On our first tour from Ellsworth, Maine to Portland, Maine
Ray's and part of Anna's bike on a bridge going into Belfast
In Gasworks Park with a view of Seattle behind us
Packing our bags
Dustin, Ray, Anna packing the car
Loading our bikes in Anacortes, WA
By the Pacific (really Puget Sound) before heading east
And they're off!
Our first night of the cross country tour, camping at the Eagle's Nest RV park in Concrete, WA
Diablo Lake
Heading toward Washington Pass
Rainy Pass
At the top of Washington Pass, surrounded by the North Cascades
In Mazama
The Methow Valley
Waiting for Anna
Our campsite in Kettle Falls
Panhandle Campground
The Pend Oreille River
The bridge to Sandpoint, Idaho
Lake Pend Oreille
Heading into Montana
My first flat tire, discovered in the morning before we left Clarks Fork, Idaho
On the road around Lake Koocanusa
The Eclair
Lake Koocanusa
Whitefish, Montana
A Montana water source
The train in Glacier
A glimpse of the mountains near Glacier
Riding through Glacier
At Marias Pass, the highest point on our trip
There we are on Marias Pass
The highest point on our trip, going over the Rockies in Glacier, Montana in early June
East Glacier
Finally we glimpse the Rockies!
Finally seeing the Rockies
Riding towards Cut Bank, MT
Our campsite in Cut Bank
One of the many many small towns we went through
We saw so many storms across the plains in Montana
Our first 1000 miles
5 miles unpaved
Another storm
Nashua, MT
Another flat
Ray in eastern Montana. We rode 90 miles in 6 hours that day, thanks to some glorious tailwinds.
Common sites in MT
Yay, we made it to another state.
Four surlys
On the day of the lost shorts
Leaving Williston, North Dakota
At Lund's Landing
Good Morning!
A break on our first 100 mile day
Rain storm in Grandville, ND
Leaving Minot, North Dakota
The geographic center of North America, Rugby, North Dakota
Ray's stove after the "incident"
Hope, ND
Making use of our tripod in Callaway, MN
Ray (and his glove tan) with the new stove on our first night in Minnesota
This is where the Mississippi starts
Walking across the Mississippi
Bike Trail
The most torrential downpour ever
The calm before the storm
Wild River State Park, MN
In Stillwater
In Wabasha, MN
A picnic in Winona, MN
The view of the Mississippi from Apple Blossom Drive
Along the Mississippi in the evening
Welcome to Iowa
In honor of Bill Bryson
Elkader, Iowa
The hills of Iowa
The pool in Dyersville
Dyersville
July 5
Streator, Illinois
Amber waves of grain
Reaching a milestone, on our way to Renssalear, Indiana
Fletcher's Lake, Indiana
Ray rescuing a dog
Near Napoleon, Ohio
Which way now?
Cleveland
Anna's terrible tan at Lake Erie
Niagara Falls
Erie Canal
Brockton, NY
Along Lake Ontario
A lighthouse on Lake Ontario
The Adirondack scenic train
Switching the engine
Blue Mountain Lake Inn (from the back)
Blue Mountain
In the Adirondacks
Crossing Lake Champlain to Vermont
Leaving NY across Lake Champlain
Lincoln Pass
On the Kankamangus
Just past our last big climb
We finally made it to our home state!
Our welcoming home
