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Concrete WA to Rainy Pass (almost); 70 miles, mostly cloudy, 50-60s, brief showers, mostly tailwind The first half of the day continued east along the Skagit River valley on Rt 20 and one long side road, with a very gentle continuous climb.…

Upper Beaver Creek Road (Twisp) to Talkire Lake Road (Tonasket), 65 miles, partly cloudy, threatening storms, 40-60's Another day, another pass to cross. This one is called Loup Loup Pass at 4020 feet. The climb gained 2000 feet in about…

Sherman Pass to Tacoma Creek Rd (Ione); 62 miles, mostly sunny, 40-70s Best way to start a day is a 20 mile descent from Sherman Pass. The pass sported a little fresh snow along the sides of the road at 8 AM. We had a little bit of a late…

Newport WA to Sandpoint ID, 35 miles, sunny and 70's Today's ride was a "rest day" as we needed to recharge the batteries and take care of some chores like laundry and an oil change for the truck. Sandpoint is on Lake Pend Oreille, a large…

Cabinet Range view point on MT 56 to Koocanusa Lodge, 61 miles, sunny 60-90's The route today went through just one town, Libby MT. Libby was our lunch spot at the town park. The rest of the route followed highways and back roads in fairly…

Fortine, MT to West Glacier, MT; 69 miles, sunny, brief afternoon shower, 70's high The route today followed US Highway 93 for 30 miles or so to Whitefish, MT with one stretch of delightful side road through flattish range and farm land.…

East Glacier, MT;  0 miles, partly cloudy 60's Today was a rest day so we toured Glacier NP and did some short trail walks. Wildlife sightings included a moose and a herd of mountain sheep. We had dinner tonight in a great Mexican restaurant…

Shelby, MT to Kremlin, MT; 78 miles, partly cloudy, 50-70's, strong tailwind Wonderful tailwind all day today, this west to east thing is working out well so far (I know sooner or later there will be headwind). The ride continued east across…

Harlem, MT to Wagner, MT; 42 miles, rain, wind, and 40's Today was not a great weather day. In fact it made me homesick for Rochester weather in early April. We were confronted with a good old fashioned low pressure Northeaster. Light to…

Glasgow, MT to Wolf Point, MT; 67 miles, sunny, W wind, and 50-70's A very welcome change in the weather today, just perfect biking conditions. The route today continued to follow US 2 east for the first 20 miles, then followed quiet back…

Glendive, MT to Medora, ND; 64 miles, sunny, west winds, and 70-80's Yesterday it seemed as though there was a continuous descent into Glendive for the last 20 miles. Well today starting out it seemed as though there was a continuous climb…

Richardton, ND to Mandan, ND; 70 miles, sunny, 10 mph East wind, and 70-80's Another beautiful day for cycling. While I experienced my first sustained day long head wind on the trip, it was more like a breeze and no big deal. The route mainly…

Braddock Rd at US 83 to junction of ND 30 and 46; 60 miles, mostly cloudy, 20-30 mph winds SE/E Today was one of those days when you just put your head down and pedal. Strong headwinds were present for 52 miles before the last eight miles…

Little Yellowstone Park to Fargo, ND; 68 miles, partly cloudy, wind E/NE at 10 mph, 70-80's Today's ride was straight and flat for 40 miles continuing on ND 46, then a zigzag of back roads to the outskirts of Fargo, before finishing in the…

Fergus Falls, MN to Melrose, MN; 76 miles, mostly cloudy, SE 10+ mph headwind, 70-80's Today I set a personal record for the longest continuous bike ride on a paved bike trail. It wasn't hard figuring out where to go. The trail pavement conditions…

Milaca, MN to Osceola, WI; 73 miles, sunny, winds 5-10 N, 70-80's Today's ride continued to follow a series of MN county roads in a generally southeastern direction to cross the St, Croix River into our next state of Wisconsin. The St Croix…

Haugen, WI to Moose Lake, WI; 69 miles, sunny, 5-10 S wind, 70-80's First a brief note about our improved social life. We have not seen anyone we know since leaving Seattle where we were hosted by Sally's nephew Kurt and family the day before…

Mercer, WI to Conover, WI; 60 miles, sunny, 10+ winds NW, 70-80's Today's ride  started out on a nice bike trail out of Mercer along US 51. It connected to the "Heart of Vilas Co. Bike Trail" except I didn't right away. I missed the turn…

Michigamme River, MI to Wells, MI; 73 miles, sunny, 10 mph SW, 50-70's Today's ride was back on a more major road, state road M-69. The first 15 miles were somewhat busy, especially with full and empty logging trucks. They thinned out once…

Gulliver, MI to St. Ignace, MI; 68 miles, sunny, slight breeze SW, 50-70's We were fortunate to have another beautiful day for riding. The route continued on US 2 to St. Ignace. This being a going -home-after -the -weekend day the traffic…

Charlevoix, MI to Bingham, MI; 70 miles, sunny, 10-15 mph SW, 60-80's The route today followed back roads when available with short stretches on US 31. US 31 is also known historically as the "Dixie Highway", because it was developed in the…

Frankfort, MI to Lake County line (Free Soil, MI); 69 miles, brief rain showers, cloudy, 10-12 mph S, 70's humid We continued south following state road M22 along the lake shore. There were three serious climbs up and over the lake bluffs…

Lake George, MI to Bay City, MI; 68 miles, 5-6 mph SW, cloudy, 70-80's The day started cloudy and cooler than predicted as it had rained overnight. However, there was a big black cloud to the west that threatened rain and worse, with storms…

North Branch, MI to Marine City, MI; 77  miles, partly cloudy, 10-15 NW wind, 60-70's The first 5o miles of today's ride felt a lot like eastern North Dakota. This part of Michigan is mostly farms, and the roads were flat and straight as…

New Glasgow, ON to Port Rowan, ON; 78 miles; sunny, 10 mph NW, 60-70's Yet another good day for cycling. Overall we have been very fortunate to have good weather much of the time. On today's ride we continued to follow county roads along…

Lowbanks, ON to Wilson, NY; 78 miles, sunny, PM pop-up storm, 5-10 SW, 60-80's The first ten miles or so continued to follow Lakeshore Dr along the lake until we reached the city of Port Colborne. Port Colborne is the southern terminus of…

Webster, NY to Fulton, NY; 74 miles, 5-10 SW, sun and clouds, 70-80's, muggy, dodged all of the rain showers We resumed the ride today from the east side of the Irondequoit Bay outlet in Webster, NY. The bridge over the outlet is swung open…

Hinckley Dam, NY to Baker Mills, NY; 65 miles, 10 SW wind, sunny with threatening storms in PM We are back on the road after a nice long weekend with family. We drove to where we ended the last ride and started riding at 10:30 AM. The route…

Cornwall, VT to Sharon, VT; 61 miles, 5-10 SW, rain early, then sunny, 70-80's, muggy We delayed riding a bit this morning to let the heaviest rain pass. I decided to ride the "Covered Bridge" alternative to avoid riding through busy Middlebury.…

Sharon, VT to Big Rock Campground (Lincoln, NH); 72 miles, 5-10 SW, sunny, 60-70's Today was a day of "major climbs" as described by the Adventure Cycle map profile. That equates to 3.5 climbs for a total of almost 6000 feet of elevation…

Naples, ME to Damariscotta, ME; 76 miles, sunny, 10 W, 60-70's The ride continued to follow less traveled state roads and country roads towards the coast. Yes, it is hilly in Maine, very little flat sections. In particular there are these…