Category Archives: 2005 – Pacific Northwest

659.5 miles As I was getting ready to go, I checked the tire again. Oh yea, I was going to have to change it soon. Maybe I can baby it until I get home. In Baker, I stopped again to … Continue reading →

576.8 miles I got up at the normal time of a few minutes before 6, got my gear together, cleaned up and headed up Going To The Sun Road. It was much better this morning, traffic being lighter. It was … Continue reading →

490.6 miles At 3:30 I woke up and it was pretty chilly. In breaking down the camp, my fingers got quite cold. Since it was cold, I threw on an extra t-shirt as well as the sweatshirt. I got everything … Continue reading →

553.2 miles At 4:50 I woke up. I got my gear together noticing that the tent was rather damp from the dew. After getting packed up I headed out. I stopped at an IHOP for breakfast and chatted with Rita … Continue reading →

405.1 miles At about 5:53 I woke up and started to break camp. The other guy also was up a few minutes later. Baxter was running his nose on the outside of my tent. As I got things cleaned up … Continue reading →

371.7 miles At 2am some bonehead upstairs was tromping around and talking, listening to the TV. I was able to get back to sleep but he interrupted the routine. At 5:30 my alarm went off and I got my stuff … Continue reading →

536.9 miles The previous couple of nights, I’d been using the Mac and ripping the CDs that Rita’d brought along. Better than the droning music I’d accidentally had on my iPod. She had Bare Naked Ladies Greatest Hits, They Might … Continue reading →

Dexter had to go to work today so no boat ride. We hit the river instead. The river was like ice! When we finally got out, our fingers and toes were numb and a couple of minutes later we started … Continue reading →

558.2 miles We woke up on time and gathered our gear together. I got the bike loaded up but left my tent, sleeping bag and pad in the back of Rita’s car. No sense carrying it now. After we got … Continue reading →

404.8 miles I’d spent the evening getting the bike packed and ready to go. There was just the morning gear and I’m ready to head out. Rita had the car packed and she was heading up 25 to 80 and … Continue reading →