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Westward I Ride


My coast-to-coast tour in the summer of 2009

3,736 miles (6,013 km) recorded so far over 73 days from May 27, 2009 to August 7, 2009

Topic: Bicycle Touring  
Categories: MTB, TransAmerica Trail, USA Coast to Coast, Western Express, East to West, USA East to West
Locale: North America, United States, North Carolina
Year: 2009

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

Copyright © 2009-2012 By Chase Hrncir - (contact)

Status: Unfinished, not updated for 800 days
Last updated: Tuesday December 1, 2009 13:37 UTC -08:00 (edited Wed 30 Dec 2009 08:57 UTC -08:00)
18,127 hits since May 26, 2009 (hitcounts updated nightly)
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Nothing like a show barn for a good night's sleep.


Table of Contents

Introduction: "Boy ain't right..."
The Plan: Kind of...
The Route: A very detailed plan
My Trusty Steed: Every knight needs a horse, right?

North Carolina

      Day 1: Texas to Wilmington to Leland: A long day
      Day 2: Leland to Elizabethtown: Still gettin' warmed up
      Day 3: Elizabethtown to Spout Springs
      Days 4-7: Visiting Kellie: Chillin' Chapel Hill style...
      Day 8: Chapel Hill to Reidsville: On the road again
      Day 9: Reidsville to Stuart, VA: Doh!

Virginia

      Day 10: Stuart to Hillsville: Up, up, and away!
      Day 11: Hillsville to Rural Retreat: Joining the Transamerica Trail
      Day 12: Rural Retreat to Damascus
      Day 13: Damascus to Council: Hills, Anyone?
      Day 14: Council to Elkhorn City, KY

Kentucky

      Day15: Rest day in Elkhorn City
      Day 16: Elkhorn City to Hindman: Finally, other riders!
      Day 17: Hindman to Booneville
      Day 18: Booneville to Berea
      Day 19: Berea to Springfield: Whoops..
      Day 20: Springfield to Hodgenville
      Day 21: Hodgenville to Rough River Dam State Park: Rain Again
      Day 22: Rough River Dam State Park to Sebree: What a supper!
      Day 23: Sebree to Cave-In-Rock, Illinois: The first 1000 miles

Illinois

      Day 24: Cave-In-Rock to Goreville
      Day 25: Goreville to Carbondale: A semi-rest day
      Day 26: Carbondale to Gorham: The best flat tire ever
      Day 27: Gorham to Chester: Gotta love those city pools!

Missouri

      Day 28: Chester, Illinois to Pilot Knob, Missouri
      Day 29: Pilot Knob to Eminence
      Day 30: Eminence to Hartville
      Day 31: Hartville to Springfield: Detour!
      Day 32: Springfield to Halltown
      Day 33: Halltown, MO to Pittsburg, KS

Kansas

      Day 34: Pittsburg to Chanute: What?! No pool?!
      Day 35: Chanute to Newton: High Mileage
      Day 36: Newton to Larned: Did it again!
      Day 37: Larned to Tribune: So much for the plan...
      Day 38: Tribune, KS to Eads, CO

Colorado

      Day 39: Eads to Pueblo: Caught 'Em!
      Day 40: Pueblo to Royal Gorge: One last night with the team
      Day 41: Royal Gorge to Salida
      Day 42: "Rest" Day in Salida: The Monarch Crest Trail!
      Day 43: Salida to Taylor Park: A free cabin is the best cabin
      Day 44: Taylor Park to Tincup to Pitkin: Found by Ma and Pa!
      Days 45-48: Hanging out at the cabins
      Day 49: Ohio City to Lake Fork Campground: Back to "Work"
      Day 50: Lake Fork Campground to Ridgway State Park
      Day 51: Ridgway State Park to Telluride: Had to work on my birthday...
      Day 52: Telluride: Hanging out, because we can!
      Day 53: Telluride to almost Utah: Stumbled into an oasis

Utah

      Day 54: Almost Utah to Moab, UT: Our day with Wayne
      Day 55: Moab, UT: Canyonlands NP
      Day 56: Moab to Blanding
      Day 57: Blanding to Lake Powell
      Day 58: Lake Powell to Flaming Gorge Recreation Area, Wyoming

Wyoming

      Day 59: Flaming Gorge to Yellowstone NP
      Day 60: Yellowstone NP to West Yellowstone, MT

Montana

      Day 61: West Yellowstone to Virginia City
      Day 62: Virginia City to Jackson
      Day 63: Jackson to Darby
      Day 64: Darby to Missoula
      Day 65: Missoula: Checkin' out the town
      Day 66: Missoula to Wendover Campground, ID

Idaho

      Day 67: Wendover CG to Kooskia
      Day 68: Kooskia to Chief Timothy Park, WA: Morris the cat

Washington

      Day 69: Chief Timothy Park to Walla Walla
      Day 70: Walla Walla to WA Hwy 14, Mile Marker 148
      Day 71: Mile Marker 148 to Portland: So we took a ride...

Oregon

      Day 72: Portland
      Day 73: Portland to Cannon Beach: Ran out of road

Update 8/8/09: Portland, OR: Finished!


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