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Back in the Shire

A green road sign saying "Entering Portland"

My intention is to post an illustrated review of the 3.6 Million Revolutions for Justice Bike Tour in the next week or two. The main update I want to leave you with, for now, is that I made it back home to Portland last Friday evening (August 27) after spending a few days relaxing on…Read more

Almost There

This will be a brief post this week. I have completed 4719 miles of this journey across the North American continent, which I started three months ago (April 21, 2018) in Bar Harbor, Maine. I am resting today and spending some time with friends here on the Oregon coast. Tomorrow morning, I will ride the…Read more

Animal Encounters While Cycling

A group of stuff animals in a wood-paneled room.

One of the advantages of moving through the world on a bicycle is being able to interact with people that you pass, eye to eye, in a human way that is just about impossible when traveling in a fast moving infernal combustion contraption. Most people that commute to work or school by bicycle know this…Read more

Trip Log: Westfield, NY to Mentor, OH

A gravel road going past a clump of tress on both side.

I post this entry from White Bird, Idaho after traveling 3970 miles. One of the best things about doing a bike tour is getting the opportunity to meet so many different people face-to-face. What I have found in people in all parts of the country, rural and urban, is completely contradictory to the mean spirits…Read more

The Great Pall

A view of a valley with trees in the foreground.

Three thousand six hundred and five is the number of miles I have traveled to arrive in Dillion, Montana. It has happened quite a number times all along the way on this trip but it is occurring more often now that I am riding over high mountain passes with views of snow-laced peaks made of…Read more

Through Occupied Territory

Dillion Reservoir--There mountains in the background, and island with conifers and shrubs

This post comes to you from Lander, Wyoming. I have so far traveled 3236 miles. Yesterday (June 21) marked two months on the road. Happy Solstice, by the way. According to this map that shows the territories of the indigenous people prior to the European invasion of the Americas, up to this point on the…Read more

Over the Hump

Rocky Mountain peaks with snowfields. The sky is grey with the threat of rain.

I am at milepost 2889 of my journey, in the Frisco, Colorado vicinity. This is the part of the trip for which I have longed from the start. To claim the bragging rights of having crossed a continent, one has to actually traverse the entire width of it. And so, I had to travel through…Read more

Trip Log: Moose Point State Park to Upper Gloucester

A farm field in Kansas. The forground is deep green then there is a band of gold wheat with a line of trees. The sky is cloudy but clearing.

This post is sent to you from La Crosse, Kansas. At 2425 miles, I am at about the halfway point of the trip. Yesterday, the route began the slow and gradual gain in elevation toward the Continental Divide while trees became even more infrequent than they have been already. Though still days away, I am…Read more

Be Back Next Week

Because I stopped for six days in St Louis, I am traveling today and won’t have enough time to post anything. I can say my mileage count is approaching 2000 miles. I am currently in Sedalia, MO phoning this in, literally. It is hot, humid, and I really want to get these plains behind me.…Read more

Trip Log: Bar Harbor to Moose Point State Park

Wes standing with bike at the shore in Bar Harbor

I am currently in the St Louis, Missouri area visiting with friends and family after having ridden 1775 miles. This is the first in a series of posts intended to document the daily experience of touring. April 21, Bar Harbor, ME to Moose Point State Park, ME With it being the first day of the…Read more