Welcome to Part II: Portland-to-Portland

In celebration of my 70th birthday in early September, I am undertaking another cross-country cycling adventure (Trek Travel's "Portland-to-Portland" trip) starting August 23 in Astoria OR and ending 3700 miles later on October 5 at our summer home on Littlejohn Island in Yarmouth ME. So that I have a complete log of my cycling adventures in one place, I've decided to continue the same blog that I used to record my 2012 Santa Barbara to Charleston trip.  As on the previous trip, I will do my best to post each day before dinner - because after dinner it's bedtime!

The map below shows the route we will be following. A detailed itinerary can be found on the Trek Travel website at trektravel.com/trip/cross-country-usa-bike-tour/ .  Here is a brief summary: 8/23-Astoria OR; 8/24-Portland OR; 8/25-Hood River OR; 8/26-Boardman OR; 8/27-Walla Walla WA; 8/28-Lewiston ID; 8/29-Kooskia ID; 8/30-Lolo MT;8/31-Missoula MT; 9/1-Missoula rest day; 9/2-Helena MT; 9/3-Bozeman MT; 9/4-Columbus MT; 9/5-Lovell WY; 9/6-Sheridan WY; 9/7-Gillette WY; 9/8-Sundance WY; 9/9-Rapid City SD; 9/10-Rapid City rest day; 9/11-Kadoka SD; 9/12-Oacoma SD; 9/13-Mitchell SD; 9/14-Souix Falls SD; 9/15-Okoboji IA; 9/16-Clear Lake IA; 9/17-West Union IA; 9/18-Boscobel WI; 9/19-Madison WI; 9/20-Madison rest day; 9/21-Milwaukee WI; 9/22-Holland MI; 9/23-Marshall MI; 9/24-Rossford OH; 9/25-Cleveland OH; 9/26-Cleveland rest day; 9/27-Meadville PA; 9/28-Bradford PA; 9/29-Corning NY; 9/30-Cazenovia NY; 10/1-Speculator NY; 10/2-Ticonderoga NY; 10/3-Fairlee VT; 10/4-North Conway NH; 10/5-Portland ME. On 10/5 I plan to pedal the additional 13 miles to Yarmouth so that I can dip my wheel in the Atlantic from my own backyard.

My training has gone well and I am eager to get started on the journey.  My next post will be from Astoria on August 23.

Steve