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Gears, Grit, and Gray Hair - The Ride Across America
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Doug's Blog
2013-10-01 Why Do This?
2013-11-27 A Crazy Idea Gains Momentum!
2014-02-12 Winter Doldrums
2014-03-06 Getting Closer
2014-04-01 Spring Arrives. Yes!
2014-04-07 What is Cycling All About?
2014-06-14 Getting Ready to Launch
2014-06-17 Moving East
2014-06-18 Camping - Sorta
2014-06-20 Definitely Not Camping
2014-06-22 Arrived in Washington DC
2014-06-23 The National Mall
2014-06-24 Museums
2014-06-25, Day 0 - The Ride Begins: Yorktown to Jamestown
2014-06-26, Day 1 First Full Day of Riding Jamestown to Mechanicsville
2014-06-27: Day 2 Virginia Backcountry, Mechanicsville to Mineral
2014-06-28: Day 3 The Piedmont, Mineral to Charlottesville
2014-06-29: Day 4 The Blue Ridge Mountains, Charlottesville to Reid's Gap
2014-06-30: Day 5 The Shenandoha Valley, Reids Gap to Buchanan
2014-07-01: Day 6 The Catawba Valley, Buchanan to Christiansburg
2014-07-02: Day 7 Double Ice Cream Day, Christiansburg to Max Meadow
2014-07-03: Day 8 Mechanical Problems, Max Meadow to 28 miles From No Where
2014-07-04 Day 9 The Highest Pass in Virginia, 28 Miles from No Where to Damascus
2014-07-05 Day 10 Double Summit, Damascus to Council, VA
2014-07-06: Day 11 Kentucky At Last! Council, VA to Melvin, KY
2014-07-07: Day 12 Kentucky Coal Country, Melvin to Hazard, KY
2014-07-08: Day 13 The Appalachians, Hazard to Boonville, KY
2014-07-09: Day 14 The Appalachians Conquered, Booneville to Berea, KY
2014-07-10: Day 15 A Day Off the Bikes
2014-07-11: Day 16 Kentucky Rollers, Berea to Mackville, KY
2014-07-12: Day 17 Kentucky Rollers 2, Mackville to Howardstown
2014-07-13: Day 18 Another Day Off the Bikes
2014-07-14: Day 19 Lunch Anyone?, Howardstown to McDaniels, KY
2014-07-15: Day 20 Watching the Fire Department, McDaniels to Uticia, KY
2014-07-16: Day 21 1000 Miles!, Utica to Marion, KY
2014-07-17: Day 22 My Wife, Marion, KY to Tunnel Hill, IL
2014-07-18: Day 23 The Half Way Point, Tunnel Hill to Neunert, IL
2014-07-19:Day 24 The Mighty Mississippi, Neunert, IL to Coffman, MO
2014-07-20: Day 25 A Day Off the Bikes on Memory Lane
2014-07-21: Day 26 Fort Davidson, Coffman to Centerville, MO
2014-07-22: Day 27 Angry Ozarks, Centerville to Summersville, MO
2014-07-23: Day 28 The Ozark Plateau, Summerville to Hartville, M0
2014-07-24: Day 29 The Western Express, Hartville to Ash Grove, MO
2014-07-25: Day 30 Missouri in the Rear View Mirror, Ash Grove, MO to Pittsburg, KS
2014-07-26: Day 31 Heat Wave! - A Day Off the Bikes
2014-07-27: Day 32 The Earth is Flat, Pittsburg to Coyville, KS
2014-07-28: Day 33 Kansas Shows a Mean Streak, Coyville to Cassoday, KS
2014-07-29: Day 34 Kansas Shows a Friendly Side, Cassoday to Buhler, KS
2014-07-30: Day 35 Small Town Kindness, Buhler to Larned, KS
2014-07-31: Day 36 The Count Down to the Finish, Larned to the Pairie Beyond Ness City, KS
2014-08-01: Day 37 2000 Miles, Ness City to Leoti, KS
2014-08-02: Day 38 Colorful Colorado, Leoti, KS to Eads, CO
2014-08-03: Day 39 Death of a Small Town, Eads to Ordway, CO
2014-08-04: Day 40 It is Finished, Ordway to Pueblo, CO
2014-08-05: Reflections on the Ride
2014-11-10: Green Light For The 2nd Half
2015-01-31: 1,150 Winter Miles
2015-05-24 Five Weeks Until Launch
2015-06-22 Riding Naked?
2015-06-28 Arriving in Colorado Springs
2015-06-29 Day 1, The Frontal Range, Colorado Springs to Canon City, CO
2015-06-30 Day 2: The Hoover Vacuum, Canon City to Guffey, CO
2015-07-01 Day 3: The Burro Capital of the World, Guffey to Fairplay, CO
2015-07-02 Day 4: Fairplay to Blue River Lake, CO
2015-07-03 Day 5: Closed Campsite, Blue River Lake to The Woods
2015-07-04 Day 6: North Park, The Woods to Walden, CO
2015-07-05 Day 7: Day off the Bikes, Walden, CO
2015-07-06 Day 8: Wyoming!, Walden, CO to Saratoga, WY
2015-07-07 Day 9: The Thunder Rolls, Saratoga to Rawlins, WY
2015-07-08 Day 10: Sweet(water), Rawlins to Jeffrey City, WY
2015-07-09 Day 11: Our Routine, Jeffrey City to Lander, WY
2015-07-10 Day 12: The Wind River, Lander to Debois, WY
2015-07-11 Day 13: Togwotee Pass - Tetons, Debois to Moran Junction, WY
2015-07-12 Day 14: Yellowstone, Moran Junction to Grant Village, Yellowstone, WY
2015-07-13 Day 15: Animals, Geysers, and Falls - Oh My!
