It pays to be sociable in high school. Doré made contact with two classmates from Red Bank Catholic, class of 1966, who have lived within 25 miles… Read more “Number Eleven: Colorado”
Category: Bike America
Number Nine: Nevada
Ignoring the casino on every corner and the video poker lining every restaurant bar, Reno was a surprisingly pleasant little city. Like many of the places we… Read more “Number Nine: Nevada”
Number Eight: California
We didn’t venture very far into California, just cutting across the north, no further south than Red Bluff (130 miles north of Sacramento.). Doré has been certain… Read more “Number Eight: California”
Number Seven: Oregon
We rode two trails in and around Portland: Banks Vernonia and Portland Springwater on the Williamette. There also happened to be a huge group ride on Saturday… Read more “Number Seven: Oregon”
Number Six: Washington
Somewhere out there is a big mountain, but before we get to Seattle, there were the Tri-cities. The Tri-cities of Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland are located on… Read more “Number Six: Washington”
Number Five: Idaho
Our goal was the Wood River Trail, following the valley north from Bellevue to Ketchum, dba Sun Valley. This is another asphalt rails-to-trails and climbs about 800… Read more “Number Five: Idaho”
Number Four: Wyoming
Before the bike ride, Wyoming is about Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons, bison, elk, deer, wolves, bear, and geysers. The majority of the world’s geysers are here,… Read more “Number Four: Wyoming”
Number Three: Montana
Glendive, Lewistown, Great Falls, Bozeman We spent more time in Montana than we expected because we are spending less time in the car per day. As a… Read more “Number Three: Montana”
Number Two: North Dakota
Day 1: Minneapolis to Bismarck, 437 miles, all in the car We do not intend to cover this many miles again in one day but we were… Read more “Number Two: North Dakota”
Bike America, v1.1
We may stop scheduling our 48- (or 50-, depending on whom you ask) state bike ride. Version 1.0 was a couple weeks away from launch when Doré’s… Read more “Bike America, v1.1”
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