In case anyone is still checking....
Derek and I will be hosting a lecture type thingy through the Davis People's Free School...Sunday Feb 10, 8pm and Agrarian Effort. Slide show, anecdotes, general tomfoolery. Should be a good time.
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Thursday, October 4, 2007
2.5 weeks later, I'm biking to Hoes Down Festival
Right now, I'm in Shields Library, just finished my differential equations homework and planning my trip to Hoes Down Festival in Capay Valley this Saturday. It's a 40 miler (not too bad, and pretty much flat) and I will be going with a couple other Davis riders. They have free camping for bicyclists and volunteers, so I will be doing both, helping with the WERC re-usable dish stations, and maybe see my sister there.
It's really nice to be back in Davis. I feel like a different person than I was when I first started this bike trip. My classes are Urban Forestry, Human Sexuality, Differential Equations, and Biology. My housemates are Marguerite, Q, Jennifer, Sunny, Erich, Liz, Christine, Raven, Noah, Sarah, Dan, and my roommate Jessie. DSC has a ginormous kitchen now after the big renovation, and that seems like a big enough change to make living there way more enjoyable for everyone. The gardens are amazing: right now I've been eating fresh pomegranates, persimmons, and raspberries from the garden, and cooking onions, garlic, squash, basil, egglplant, tomatoes, greens, and more. The new compost director, Alden Seabolt, is stellar and making me feel like everything is under control (it was, to be honest, a big thing for me to pass on). I'm glad to finally feel like I can keep up with my school work and have time to go on runs (I still plan on running the Davis Turkey Trot, which I finished 4th in last year, 30 seconds behind the winner). I hope to run it faster this year.
Today, just ran into an old running teammate of mine who was a freshman when I was a senior at Loyola High School. He just started his freshman year at UC Davis.
Well, time to go to sleep.
For a link to Sarah's bike profile on the Adventure Cycling website, click here: (mine will go up soon enough)
http://www.adventurecycling.org/ride_registry/detail.cfm?r=18AEF448
It's really nice to be back in Davis. I feel like a different person than I was when I first started this bike trip. My classes are Urban Forestry, Human Sexuality, Differential Equations, and Biology. My housemates are Marguerite, Q, Jennifer, Sunny, Erich, Liz, Christine, Raven, Noah, Sarah, Dan, and my roommate Jessie. DSC has a ginormous kitchen now after the big renovation, and that seems like a big enough change to make living there way more enjoyable for everyone. The gardens are amazing: right now I've been eating fresh pomegranates, persimmons, and raspberries from the garden, and cooking onions, garlic, squash, basil, egglplant, tomatoes, greens, and more. The new compost director, Alden Seabolt, is stellar and making me feel like everything is under control (it was, to be honest, a big thing for me to pass on). I'm glad to finally feel like I can keep up with my school work and have time to go on runs (I still plan on running the Davis Turkey Trot, which I finished 4th in last year, 30 seconds behind the winner). I hope to run it faster this year.
Today, just ran into an old running teammate of mine who was a freshman when I was a senior at Loyola High School. He just started his freshman year at UC Davis.
Well, time to go to sleep.
For a link to Sarah's bike profile on the Adventure Cycling website, click here: (mine will go up soon enough)
http://www.adventurecycling.org/ride_registry/detail.cfm?r=18AEF448
Sunday, September 16, 2007
The bicycle is parked, the ride is finished!
The 4,670 miles ride is over. After getting to Yorktown, we managed to hike down this trail with our bikes to take a pic with the wheels in the Atlantic Ocean. Reminds me of Florence, without the sand Dunes. Also took a swim in the warm waters of the mouth of the York River...
