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Cycling from Seattle to Washington DC


The End
Part 2, Day 2: Council Bluffs to Atlantic, Iowa, July 2 Today I ended my ride to DC. I was facing a number of factors that combined told...
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Jul 4, 20241 min read
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Part 2 begins
Part 2 - Day 1 - Lincoln to Council Bluffs Iowa = 89 miles, July 1 Water world - woke up this morning to water and ended the day with...
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Jul 4, 20243 min read
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No place like home
Day 19: Columbus to Lincoln = 81 miles. There is no place like home Robb and I left Columbus and rode mostly gravel roads to Lincoln. As...
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Jun 28, 20242 min read
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Trail Angels
Day 18: O'Neil to Columbus- 121 miles. Two Trail Angels in one day I left O'Neil early to watch another sunrise. Ten miles down the road...
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Jun 27, 20242 min read
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Blizzard Time
Day 17: Valentine to O’Neil - 118 miles / I’m a Cowboy, on a carbon horse I ride. Today was all on the Cowboy Trail an iconic bike trail....
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Jun 26, 20242 min read
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Valentine NE
Day 16: Rushville to Valentine = 107 miles. Today I woke up early to attempt to beat the heat. At 5:00 AM it was perfect outside as I...
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Jun 24, 20242 min read
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Ice Ice Baby
Day 15: Edgemont, SD to Rushville, NE - 116 miles. It was hot today. I don't know the temperature but someone in Crawford told me...
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Jun 23, 20242 min read
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Mickelson Trail
I made it to South Dakota, and enjoyed riding on the great Mickelson Trail.
Tony Black
Jun 23, 20241 min read
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Leaving Wyoming
Day 13 - 120 miles from Buffalo to Upton, Wyoming. I should be in South Dakota for lunch Saturday. Friday was just a riding day. I left...
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Jun 22, 20241 min read
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The Bar
Day 10 - Started today’s ride late due to overnight snowstorm. Still got in 120 miles. Today I rode with a new rider Darryl. We called...
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Jun 19, 20241 min read
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Snow in June
It was rain gear day. I’ve stopped for the night in Livingston, Montana. Livingston is only about 37 miles east of Bozeman - sounded...
Tony Black
Jun 17, 20241 min read
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Montana Beauty
Day 6 - Having lunch in Alberton Montana - 30 miles until we reach Missoula. Montana is beautiful. Jenny I stopped to smell the flower...
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Jun 15, 20241 min read
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Montana Mountain Climbing
Day 5 - St. Regis, Montana- today was a mountain climbing day. Miles were pretty slow but beautiful. I met a couple from Utah that was...
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Jun 15, 20241 min read
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Idaho
Day 4 - Finally completed the John Wayne Trail - now we are starting some big climbs in Idaho.
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Jun 15, 20241 min read
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Wild West
Day 3 - Morning / we are in the Wild West on trails that very few have been on. Road conditions continue to be slow because of we were...
Tony Black
Jun 12, 20241 min read
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John Wayne -- you're too tough!
Day 2 - John Wayne almost killed me today. We rode the John Wayne Trail for 80 miles today. The John Wayne trail may be better for horses...
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Jun 12, 20241 min read
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Day 1 - Everything and more
The first day of the GAWR was everything I hoped it would be and even more. It was much more beautiful than I expected, much hillier, and...
Tony Black
Jun 10, 20243 min read
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Exploring Space Needle
This morning I explored the downtown area around the Space Needle with my daughter Jackie and granddaughter Josephine. There are many...
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Jun 8, 20241 min read
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Arrive in Seattle
As my flight on Air Alaska headed west everything seemed like a typical flight. Then as we reached the northwest section of Washington -...
Tony Black
Jun 7, 20241 min read
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Packing for trip
I have been practicing packing for my bike trip for the past two weeks. Today was the day to do my real packing. I have four dry bags...
Tony Black
Jun 5, 20242 min read
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