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Getting Started - Baltimore, MD to Cape Henlopen, DE and then onward to Bordentown, NJ.
The hardest part of a long distance bike ride is getting out the front door. The most difficult mile of the entire trip will be the one...
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The Story
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Shaking It Down - Bordentown, NJ back to Baltimore, MD.
The trip from Bordentown, NJ back to Baltimore, MD followed the Delaware River down to Philadelphia and Wilmington, DE. I then cut...
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Mind The GAP - Baltimore, MD to Weirton, WV
The C&O Canal Towpath runs from DC to Cumberland, MD. The Great Allegheny Passage follows the route of the old Western Maryland railroad...
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There is Something Wrong With Ohio - Weirton, WV to Dayton, OH
From Weirton, WV I cut west and followed a system of rail trails across Ohio. My goal was to reach Dayton, OH. The hills of eastern...
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Planes, Trains, and Automobiles... but mostly planes - Dayton, OH
I took my first rest day in Dayton, OH. Actually, it wasn't so much a "rest day" as a "run-around-a-huge-museum day". Still, it was...
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Tippecanoe & Indiana Too - Dayton, OH to Matteson, IL
Back on the road after a day off in Dayton, OH, I headed into the farmland of Indiana. There was a lot of flat country, good roads, and not
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The Mighty Mississippi and the Halfway Illusion - Matteson, IL to Davenport, IA
Illinois is a very bike-friendly state. There are bike trails and canal towpaths all the way from the Indiana state line to the...
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Dear Iowa, It's Not Me, It's You - Davenport, IA to Onawa, IA
Iowa... headwinds, hills, and bad roads. Iowa was a challenge all the way from the east to the west.
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Saddle Sore On The Cowboy Trail - Onawa, IA to White River, SD
The Cowboy Trail runs 200 miles through Nebraska. It could be a fantastic trail except for the lack of maintenance and infrastructure.
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Snakes on a Plain - White River, SD to Rapid City, SD
Badlands National Park, Wall Drug, mechanical problems, and an introduction to the slithery inhabitants of South Dakota.
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Dead Presidents and Old Fossils - The Black Hills - Rapid City, SD to Spearfish, SD
A big loop through The Black Hills of South Dakota allows for an up close experience with wildlife, some impressive monuments, stunning...
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Boiling A Frog - Spearfish, SD to Hardin, MT
Wyoming and Montana are big states... really big. The only way to get across theses states is to start pedaling.
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Fighting Through Difficulties - Hardin, MT to Bozeman, MT
As I rode west past Billings, I finally came to the end of The Great Plains where the open prairie gives way to the foothills of the Rockies
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"Mostly Flat": Crossing The Rockies - Bozeman, MT to St. Regis, MT
I was in the middle of the Rocky Mountains, but somehow my route was "mostly flat". Helena, Missoula, and the end of Montana.
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Water, Water, Everywhere - St. Regis, MT to Vantage, WA
The end of Montana and a quick crossing of Idaho. The landscape flattened out across the arid agricultural areas of eastern Washington.
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The End is Nigh - Vantage, WA to Forks, WA
The trip was almost finished as I crossed the Olympic Peninsula. It was a bittersweet time as this journey came to an end.
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