Time to eat bagels and cream cheese and sit on our sore bottoms on a couch or something a little different then the bike seat. Meaghan drove down all the way to Yorktown and then drove us back to her D.C. home last night. Finally washed those stinky clothes and took showers (it's sad though, I was getting to like my B O), and rest our legs, which have quite a beating in the last month of riding 80+ mile days and only a few breaks. There was only 1 day of our entire trip that we didn't get on the bikes once and that was Golden City, Missouri, when we experienced the best pie from coast to coast. I'm sure Sarah will write some final words of wisdom when I stop hogging this computer. Thanks to all of you who made this blog worth keeping!
-Derek
Final Trip Log up to September 15th!
Day 1 (7/2): 29.5 miles, Davis to Lake Berryessa
Day 2: 49 miles, Berryessa to Jim Town, CA
Day 3: 45.6 miles, to Indian Creek Campground (in Redwoods near Boonville)
Day 4: 44 miles, to Mackerricher Beach State Park just past Fort Bragg
Day 5: REST DAY!!!
Day 6: 55 miles, to Richardson Grove State Park
Day 7: 63 miles, to Fortuna RV camp
Day 8: 43 miles, to Clam Beach County Park
Day 9: 63 miles, to Crescent City (Orman Guest Ranch and Stables)
Day 10: 33 miles, to Brooking, Oregon Harris Beach State Park (WE REACHED OREGON!!!)
Day 11: 50 miles, to Humbug Mt. State Park
Day 12: 70 miles, to 8 miles north of North Bend
Day 13: 35 miles, to Honeyman State Park (near Florence)
Day 14: REST Day!!!
Day 15: 60 miles, to Junction City
Day 16: 15 miles, to Eugene Whitaker Hostel
Day 17: 55 miles, to Delta CAmpground USFS, 4 miles past Blue River
Day 18: 55 miles, to Indian Creek Campground, 6 miles before Sisters
Day 19: 81 miles!, to Ochoco Divide Campground
Day 20: 56 miles, to Dayville Presbyterean Church
Day 21: 53 miles, to Dixie Pass Campground
Day 22: 60 miles, to Oregon Trails RV Park in Baker City, OR
Day 23: REST DAY!!!, sadly, last day Rachel is with us.
Day 24: 84 miles, to Brownlee Dam, ID (WE REACHED IDAHO!!!)
Day 25: 78 miles, to New Meadows
Day 26: 64 miles, to Whitebird Swiftwater RV park
Day 27: 69 miles, to Lowell
Day 28: 68 miles, to Powell Campground
Day 29: 60 miles, to Missoula, Montana (WE REACHED MONTANA!!!)
DAY 30: REST DAY!!!
Day 31: 83 miles, to Sula Spring Gulch in the Bitteroot Valley
Day 32: 72 miles, to Big Hole Pass, camped at the Carrol Ranch info station
Day 33: 85 miles, to Alder, secretive free camping spot, so called KOA #"41"
Day 34: 54 miles, to South Madison BLM Rec Area campground
Day 35: 64 miles, to Yellowstone Madison Campground (WE REACHED WYOMING!!!)
Day 36: 76 miles, to Colter Bay campground in Grand Teton National Park
Day 37: REST DAY!!!
Day 38: 69 miles, to Dubois Longhorn RV site (Dena joined us!)
Day 39: 72 miles, to Lander
Day 40: 80 miles, to Mud Flats (we reached 2,000 mile point for our trip !!!)
Day 41: 86 miles, to Saratoga (our highest mileage day for the trip!!!)
Day 42: 70 miles, to Walden (WE REACHED COLORADO!!!)
Day 43: 76 miles, to Grand Lake (10 feet from boundary of Rocky Mountain NP)
Day 44: 86 miles, to Boulder (we biked the highest road in the US,--12,183 feet!!!)
Day 45: REST DAY (staying with Sarah's friend Kirsten and Evan)
Day 46: 81 miles, to Byors, CO
Day 47: 72 miles, to Limon, CO
Day 48: 85 miles, to Eads, CO
Day 49: 80 miles, to Leoti, Kansas (WE REACHED KANSAS!!!)
