Monroeville, IN to Orchard Park, NY 411 miles August 4 to August 10

Day 55: August 8, Madison, OH to Fairview, PA

62 miles, last day in Ohio

Day 54: August 7, Vermillion to Madison,  OH

86 mile, 7 hours 0 minutes, 1,647 feet total ascent

Got a little lost in Cleveland, but all good. Fast ride. The last of the longest rides

Day 53: August 6, Clyde to Vermillion, OH

38 mile get to sleep in!!!!!

Day 52: August 5, Grand Rapids to Clyde, OH

57 mile, 4 hours 35 minutes, total ascent 472

flat good ride and short

Day 51: August 4, Aurburn,IN to Grand Rapids, OH

73 miles, Please wind help me

Muscatine, IA to Monroeville, IN 405 miles July 28 to 3 August

Day 50: August 3, Wabash to Aurburn IN

68 miles, I hope the wind is not from the North East again!!!! And I don't want to get lost in the City.

Update: 68 miles, 6 hour 09 minutes, total ascent: 1365

good ride did get lost, but did pick up a piece metal and a flat.

Day 49: August 2, Rest Day

Day 48: August 1, Hanging Grove, IN to Wabash

70 miles, flat, please no wind

Update: The 14 mph NorthEast wind i can do with out slow ride

70 mile, 5 hours 57 minutes, 1,168 total ascent

Day 47: July 31, Kankakee, IL to Hanging Grove, IN by Buffalo

63 miles, flat

Update: 62 miles, 6 hours, total ascent: 801

I was flat, BUT the 17 mph wind in my face all F@*king all day SUCKED!!!!!!! Why 17 mph how about 5.

Day 46: July 30, Marseille, IL to Kankakee

60 miles, flat good ride sorry deleted map

Day 45: July 29, Atkinson, IL to Marseille, IL

73 miles and some hills,

Day 44: July 28, Muscatine, IA to Atkinson, IL

60 flat miles if I don't get lost in Davenport.

Update: 60 Mile, 4 hours 57 minutes, total ascent: 1,102

Good ride, wind was no factor and mostly flat. 1 hour rain delay and it was HOT!

Day 43: July 27, Rest day Again!!!!

LaCrosse,WI to Muscatine,IA 214 mile July 23 to July 26

Day 42: July 26, Cascade to Muscatine, IA

If it doesn't rain, forcast doesn't look good. Another long ass ride

Update: Rain, Rain, Rain, just not going to happen today!!!

Day 41: July 25, Elkader to Cascade, IA

56 mile and 2 climbs, fingers crossed

Update: 78 Miles. 5 Hours 23 Minutes, Total ascent 2,333

Much hillier then I thought, who know Iowa was so Hilly!

Day 40: July 24, Stoddard to Eklader

78 mile and 5 climbs, Iowa is a hilly bitch

Update: 78 miles.  7 hours 43 minutes.  Total ascent 2976 feet.

Wind was in my face all day.  Two rain delays and the hill, 4 climbs all at the end. Made for a long day

Home for a rest!  July 18 to July 23

Fargo, ND to Home, 248 mile July 13 to July 17

Day 33: July 17, Alexandria to Waite Park

Minnesota day 3,Thank god not 70 miles again

Update: 67 miles.  5 hours 3 minutes.  Total ascent 558 feet.

Wind had no effect.  Lake Wobagon Trail was smooth and flat.  Good ride. 

Day 33: July 16, Pelican Rapids to Alexandria

Minnesota day 2, come on north wind!!!!!

Update: 71 miles-  5 hours, 49 minutes - Total ascent 1,158

Rear tire blow out, but able to make it to Alexandria. If you use tubes get TPU. 

Dickinson, ND to Fargo, ND 342.6 mile July 10 to July 15

Day 32: July 15, Casselton to Pelican Rapids

Back in Minnesota!!!!

Update: 70 miles-  5 hours, 17 minutes - Total ascent 1,043

Good Ride. Wind was on my back for 25 mile, very fast thank wind, last 12 was into wind and up hill a little. Still a fast ride!!!!

Day 31: July 14, Jamestown to Casselton

All 94 baby, hope for a wind on my back and low traffic.

Update: 77 miles-  6 hours, 34 minutes - Total ascent 1099

Wind was no help, last 9 miles were tough, Had to add air to rear tire. The road was good the whole way, load but good

Day 30: July 13, Rest Day

Day 29: July 12, Menoken to Jamestown

Longer ride hope for a good wind

Update: 87 miles-  6 hours, 07 minutes - Total ascent 1342

Great Ride. Wind at their backs. very fast thank wind

Day 28: July 11, Glen Ullin to Menoken

Longer ride hope for a good wind

Update: 70 miles-  5 hours, 48 minutes - Total ascent 2136

Great Ride. Wind at their backs. 

Day 27: July 10, Dickinson to Glen Ullin

The road look flat hope for a favorable wind. Only 50 WHAT!!!!!!

Update:Great fast ride, 51 miles, 3 hous 59 minutes, 971 total ascent

Cut Bank, MT to Dickinson, ND 567.3 mile June 29 to July 09

Day 26: July 9, Wibaux to Dickinson

The road look good.

Update: Great ride, got hot at the end of the day.

Miles: 73,  Time on bike 7 hours 02 minutes, Total ascent 2,428 feet. Sorry no map I deleted it

Day 25: July 8, Circle to Wibaux

77 mile day the road has no shoulder, hope traffic is low. Uphill finish will be slow.

Update: Total Hell.  Worst bike ride of my life - 14-25 mile winds for 77 miles.  