2015-07-14 Day 16: Riding Bikes With A Bison, Grant Village, WY to Hebgen Lake, MT
2015-07-15 Day 17: Riding Like The Wind, Hebgen Lake to Virginia City, MT
2015-07-16 Day 18: Following Lewis & Clark, Virginia City to Dillion, MT
2015-07-17 Day 19: Gold, Robberies, and Hangings
2015-07-18 Day 20: 1000 Miles, Dillion to Wisdom, WY
2015-07-19 Day 21: Desperate for Warm Coffee, Wisdom to Hamilton, WY
2015-07-20 Day 22: The Turn, Hamilton to Lolo Hot Springs, MT
2015-07-21 Day 23: Lochsa Wilderness, Lolo Hot Springs, MT to Lowell, ID
2015-07-22 Day 24, Idaho Wonders, Lowell to White Bird, ID
2015-07-23 Day 25: Salmon River, White Bird to New Meadow, ID
2015-07-24 Day 26: Chief Joseph, New Meadow to Brownlee Dam
2015-07-25 Day 27: Oregon!, Brownlee Dam, ID to Baker City, OR
2015-07-26: Day 28, Oregon Trail Interpretive Center
2015-07-27 Day 29: Triple (By)Pass, Baker City to John Day, OR
2015-07-28 Day 30: Eastern Oregon, John Day to Mitchell, OR
2015-07-29 Day 31: Fred Meyer at Last, Mitchell to Sisters, OR
2015-07-30 Day 32: Why Do Cyclists Like to Climb Hills?, Sisters to Nimrod, OR
2015-07-31 Day 33: Campground Surfing, Nimrod to Fern Ridge Lake, OR
2015-08-01 Day 34: Oh the Joy!, Fern Ridge Lake to The Pacific Ocean at Florence, OR
2013-09-15
2015-08-04: Second Half by the Numbers
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Day -1; Windshields & Tailwinds
Day 0; Wed. 6/25, Ancestors Pathway
Day 10; Sat. 7/5,
Day 11; Sun. 7/6, The Appalachians
Day 12; Mon. 7/7, Rhythm of the Day
Day 15,16; Thu.-Fri. 7/10,11 Berea & Anniversary
Day 17,18; Sat./Sun. 7/12,13 My Old Kentucky Home & Mammoth Caves
Day 19; Mon. 7/14, The Times They Are A Changin'
Day 1; Thu. 6/26, Beginning To Hit Our Stride
Day 2; Fri. 6/27, Riding Mowers, Equestrian, & Other Metal Cowboys
Day 3; Sat. 6/28, A Less Romantic Side of Trains then into Charlottesville
Day 4; Sun. 6/29, Climbing Up Into the Blue Ridge
Day 5; Mon. 6/30, Up, Over and Out
Day 6; Tue. 7/1, Virginia West Hills Roller Coaster
Day 7; Wed. 7/2, Double Dip Day
Day 8; Thu. 7/3, That's Customer Service
Day 9; Fri. 7/4, Happy 4th!
Days 20-25; Tue.-Sun. 7/15-20, Pedaling & Thinking
Days 26-29; Mon.-Thu., 7/21-24, Things Come in 3's?
Days 30-31; Fri.-Sat., 7/25-26, You are in Kansas, forevermore
Days 32-33; Sun.-Mon., 7/27-28, The Pedals On the Bike Go Round & Round
Days 34-35; Tue.-Wed., 7/29-30, Quick Update
Days 36-37; Thu.-Fri., 7/31-8/1, Witchita County Fair & under 200 miles to go
Days 38-40; Sat.-Tue., 8/2-8/4, Completed!
Summer 2015, continuing on
Two Months
Teresa's Blog
2014-06-21 Knoxville, TN
August 1, 2014 – Scott City, KS – population 3,816
August 2, 2014 – Leoti, KS – population 1,534
August 3, 2014 – Arlington, CO – no population listed
August 4, 2014 – Ordway, CO- population 1,080
Eads, CO
July 1, 2014 - Christiansburg, VA
July 11, 2014 - Mackville, KY
July 14, 2014 - Leitchfield, KY
July 15,2014 - McDaniels - Utica, KY
July 16, 2014 - Marion, KY
July 19, 2014 - Coffman, MO
July 21, 2014 - Centerville, MO - population 191
July 22, 2014 - Eminence, MO - population 600
July 24, 2014 - Marshfield, MO - Population 5,720
July 25, 2014 - Pennsboro, MO - outside Everton, MO - population 319
July 27, 2014 – Walnut, KS – population 219
July 28 – Eureka, KS population 2,483 – Doug’s Birthday!
July 29, 2014 – Newton, KS – population 18,437
July 30, 2014 – Nickerson, KS – population 1,147
July 4, 2014 - Marion, VA
July 6, 2014 - Melvin, KY
July 8, 2014 - Hazard, KY
July 9, 2014 – Booneville, KY
July, 23, 2014 - Houston, MO
June 22, 2014 - Arlington, Virginia
June 25, 2014 - Arlington, VA
June 27, 2014 - Mineral, Virginia
June 28, 2014 - Mineral, Virginia (cont.)
June 30, 2014 - Lexington, VA
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