Day 50: 81 miles, to Ness City, KS
Day 51: 65 miles to Larned, KS
Day 52: 96 miles!, to Hesston, KS (longest daily mileage of trip so far)
Day 53: 83 miles, to Eureka city park, KS
Day 54: 83 miles, to Erie City park, KS (we reached 3,000 mile point for our trip!!!)
Day 55: 81 miles, to Golden City, MO (WE REACHED MISSOURI!!!)
Day 56: REST DAY in Golden City, eating pie at Cooky's cafe, best pie ever
Day 57: 79 miles, to Marshfield City Park, MO
Day 58: 88 miles, to Summersville City Park, MO
Day 59: 77 miles, to County Line Bar and Campground, MO
Day 60: 74 miles, to Chester, Illinois--home of Popeye the Sailor Man (WE REACHED ILLINOIS!!!) and crossed the MISSISSIPPI RIVER!!!
Day 61: 70 miles, to Goreville, IL
Day 62: 82 miles, to 6 miles past Marion, KY (WE REACHED KENTUCKY!!!)
DAy 63: 100 miles!!!, to Fordsville, KY (LONGEST MILEAGE DAY OF OUR TRIP)
Day 64: 82 miles, to Howardstown, KY (passed into EASTERN TIME ZONE, 3 hrs ahead of Davis)
Day 65: 76 miles, to Harrodsburg, KY
Day 66: REST DAY in Harrodsburg, oldest town of Kentucky (our last rest day)
Day 67: 91 miles, to Vincent, KY
Day 68: 85 miles, to Pippa Passes (WE reached 4,000 mile point for the trip!!!)
Day 69: 80 miles, to Bee, VA (WE REACHED VIRGINIA!!!)
Day 70: 75 miles, to Konnarock, VA
Day 71: 86 miles, to Radford, VA
Day 72: 81 miles, to Buchanan
Day 73: 67 miles, to Blue Ridge Reeds Gap (climbed the famed Vesuvius Pass)
Day 74: 76 miles, to Tabscott (day we sat and chatted with the famous Cookie Lady of Afton)
Day 75: 100 miles, to Glendale
Day 76: 60 miles, to Yorktown, making visits to Jamestown and Williamsburg along the way
Total Mileage from July 2nd through September 15th: 4,670 miles.
Day 2: 49 miles, Berryessa to Jim Town, CA
Day 3: 45.6 miles, to Indian Creek Campground (in Redwoods near Boonville)
Day 4: 44 miles, to Mackerricher Beach State Park just past Fort Bragg
Day 5: REST DAY!!!
Day 6: 55 miles, to Richardson Grove State Park
Day 7: 63 miles, to Fortuna RV camp
Day 8: 43 miles, to Clam Beach County Park
Day 9: 63 miles, to Crescent City (Orman Guest Ranch and Stables)
Day 10: 33 miles, to Brooking, Oregon Harris Beach State Park (WE REACHED OREGON!!!)
Day 11: 50 miles, to Humbug Mt. State Park
Day 12: 70 miles, to 8 miles north of North Bend
Day 13: 35 miles, to Honeyman State Park (near Florence)
Day 14: REST Day!!!
Day 15: 60 miles, to Junction City
Day 16: 15 miles, to Eugene Whitaker Hostel
Day 17: 55 miles, to Delta CAmpground USFS, 4 miles past Blue River
Day 18: 55 miles, to Indian Creek Campground, 6 miles before Sisters
Day 19: 81 miles!, to Ochoco Divide Campground
Day 20: 56 miles, to Dayville Presbyterean Church
Day 21: 53 miles, to Dixie Pass Campground
Day 22: 60 miles, to Oregon Trails RV Park in Baker City, OR
Day 23: REST DAY!!!, sadly, last day Rachel is with us.
Day 24: 84 miles, to Brownlee Dam, ID (WE REACHED IDAHO!!!)
