-------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Trip Journals [top]

Jobless, Homeless, and Directionless How I ended up doing what I did My Manifesto Thoughts on what I'm doing and what I hope to gain

-------------------------------------------------------------- Oregon [top]

Florence - Eugene The first day of my trip Eugene - McKenzie Bridge The second day of my trip McKenzie Bridge - Redmond 4,323 feet of climbing...what a day! Redmond - Sisters A campsite, cows and a harmonica Sisters - Dayville 92 miles, a church and a guy named Roscoe Dayville - Dixie Pass Riding to the land of Dixie Dixie Pass - Baker City God bless construction workers Baker City And on the eighth day I rested Baker City - Oxbow Back in the saddle to Hell's Canyon

-------------------------------------------------------------- Idaho [top]

Oxbow - New Meadows Idaho and a cowboy love saga New Meadows - Riggins A story about Pabst Blue Ribbon and Bud Light Riggins - White Bird Whitewater rafting on the Salmon White Bird - Kooskia The Nez Perce Indian Reservation Kooskia - Powell A day along the Lochsa River

-------------------------------------------------------------- Montana [top]

Powell - Lolo Crossing over Lolo Pass into Montana Lolo - Sula Camping with the Deffenbaughs Sula - Jackson Mosquitos, gnats, and hot springs Jackson - Sheridan Being caught by a guy on foot Sheridan - Cameron I'll take a mountain pass over wind any day Cameron - West Yellowstone Riding with Roger

-------------------------------------------------------------- Wyoming [top]

West Yellowstone - Grant Village And then there were three Grant Village - Moran Junction The Tetons and the Hatchett Moran Junction - Dubois Crossing Togwotee Pass Dubois - Lander Wyoming, the land of sagebrush and more sagebrush Lander - Lamont An evening at Grandma's cafe Lamont - Saratoga The legend of Big Nose John

-------------------------------------------------------------- Colorado [top]

Saratoga - Walden Finally, Colorado at last Walden - Kremling Angelman's Disease Kremling - Silverthorne Saying goodbye to Roger Silverthorne - Fairplay Crossing Hoosier Pass and the Continental Divide Fairplay - Florence A surprising site on the side of the road Florence - Ordway Out of the mountains, but into the heat Ordway - Eads Beer for all my friends

-------------------------------------------------------------- Kansas [top]

Eads - Leoti Wildebeasts and Kansas? Leoti - Amy The flat before the storm Amy - Ness City A new tire and some new tubes Ness City - Larned Life along the Santa Fe Trail Larned - Hutchinson Connie, the Ozarks, and Heat Exhaustion Hutchinson - Newton A peek into the world of small town life Newton - Eureka Prarie Chickens and a run across the country Eureka - Erie Can I have fries with that?

-------------------------------------------------------------- Missouri [top]

Erie - Golden City Missouri at last Golden City - Ash Grove The heat, the humidity, and a bed and breakfast Ash Grove - Marshfield Beware of Dogs Marshfield - Eminence A day in the life of a 110 mile ride Eminence - Pilot Knob A Perfect Storm or the Ozarks?

-------------------------------------------------------------- Illinois [top]

Pilot Knob - Chester The Mighty Mississippi Chester - Carbondale Reenacting "Breaking Away" Carbondale - Galconda The long awaited arrival of Alex

-------------------------------------------------------------- Kentucky [top]

Galconda - Marion All you can eat chinese and fortune cookies Marion - Owensboro The first real day of phase II Owensboro - Falls of Rough The everyday decisions and the biggest decision of the trip Falls of Rough - Hodgenville A state park resort and waiting out a storm Hodgenville - Harrodsburg Visiting the humble beginnings of our greatest president Harrodsburg - Wilmore The arts and crafts capital of Kentucky Wilmore (our day off) A day at the horse park Berea - Mt. Sterling The first day on the road without the TransAmerica Trail Mt. Sterling - Carter Caves Pullups, Patrick, and skunks

-------------------------------------------------------------- West Virginia/Ohio [top]

Carter Caves - Point Pleasant Following the Ohio River Point Pleasant - Belpre A trip across the border Belpre - New Martinsville Crossing back into West Virginia

-------------------------------------------------------------- Pennsylvania [top]

New Martinsville - Waynesburg Finally reaching the land of Yeungling Waynesburg - Uniontown Energy, attitude and nutrition Uniontown - Somerset Ugh, the mountains Somerset - Fort Littleton An open letter to the guy in charge of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Fort Littleton - Mifflin Town Riders in the storm Mifflin Town - Bloomsburg Visiting Susquehanna, our alma mater Bloomsburg - Bear Lake Potholes, the Poconos, and finally reaching Bear Lake

-------------------------------------------------------------- New Jersey/New York/Connecticut [top]

Bear Lake - Vernon At last, a state that actually touches the Atlantic Vernon - Milford Finally, the conclusion to my ride