      Day 26 - Two Inlets, MN to Fargo, ND: nothing here yet

      Day 27 - Fargo, ND to Hope, ND: broken spokes and burning pick-ups

      Day 28 - Hope, ND to Sheyenne, ND: a shady apartment building beats camping in a thunderstorm

      Day 29 - Sheyenne, ND to Rugby, ND: (just pictures)

      Day 30 - Rugby, ND to Makoti, ND: (just pictures)

      Day 31 - Makoti, ND to Williston, ND: Sometimes too hot the eye of heaven shines

      Day 32 - Williston, ND to Poplar, MT: And often is his gold complexion dimmed

      Day 33 - Poplar, MT to Glasgow, MT: 30+ mph headwinds and fireworks

      Day 34 - Glasgow, MT to Harlem, MT: loitering in city hall

      Day 35 - Harlem, MT to Gildford, MT: a song!

      Day 36 - Gildford, MT to Cut Bank, MT: the Rockies come into view

      Day 37 - Cut Bank, MT to Two Medicine, MT (GNP): Rockies, here I come

      Day 38 - Two Medicine, MT to Many Glacier, MT (GNP): was it the Buffalo burgers?

      Day 39 - Many Glacier, MT to St. Mary, MT (GNP): the sickness begins

      Day 40 - St. Mary, MT: Blackfeet Community Hospital

      Day 41 - St. Mary, MT to Lake McDonald, MT (GNP): ...missing the best ride

      Day 42 - Lake McDonald, MT to Marion, MT: still feeling miserable

      Day 43 - Marion, MT to Libby, MT: more slow going

      Day 44 - Libby, MT to Sandpoint, ID: Surly stops rolling

      Day 45 - Sandpoint, ID to Panhandle Campground, WA: Surly rolls again!

      Day 46 - Panhandle Campground, WA to Kettle Falls, WA: a short climb and a pint of ice cream...a good day

      Day 47 - Kettle Falls, WA to Republic, WA: Sherman is one heck of a mountain

      Day 48 - Republic, WA to Omak, WA: the Washington desert begins

      Day 49 - Omak, WA to Winthrop, WA: assault rifles and open containers of alcohol?

      Day 50 - Winthrop, WA to Concrete, WA: (just pictures)

      Day 51 - Concrete, WA to Anacortes, WA: Quicquid coepit, et desinit.

Epilogue: Trying to answer the toughest question: How was it?

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