Day 25: 78 miles, to New Meadows
Day 26: 64 miles, to Whitebird Swiftwater RV park
Day 27: 69 miles, to Lowell
Day 28: 68 miles, to Powell Campground
Day 29: 60 miles, to Missoula, Montana (WE REACHED MONTANA!!!)
DAY 30: REST DAY!!!
Day 31: 83 miles, to Sula Spring Gulch in the Bitteroot Valley
Day 32: 72 miles, to Big Hole Pass, camped at the Carrol Ranch info station
Day 33: 85 miles, to Alder, secretive free camping spot, so called KOA #"41"
Day 34: 54 miles, to South Madison BLM Rec Area campground
Day 35: 64 miles, to Yellowstone Madison Campground (WE REACHED WYOMING!!!)
Day 36: 76 miles, to Colter Bay campground in Grand Teton National Park
Day 37: REST DAY!!!
Day 38: 69 miles, to Dubois Longhorn RV site (Dena joined us!)
Day 39: 72 miles, to Lander
Day 40: 80 miles, to Mud Flats (we reached 2,000 mile point for our trip !!!)
Day 41: 86 miles, to Saratoga (our highest mileage day for the trip!!!)
Day 42: 70 miles, to Walden (WE REACHED COLORADO!!!)
Day 43: 76 miles, to Grand Lake (10 feet from boundary of Rocky Mountain NP)
Day 44: 86 miles, to Boulder (we biked the highest road in the US,--12,183 feet!!!)
Day 45: REST DAY (staying with Sarah's friend Kirsten and Evan)
Day 46: 81 miles, to Byors, CO
Day 47: 72 miles, to Limon, CO
Day 48: 85 miles, to Eads, CO
Day 49: 80 miles, to Leoti, Kansas (WE REACHED KANSAS!!!)
Day 50: 81 miles, to Ness City, KS
Day 51: 65 miles to Larned, KS
Day 52: 96 miles!, to Hesston, KS (longest daily mileage of trip so far)
Day 53: 83 miles, to Eureka city park, KS
Day 54: 83 miles, to Erie City park, KS (we reached 3,000 mile point for our trip!!!)
Day 55: 81 miles, to Golden City, MO (WE REACHED MISSOURI!!!)
Day 56: REST DAY in Golden City, eating pie at Cooky's cafe, best pie ever
Day 57: 79 miles, to Marshfield City Park, MO
Day 58: 88 miles, to Summersville City Park, MO
Day 59: 77 miles, to County Line Bar and Campground, MO
Day 60: 74 miles, to Chester, Illinois--home of Popeye the Sailor Man (WE REACHED ILLINOIS!!!) and crossed the MISSISSIPPI RIVER!!!
Day 61: 70 miles, to Goreville, IL
Day 62: 82 miles, to 6 miles past Marion, KY (WE REACHED KENTUCKY!!!)
DAy 63: 100 miles!!!, to Fordsville, KY (LONGEST MILEAGE DAY OF OUR TRIP)
Day 64: 82 miles, to Howardstown, KY (passed into EASTERN TIME ZONE, 3 hrs ahead of Davis)
Day 65: 76 miles, to Harrodsburg, KY
Day 66: REST DAY in Harrodsburg, oldest town of Kentucky (our last rest day)
Day 67: 91 miles, to Vincent, KY
Day 68: 85 miles, to Pippa Passes (WE reached 4,000 mile point for the trip!!!)
Day 69: 80 miles, to Bee, VA (WE REACHED VIRGINIA!!!)
Day 70: 75 miles, to Konnarock, VA
Day 71: 86 miles, to Radford, VA
Day 72: 81 miles, to Buchanan
Day 73: 67 miles, to Blue Ridge Reeds Gap (climbed the famed Vesuvius Pass)
Day 74: 76 miles, to Tabscott (day we sat and chatted with the famous Cookie Lady of Afton)
Day 75: 100 miles, to Glendale
Day 76: 60 miles, to Yorktown, making visits to Jamestown and Williamsburg along the way
Total Mileage from July 2nd through September 15th: 4,670 miles.
