A Ride in the Country: April 2016

Monday, April 25, 2016

Been working out almost daily since September at Harrison Anytime Fitness, It is amazing how "fear" can motivate you. As I prepare for the ride I keep thinking I need to be ready for the daily rides and especially the climbs (over 114,000 ft over the entire ride.) The guys at Anytime, especially Nick, have been great at motivating me to keep working hard and to get to be a stronger rider. Thanks guys.

Thursday, April 14, 2016

This map shows the route we plan to take.
Total Distance about 3000 miles with a total climb of some 114,000 feet.
Looks like we will be riding with about 50 others beginning in Seattle.

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

The Itinerary

Date	Location	Miles	Climb (ft)
Sun 6/19	Everett - Skykomish, WA	68	2,950
Mon 6/20	Skykomish -Wenatchee, WA	75	5,060
Tue 6/21	Wenatchee - Coulee Dam, WA	102	5,615
Wed 6/22	Coulee Dam - Spokane, WA	94	4,040
Thrs 6/23	Spokane - Kellogg, ID	96	2,560
Fri 6/25	Kellogg - Thompson Falls, MT	69	3,485
Sat 6/26	Thompson Falls - Misoula, MT	99	3,315
Sun 6/26	Day Off in Missoula
Mon 6/27	Missoula - Linclln, MT	80	2,915
Tue 6/28	Lincoln - Townsend, MT	92	3,560
Wed 6/29	Townsend - Ennis, MT	78	3,260
Thrs 6/30	Ennis - West Yellowstone, WY	74	3,335
Fri 7/1	West Yellowstone - Ashton, ID	64	1,485
Sat 7/2	Ashton - Jackson, WY	70	4,645
Sun 7/3	Day Off in Jackson
Mon 7/4	Jackson - Dubois, WY (Tetons)	98	4,925
Tue 7/5	Dubois - Riverton, WY	80	1,340
Wed 7/6	Riverton - Worland, WY	92	1,925
Thrs 7/7	Worland - Buffalo, WY	94	8,860
Fri 7/8	Buffalo - Gillette, WY	72	2,610
Sat 7/9	Gillette - Devil's Tower, WY	69	2,225
Sun 7/10	Day Off at Devil's Tower
Mon 7/11	Devil's Tower - Lead, SD	90	5,630
Tue 7/12	Lead - Custer, SD	65	5,595
Wed 7/13	Custer - Rapid City, SD	68	5,595
Thrs 7/14	Rapid City - Interior, SD	80	1,355
Fri 7/15	Interior - Philip, SD	64	2,005
Sat 7/16	Philip - Sierre, SD	89	2,875
Sun 7/17	Day Off in Pierre, SD
Mon 7/18	Pierre - Miller, SD	88	1,745
Tue 7/19	Miller- DeSmet	79	1,090
Wed 7/20	DeSmet-Watertown, SD	60	965
Thrs 7/21	Watertown - Montevideo, MN	85	765
Fri 7/22	Montevideo - Hutchinson, MN	84	615
Sat 7/23	Travel Day to RAGBRAI
Sun 7/24	Glenwood - Shenandoah, IA	50	2,614
Mon 7/25	Shenandoah - Creston, IA	75	3,994
Tue 7/26	Creston - Leon, IA	59	3,318
Wed 7/27	Lean - Centerville, IA	65	2,708
Thrs 7/28	Centerville - Ottumwa, IA	51	1,999
Fri 7/29	Ottumwa - Washington, IA	69	2,541
Sat 7/30	Washington - Muscatane, IA	50	1,314
		2,837	114,833

About the Ride

For many years one of the items on my “bucket list” has been a cross country bike ride. It looks like this summer it will happen. Bright and early on Sunday, June 19, I will join up with my brother-in-law and several other riders in Seattle, to begin an adventure that will take us through 7 states and across the Cascade and Rocky Mountains. We plan to join our RAGBRAI team near Council Bluffs and will end the ride with Team Animals at the Mississippi River near Davenport, Iowa, on July 30.

The 3000 +/- mile ride will take us through some extraordinary country. Devil’s Tower, West Yellowstone and Jackson Hole are only few of the cool places we will see. Over the 37 days we will climb a total of 113,000 feet.

I have been training since the fall and still have a way to go but am looking forward to the challenge and adventure.

Depending on my access to the internet along the route, I plan to use this blog to chronicle the trip for anyone who might find my trek of some interest.