Author: greg

forgot to attach this to the last post.

sunset behind mount shasta – with smoke

We got a great early start this morning to ride through some really gorgeous country. Checked in with the well-traveled owners of the cafe in beiber, had lunch at the coolest old-time general store i’ve ever seen in Aiden, went over two passes, one of which was really nice – saw the first bald eagle of the trip. Unfortunately, megan’s shifter busted. Luckily it’s flat for the next few days, so marcus is gonna cannibalize the shifter from trigger and overnight it to us. In the meantime, we’re staying at a really cool bunk house motel here in canby. The folks here have been really nice helping us out. Okay – time for dinner and beer!

ok – hopefully now we’re going to be getting back in the groove. It’s been a spotty couple of days, mostly because of this nasty sinus cold i picked up. We spent a day holed up in a motel trying to recover. I’m feeling better, but It’s been pretty off and on the whole time. Anyway, We’ve made it to idaho, and joined up with the main adventure cycling cross country route that mike and i did, so hopefully we’ll start seeing other cyclists. The oregon desert wasn’t too bad except for me being sick. There was a stretch of 112 miles with only one place to get water, but we were prepared for that. What we didn’t think about was 112 miles with maybe 4 spots of shade. There was just nowhere to take a break! We had lunch in the gravel on the side of the road! Cars passed us like every 20 minutes. Anyway, we’re out of the great basin and heading into the mountains. Hooray for trees!

We sure do miss ya, sarah!

well, we’re both still sick. We spent two days in a motel in council trying to rest up. We’re both feeling better – at least it doesn’t feel like someone’s trying to drill a hole into my brain through my nose anymore. But we’re both still coughing and sniffling a lot. Good news is we’ve made it into the mountains. Hopefully the fresher air will be good for us. We’re falling behind our schedule, but we’ll make it up further down the line. We crossed 1000 miles today. Other than being sick, we’re having a great time!

We’re on to the next climb, chief joseph pass, where we cross the continental divide. Then It’s into the big hole, where they test insect repellant. Heading for got springs. Had an awesome tail wind yesterday, did a seventy mile day, even though we started at noon. We’re gal way there!

Up up up

We’ve been making good time. Been going over lots of ups and downs. Weather’s cooled off a bit, though still on the hot side. We’ve been meeting a ton of other cyclists – we keep running into this group of five guys. I think their website is bikingacrossstates.com. We also met this swedish guy on a world tour – www.metrobloggen.se/samborombon . The scenery has been amazing – lots of river valleys. We’ve also made sure to deposit large amounts of our blood in the millions of convenient flying receptacles, just in case something happens. We’ve also made a strong habit of frequent stops for ice tea and pie. Well, we should be in yellowstone tomorrow. Hope You’re having as much fun as we are!

we made it to the bizzare tourist trap of west yellowstone. All the traffic intersections and oblivious pedestrians make this our least favorite town. We’re excited about getting back into the wilderness. The actual park is going to be rad! Still hoping to see moose. Hard day yesterday wit lots of head wind and everywhere we tried to stop closed. Saw multiple bus sized rv towing an suv. Sick! Can’t wait to leave our stuff at the campsite and travel around the park sans gear. Wyoming here we come!

there was a cinnamon roll there

We ended up spending a few extra days in yellowstone, due to a fire that closed the main loop through the park. Fortunately, yellowstone isn’t a bad place to get stuck. We were debating on whether to ride 90 miles the other way round the loop, or take the gnarley north road out of the park, when we were rescued by the amazing Yip family, who gave us a ride to the other side of the park. We got to join their family for a day, including a successful eagle hunt, and a great swim in the firehole river. Thanks Yips! Today we had an amazing ride out of the park, riding through some beautiful country. We also dropped 3000 feet and had a great tailwind. We rode pretty close to another huge fire – close enough to see the flames! We finished off the day at a great italian restaurant, where i ate two orders of rollatini. Still a bit behind, but we only have one big climb left – 6k feet over the bighorns. We should start that tomorrow! Ps we survived a staredown with a buffalo

if any of you were planning on visiting the big horn mountains, i hope you already did, because we left them a smoldering hole in the ground. In a two day climbing marathon, we blew through those mountains like they were nothing! Ok, maybe not nothing, but we did a darn fine job of pedaling. It was 23 miles of steep uphill, part of it through the rocky and lovely shell canyon. the pass was 9000 feet, the highest i’ve ever ridden my bike. We may see our second day of rain today. We’re only a couple days from south dakota, should be a piece of cake from here on out. -megan

decaf is not as good

Filling has real peaches, good flavor. Otherwise, slightly gelatinous. Most likely not from a can. Crust is above average. Doughy, not flaky at all. Holds together well, It’s pretty thick. Possibly a little whole wheat mixed in there. Four out of five. Greg had the apple. Not as good.

Hub cafe