Monday, September 10, 2007
mileage update 9/10, with 385 miles to go!
Day 1 (7/2): 29.5 miles, Davis to Lake Berryessa
Day 2: 49 miles, Berryessa to Jim Town, CA
Day 3: 45.6 miles, to Indian Creek Campground (in Redwoods near Boonville)
Day 4: 44 miles, to Mackerricher Beach State Park just past Fort Bragg
Day 5: REST DAY!!!
Day 6: 55 miles, to Richardson Grove State Park
Day 7: 63 miles, to Fortuna RV camp
Day 8: 43 miles, to Clam Beach County Park
Day 9: 63 miles, to Crescent City (Orman Guest Ranch and Stables)
Day 10: 33 miles, to Brooking, Oregon Harris Beach State Park (WE REACHED OREGON!!!)
Day 11: 50 miles, to Humbug Mt. State Park
Day 12: 70 miles, to 8 miles north of North Bend
Day 13: 35 miles, to Honeyman State Park (near Florence)
Day 14: REST Day!!!
Day 15: 60 miles, to Junction City
Day 16: 15 miles, to Eugene Whitaker Hostel
Day 17: 55 miles, to Delta CAmpground USFS, 4 miles past Blue River
Day 18: 55 miles, to Indian Creek Campground, 6 miles before Sisters
Day 19: 81 miles!, to Ochoco Divide Campground
Day 20: 56 miles, to Dayville Presbyterean Church
Day 21: 53 miles, to Dixie Pass Campground
Day 22: 60 miles, to Oregon Trails RV Park in Baker City, OR
Day 23: REST DAY!!!, sadly, last day Rachel is with us.
Day 24: 84 miles, to Brownlee Dam, ID (WE REACHED IDAHO!!!)
Day 25: 78 miles, to New Meadows
Day 26: 64 miles, to Whitebird Swiftwater RV park
Day 27: 69 miles, to Lowell
Day 28: 68 miles, to Powell Campground
Day 29: 60 miles, to Missoula, Montana (WE REACHED MONTANA!!!)
DAY 30: REST DAY!!!
Day 31: 83 miles, to Sula Spring Gulch in the Bitteroot Valley
Day 32: 72 miles, to Big Hole Pass, camped at the Carrol Ranch info station
Day 33: 85 miles, to Alder, secretive free camping spot, so called KOA #"41"
Day 34: 54 miles, to South Madison BLM Rec Area campground
Day 35: 64 miles, to Yellowstone Madison Campground (WE REACHED WYOMING!!!)
Day 36: 76 miles, to Colter Bay campground in Grand Teton National Park
Day 37: REST DAY!!!
Day 38: 69 miles, to Dubois Longhorn RV site (Dena joined us!)
Day 39: 72 miles, to Lander
Day 40: 80 miles, to Mud Flats (we reached 2,000 mile point for our trip !!!)
Day 41: 86 miles, to Saratoga (our highest mileage day for the trip!!!)
Day 42: 70 miles, to Walden (WE REACHED COLORADO!!!)
Day 43: 76 miles, to Grand Lake (10 feet from boundary of Rocky Mountain NP)
Day 44: 86 miles, to Boulder (we biked the highest road in the US,--12,183 feet!!!)
Day 45: REST DAY (staying with Sarah's friend Kirsten and Evan)
Day 46: 81 miles, to Byors, CO
Day 47: 72 miles, to Limon, CO
Day 48: 85 miles, to Eads, CO
Day 49: 80 miles, to Leoti, Kansas (WE REACHED KANSAS!!!)
Day 50: 81 miles, to Ness City, KS
Day 51: 65 miles to Larned, KS
Day 52: 96 miles!, to Hesston, KS (longest daily mileage of trip so far)
Day 53: 83 miles, to Eureka city park, KS
Day 54: 83 miles, to Erie City park, KS (we reached 3,000 mile point for our trip!!!)
