The summer of 2005, I took a bicycle ride that started in Virginia Beach, Virginia and ended in Florence, Oregon. It was my first long bicycle tour and also the first time I had ever seen middle of America, the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Coast. That experience changed my life. I laughed, I cried and I blogged all about the experience.
This blog was originally hosted on CrazyGuyonaBike.com until September of 2014 when it was re-released on Coast2CoastBikeRide.com. The original blog had approximately 214,000 hits prior to the move.
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION!?: The status of my cross country ride as per October 15th 2004
Pre-Ride Drama Updates.: Pre Ride Updates
GEAR LIST
ROUTE: The ol’ Bike Route 76
Day -1: Long Island NY to Fairfield, CT
Day 0: NYC to Norfolk VA
Day 1: Norfolk VA to Jamestown VA
Day 2: Jamestown VA to Glendale VA
Day 3: Glendale VA to Ashland,VA
Day 4: Ashland VA to Mineral VA
Day 5: Mineral VA to Charlettsville VA
Day 6: Charlottesville, VA to Afton, VA
Day 7: Afton VA to Lexington VA
Day 8: Lexington VA to Buchanan VA
Day 9: Buchanan VA to Christiansburg VA
Day 10: Christiansburg VA to Wytheville VA
Day 11: Wytheville to Damascus VA
Day 12: Damascus VA to Elk Garden VA
Day 13: Elk Garden VA to Breaks VA
Day 14: Breaks VA to Pippa Passes KY
Day 15: Pippa Passes KY to Hazard KY
Day 16: Hazard KY to Booneville KY
Day 17: Booneville KY to Berea KY
Day 18: Berea KY to Springfield KY
Day 19: Springfield KY to East Mills KY
Day 20: White Mills KY to Utica KY
Day 21: Utica KY to Harrisburg IL
Day 22: Harrisburg IL to Carbondale IL
Day 23: Carbondale IL to Carbondale IL
Day 24: Carbondale IL to Chester IL
Day 25: Chester IL to Farmington MO
Day 26: Farmington MO to Johnsons Shut In MO
Day 27: Johnsons Shut In MO to Eminence MO
Day 28: Eminence MO to Houston MO
Day 29: Houston MO to Marshfield MO
Day 30: Marshfield MO to Golden City, MO
Day 31: Golden City MO–> Chanute KS
Day 32: Chanute KS to Eureka KS
Day 33: Eureka KS to Buhler KS
Day 34: Buhler KS to Great Bend KS
Day 35: Great Bend KS to Dighton KS
Day 36: Dighton KS to Leoti KS
Day 37: Leoti KS to Haswell CO
Day 38: Haswell CO to Pueblo CO
Day 39: Pueblo CO to Pueblo CO
Day 40: Pueblo CO to Royal Gorge CO
Day 41: Royal Gorge CO to Guffey CO
Day 42: Guffey CO to Fairplay CO
Day 43: Fairplay CO to Breckinridge CO
Day 44: Breckenridge CO to Breckenridge CO
Day 45: Breckenridge CO to Kremmling CO
Day 46: Kremmling CO to Walden CO
Day 47: Walden CO to Saratoga WY
Day 48: Saratoga WY to Rawlins WY
Day 49: Rawlins WY to Jeffrey City WY
Day 50: Jeffrey City WY to Lander WY
Day 51: Lander WY to Dubois WY
Day 52: Dubois WY to Grand Teton National Park WY
Day 53: Grand Teton National Park WY to Jackson Hole WY
Day 54: Jackson Hole WY to Grant Villiage, Yellowstone National Park WY
Day 55: Grant Villiage, Yellowstone National Park WY to West Yellowstone, MT
Day 56: West Yellowstone MT to Cameron MT
Day 57: Cameron MT to Virginia City MT
Day 58: Virginia City MT to Dillion MT
Day 59: Dillon MT to Dillon MT
Day 60: Dillon MT to Jackson MT
Day 61: Jackson MT to Darby MT
Day 62: Darby MT to Missoula MT
Day 63: Missoula MT to Lolo Hot Springs MT
Day 64: Lolo Hot Springs MT to Lowell ID
Day 65: Lowell ID to Grangeville ID
Day 66: Grangeville ID to Riggins ID
Day 67: Riggins ID to Cambridge ID
Day 68: Cambridge ID to Baker City OR
Day 69: Baker City OR to Baker City OR
Day 70: Baker City OR to Prairie City OR
Day 71: Prairie City OR to Dayville OR
Day 72: Dayville OR to Ochoko Lake OR
Day 73: Ochoko Lake OR to Bend OR
Day 74: Bend OR to Mckenzie Bridge OR
Day 75: Mckenzie Bridge OR to Springfield OR
Day 76: Springfield OR to Florence OR
Day 77: Florence OR to NYC
17 Days Home
4 Weeks in Germany
THE AFTERMATH