Miles: 77,  Time on bike 9 hours 30 minutes, Total ascent 2031 feet.

Day 24: July 7 Rest Day

Day 23: July 6

Only 67 mile today rolling hills, No climbs

Update: Miles: 67  Time: 6 hours 05 minute    Total ascent: 2,657

10-12 mph tail wind it was great!!!!

Day 22: July 5

My first 100 mile ride, We had a 12 mph head wind for most of the day.

Update: Miles: 100  Time: 10 hours 45 minute    Total ascent: 3274

Day 21: July 4 Rest Day

Day 20: July 3

Hope the wind is on my back.

Update: Miles: 46  Time: 3 hours 49 minute    Total ascent: 1066

Ride was uneventful. Very little climbing.  Good ride. 

Day 19: July 2

Hope the wind is on my back, but have a long climb!

Update: Miles 57  Time: 6 hours 36 minute    Total ascent: 2,546

The wind was a factor again today, and there was a bit of climbing

Day 18: July 1 Rest Day

Day 17: June 30

56 Miles Not much climbs should be good fast ride.

Update: Miles 60  Time: 6 hours 38 minute    Total ascent: 1,506

The wind Sucked!!!!!!! 10-12 head wind for 50 miles. Wind is worst then elevation. With elvevation you lose it with every peddle stroke and there is a down hill, with wind you lose energy wind every peddle stroke.

Day 16: June 29

64 Miles some climbing hopefuly the wind will be on my back

Update: Miles 64.3  Time: 5 hours 39 minute    Total ascent: 2,333

Good ride with Bill, wind was not a factor.

Sandpoint, ID to Cut Bank, MT. 445 miles, June 23-28

Day 15: June 28

49 Miles no climba all down Hill!!!!!!

Update: Miles 48  Time: 2 hours 52 minute    Total ascent: 892

Best ride of my live, 18-20 mph wind on my back,. 18.5 mph average speed!

Day 14: June 27

73 Miles 6 climbs going to be a challange

Update: Miles 76.8   Time: 8 hours 18 minute    Total ascent: 4,534

It hurt and I got rained on twice

Day 13: June 26

70 Miles longer then I want, hope its good highway

Update:   Miles 69.6   Time: 6 hours 24 minute    Total ascent: 3,005

It hurt, bad road, the last 9 miles where tough, thank you paul for talking thru some of it!

Day 12: June 25

Shorter ride then to Libby, but 4 climbs

Update:   Miles 64   Time: 6 hours 03 minute    Total ascent: 3,323

Day 11: June 23

Long ride today 76 miles, the longest so far and after long week! It should take 6 and a half hours, lets hope for a good tail wind.

Update:   Miles 76.8    Time: 7 hours 01 minute    Total ascent: 3087

12-22 June

462 Miles

Elevation Gain 29,677 Feet

Anacortes, WA to Hope, ID

Day 10: June 22

One climb in the beginning, I hope there is no rain. The forecast calls for it all day. If it rains I'm in the truck with Susannah. I didn't sign up for getting soaked to the bone and hypothermia. F- that! My trip. My rules.

Update: Miles: 58  Time: 5 hours 09 minutes.  Total ascent: 2159 feet

I was able to beat the rain the whole way. Hey!!!

Day 9: June 21

What a flat ride?

Update:  Miles: 52  Time: 4 hours 29 minutes.  Total ascent: 1300 feet

I had a 7-12 mph wind for 49 mile!!!!! and it was cold, too. 49 to 55 degrees. So, thankful for a hot shower and warm RV, thank you to my better half Susannah, she is the BOSS!

Day 8: June 20

 More climbs: Yaaagaahhhh

Update:  Miles: 50  Time: 4 hours 16 minutes.  Total ascent: 2600 feet

Pretty uneventul

Day 7: June 19

Please no more hills, I may hate this state yet!!!!

Update:  Miles:  41.5  Time:   4 hours 19 minutes.  Total ascent: 3750 feet

Legs feel OK.  Looking foward to a day when I don't have as many climbs.

Day 6: June 18

Yes another Pass!!!!! Its going to hurt a lot

Update: Today was 60 miles. 5 hours and 50 minutes.  Total ascent 4,508 feet. 

Day 5: 16 June

More Climbing!!!!! HAAAHHHHHAAH

Update: Today was 53.6 miles.  5 hours 2 minutes on bike.  3389 feet ascent.  

Day 4: 15 June

More to follow, but its going to HURT!!!!! I just have to make it 32 miles then its all down hill!!!!  Legs don't fail me now!

Update: Very humbling.  7 hours on bike.  63 miles.  Average speed 9 miles/hour.  Total ascent 5463 feet. Maximum speed 39 MPH.  And then I applied the breaks. Legs didn't cramp.  Drank 4 bottles of water.  Hand to stop at a camp site to refill.  

Day 3: 14 June

More to follow, shouldn't be too bad

Update: 27.5 miles: 2hours 35 minutes - 1500 feet elevation gain.  Which isn't bad, however the elevation all came in a five mile ride. Wind wasn't a factor today. Legs felt good.  Didn't cramp. Going to need a lower gear on my bike, which I don't have..

Day 2: 13 June

58.55 miles. 4:51:45 time, Elveation gain 1709 feet

Not bad - mostly flat. Hills where a little slow, 5 MPH west wind! Just like I like it- on my back.

Day 1: 12 June

14.3 miles.  Time - 1 hour.  Elevation gain 587 feet

Relatively easy ride.  Flat.  Very little wind.