Day 55: 81 miles, to Golden City, MO (WE REACHED MISSOURI!!!)
Day 56: REST DAY in Golden City, eating pie at Cooky's cafe, best pie ever
Day 57: 79 miles, to Marshfield City Park, MO
Day 58: 88 miles, to Summersville City Park, MO
Day 59: 77 miles, to County Line Bar and Campground, MO
Day 60: 74 miles, to Chester, Illinois--home of Popeye the Sailor Man (WE REACHED ILLINOIS!!!) and crossed the MISSISSIPPI RIVER!!!
Day 61: 70 miles, to Goreville, IL
Day 62: 82 miles, to 6 miles past Marion, KY (WE REACHED KENTUCKY!!!)
DAy 63: 100 miles!!!, to Fordsville, KY (LONGEST MILEAGE DAY OF OUR TRIP)
Day 64: 82 miles, to Howardstown, KY (passed into EASTERN TIME ZONE, 3 hrs ahead of Davis)
Day 65: 76 miles, to Harrodsburg, KY
Day 66: REST DAY in Harrodsburg, oldest town of Kentucky (our last rest day)
Day 67: 91 miles, to Vincent, KY
Day 68: 85 miles, to Pippa Passes (WE reached 4,000 mile point for the trip!!!)
Day 69: 80 miles, to Bee, VA (WE REACHED VIRGINIA!!!)
Day 70: 75 miles, to Konnarock, VA
Day 71: 86 miles, to Radford, VA
We only have 385 miles of Virginia to cross now and the Blue Ridge to cross, which is coming up in the next few days. On Thursday, we'll be descending the other side of the Appalachians, then it's an easy ride Friday and Saturday to the East coast! We have been on our bikes a total of 4,286 miles since July 2nd!
We are amazed by the generosity of Dr. Lee in hosting us strange strangers into his home. I think we went 10 days since our last shower and over 800 miles so it was nice to have this stop on our journey.
I'll post more pics and such Sunday in D.C. when we're not biking 10 hrs a day.
Day 2: 49 miles, Berryessa to Jim Town, CA
Day 3: 45.6 miles, to Indian Creek Campground (in Redwoods near Boonville)
Day 4: 44 miles, to Mackerricher Beach State Park just past Fort Bragg
Day 5: REST DAY!!!
Day 6: 55 miles, to Richardson Grove State Park
Day 7: 63 miles, to Fortuna RV camp
Day 8: 43 miles, to Clam Beach County Park
Day 9: 63 miles, to Crescent City (Orman Guest Ranch and Stables)
Day 10: 33 miles, to Brooking, Oregon Harris Beach State Park (WE REACHED OREGON!!!)
Day 11: 50 miles, to Humbug Mt. State Park
Day 12: 70 miles, to 8 miles north of North Bend
Day 13: 35 miles, to Honeyman State Park (near Florence)
Day 14: REST Day!!!
Day 15: 60 miles, to Junction City
Day 16: 15 miles, to Eugene Whitaker Hostel
Day 17: 55 miles, to Delta CAmpground USFS, 4 miles past Blue River
Day 18: 55 miles, to Indian Creek Campground, 6 miles before Sisters
Day 19: 81 miles!, to Ochoco Divide Campground
Day 20: 56 miles, to Dayville Presbyterean Church
Day 21: 53 miles, to Dixie Pass Campground
Day 22: 60 miles, to Oregon Trails RV Park in Baker City, OR
Day 23: REST DAY!!!, sadly, last day Rachel is with us.
Day 24: 84 miles, to Brownlee Dam, ID (WE REACHED IDAHO!!!)
Day 25: 78 miles, to New Meadows
Day 26: 64 miles, to Whitebird Swiftwater RV park
Day 27: 69 miles, to Lowell
Day 28: 68 miles, to Powell Campground
Day 29: 60 miles, to Missoula, Montana (WE REACHED MONTANA!!!)
