May 29: Grangeville, ID to Lowell, ID (50 miles)
May 30: Lowell, ID to Powell, ID (66 miles)
May 31: Powell, ID to Missoula, MT (57 miles)
I’ve been excited about Missoula for more than a week now. Missoula has been a symbol in my mind since Eugene, OR: a symbol of completing the first leg of the [...]
Getting my sea legs
Idaho Photos
–Crossing the 45th Parrallel–
–Lone ranch house with clouds covering the mountains behind–
–Cat tails grow in the pools of water that form on the shoulders of the road–
–Dowbtown White Bird, ID was booming when we arrived (population 108)–
–We climbed out of this canyon over 11 miles of switchbacks–
We’re in Grangeville, Idaho! and my quads hate me.
May 27: Council, ID to Riggins, ID (61 miles)
May 28: Riggins, ID to Grangeville, ID (50 miles)
Total miles to date: 623
I had this post all a-brewing in my head about my emotional/psychological state and what this trip is doing to it (anxiety! fear! weepiness! occasional bouts of something…awesome-ish kinda sorta!) but right now [...]
Happy Birthday to Rachel
A happy birthday to my love! It’s special to have you all to myself this year. (I promise to share in the future.)
For her birthday evening, we went out on the town (Council, ID, population 800) to wine and dine (photo to follow).
We’ve fixed our map!
Now, if you go to the “Track Us” page above, the map that appears will actually show the area we have covered rather than a map of Africa. For specific details and pictures about each of the points on our map, click the link on the top of the “Track Us” page.
Passage into Idaho
May 25: Richland, OR to ???, Idaho–53 miles
May 26: Seid Creek Road, ID to Council, ID–37 miles
Total miles to date: 512 (We’ve crossed 500!)
Yes, it’s true. Yesterday we said goodbye to Oregon as we crossed our first state line and entered lovely Idaho. It was an amazing day in so many ways. It included:
1. Our [...]
Back in the saddle
Baker City, OR to Richland, OR (42 miles)
Total miles to date: 420
And we’re off again, after a morning and part of an afternoon spent in Baker City repairing my shredded back tire and generally tuning up my bicycle. It’s interesting and somewhat puzzling to me that my bike was clearly in need of attention–the gears [...]
Shout out to you reading, commenting fools
Quickly, before we grab our laundry and head off to bed: we wanted to say a hearty thank you to all of you who are (in spirit) on this crazy ride with us. We so appreciate the comments–they help keep us going. We will endeavor to produce more adventures for your reading pleasure.
Good night [...]
We’re in Baker City!… unexpectedly early.
John Day to Baker City, OR
Miles: 20 (plus 61 hitchhiking)
Total miles biked to date: 376
Unexpectedly, I say, because we didn’t make it here on our bikes. Yes, folks, we had to hitch a ride ON A TRUCK. Motorized transport? Woe, alas! Meh, not really–there wasn’t much else we could do. Remember the tire [...]
The edge of civilization
Miles: 72 (Redmond, OR to Mitchell, OR)
Total to date: 288
Today (two days ago as of the time we got an internet connection again) we travelled farther into the high deserts of Oregon. The space between towns/supplies thins out considerably at this point. The towns that are out here are dying ones: in each generation, many [...]