Longview, a wet ride
Today started as a wet ride and so no photos from the first half of the trip. I also had showers in the second half but also a brief instance of sun. This was a route I had cycled before. … Continue reading →
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Portland, rest day
Relaxing rest day today. It was wet in the morning and surprisingly dry in the middle of the day. In the evening it started to rain again. I decided to take a rest day but also take Amtrak to Salem … Continue reading →
Snowville, railroads, rockets and Rattlesnake Pass…
It rained yesterday – so a good choice to take a rest day. It was dry this morning so I guessed I avoided the rain for today. Unfortunately, I had three showers today. The first I mostly avoided by making … Continue reading →
Cheyenne, end of the heat
Today I reached Cheyenne, capitol of Wyoming. There is a flood warning for the area – mostly for slow moving storms dumping water in an arid area. I had two instances of thunderstorms and wet riding. It didn’t get much … Continue reading →
Linton, rest day
A wet rainy day with 1.2 inches with a better forecast for tomorrow. Also was able to get a rental car tomorrow instead of a u-haul so that should work better.
Continue reading →Sioux City, squish, squish, where did my visor go…
A wet ride this morning so not many photos. The weather forecast had me fooled. The forecast had me expecting rain early and clearing by 9am or so. It also suggested that cycling north would result in less rain. So … Continue reading →
Lincoln/Council Bluffs, a Nebraska ride
Several things make today a late report compared to when I am normally done… It rained. There was a line of thundershowers that came through this mornings. I was originally hoping they would mostly come through by ~6am and I … Continue reading →
Wilmington, riding in the rain
Today it stayed almost dry for the first 35 miles. However, I had some heavier rain the last 10 miles and still got soaked. It was tough to time this one with scattered showers forecast until 5pm I continued to … Continue reading →
McLean, on to route 66
Today was a change of direction as well as slightly different cycling conditions. Since Albany my primary direction of travel has been west. Almost every day going a little further west. Today and upcoming days, the direction is instead to … Continue reading →
Crossing Philadelphia
The theme for today was crossing Philadelphia. While I still expect to be in urban/suburban areas for a while, I did make it into and out of the center of America’s sixth largest city today. Overall, navigation worked fairly well. … Continue reading →