DAY 30: REST DAY!!!
Day 31: 83 miles, to Sula Spring Gulch in the Bitteroot Valley
Day 32: 72 miles, to Big Hole Pass, camped at the Carrol Ranch info station
Day 33: 85 miles, to Alder, secretive free camping spot, so called KOA #"41"
Day 34: 54 miles, to South Madison BLM Rec Area campground
Day 35: 64 miles, to Yellowstone Madison Campground (WE REACHED WYOMING!!!)
Day 36: 76 miles, to Colter Bay campground in Grand Teton National Park
Day 37: REST DAY!!!
Day 38: 69 miles, to Dubois Longhorn RV site (Dena joined us!)
Day 39: 72 miles, to Lander
Day 40: 80 miles, to Mud Flats (we reached 2,000 mile point for our trip !!!)
Day 41: 86 miles, to Saratoga (our highest mileage day for the trip!!!)
Day 42: 70 miles, to Walden (WE REACHED COLORADO!!!)
Day 43: 76 miles, to Grand Lake (10 feet from boundary of Rocky Mountain NP)
Day 44: 86 miles, to Boulder (we biked the highest road in the US,--12,183 feet!!!)
Day 45: REST DAY (staying with Sarah's friend Kirsten and Evan)
Day 46: 81 miles, to Byors, CO
Day 47: 72 miles, to Limon, CO
Day 48: 85 miles, to Eads, CO
Day 49: 80 miles, to Leoti, Kansas (WE REACHED KANSAS!!!)
Day 50: 81 miles, to Ness City, KS
Day 51: 65 miles to Larned, KS
Day 52: 96 miles!, to Hesston, KS (longest daily mileage of trip so far)
Day 53: 83 miles, to Eureka city park, KS
Day 54: 83 miles, to Erie City park, KS (we reached 3,000 mile point for our trip!!!)
Day 55: 81 miles, to Golden City, MO (WE REACHED MISSOURI!!!)
Day 56: REST DAY in Golden City, eating pie at Cooky's cafe, best pie ever
Day 57: 79 miles, to Marshfield City Park, MO
Day 58: 88 miles, to Summersville City Park, MO
Day 59: 77 miles, to County Line Bar and Campground, MO
Day 60: 74 miles, to Chester, Illinois--home of Popeye the Sailor Man (WE REACHED ILLINOIS!!!) and crossed the MISSISSIPPI RIVER!!!
Day 61: 70 miles, to Goreville, IL
Day 62: 82 miles, to 6 miles past Marion, KY (WE REACHED KENTUCKY!!!)
DAy 63: 100 miles!!!, to Fordsville, KY (LONGEST MILEAGE DAY OF OUR TRIP)
Day 64: 82 miles, to Howardstown, KY (passed into EASTERN TIME ZONE, 3 hrs ahead of Davis)
Day 65: 76 miles, to Harrodsburg, KY
Day 66: REST DAY in Harrodsburg, oldest town of Kentucky (our last rest day)
Day 67: 91 miles, to Vincent, KY
Day 68: 85 miles, to Pippa Passes (WE reached 4,000 mile point for the trip!!!)
Day 69: 80 miles, to Bee, VA (WE REACHED VIRGINIA!!!)
Day 70: 75 miles, to Konnarock, VA
Day 71: 86 miles, to Radford, VA
We only have 385 miles of Virginia to cross now and the Blue Ridge to cross, which is coming up in the next few days. On Thursday, we'll be descending the other side of the Appalachians, then it's an easy ride Friday and Saturday to the East coast! We have been on our bikes a total of 4,286 miles since July 2nd!
We are amazed by the generosity of Dr. Lee in hosting us strange strangers into his home. I think we went 10 days since our last shower and over 800 miles so it was nice to have this stop on our journey.
I'll post more pics and such Sunday in D.C. when we're not biking 10 hrs a day.
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