Total Miles To Date: 4,022.42
Average Miles Per Riding Day: 45.20
Average Speed: 10.1 MPH
Average Saddle Time Per Day: 5.75 Hours
| Date | Distance In Miles | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2010 | 25.62 | Cannon Beach, OR | First day, strong rain and headwinds. Getting used to pulling trailer fully loaded. |
| May 19, 2010 | 20.16 | Wheeler, OR | Constant rain, wind gusts to 50MPH. Battered pretty good. |
| May 20, 2010 | 23.83 | Tillamook, OR | Better day, flat and very scenic. No rain, some wind. |
| May 21, 2010 | 0 | Tillamook, OR | Day off. |
| May 22, 2010 | 25.29 | Pacific City, OR | Rain but no wind. Flat road for the most part. |
| May 23, 2010 | 40.70 | Grand Ronde, OR | Best day so far. Gentle hills, light sprinkles. Getting in the groove. |
| May 24, 2010 | 46.67 | Corvallis, OR | As a USC Trojan fan I resent being here with Ducks and Beavers. Good day, very good in fact. Rolling hills, no rain, light breezes. Legs are rubber. 6+ hours in the saddle. |
| May 25, 2010 | 0 | Corvallis, OR | Rest day. A bit sore. Off to Eugene tomorrow. |
| May 26, 2010 | 0 | Corvallis, OR | Rehabbing a very sore left knee. |
| May 27, 2010 | 41.27 | Eugene, OR | Flat and very nice roads. Needed an easy day. Mountains ahead. |
| May 28, 2010 | 0 | Eugene, OR | Taking care of business issues. Bank closed account! They thought I was a victim of identity theft again. |
| May 29, 2010 | 43.66 | Blue River, OR | Starting to ascend. Great ride out of Eugene. Moderate uphill climb. |
| May 30, 2010 | 33.80 | Fish Lake, OR / Highway 126 | Camped out in the rain on the side of the road. Went from 1,000 to 3,000 feet altitude. Tough climbing. |
| May 31, 2010 | 30.56 | Sisters, OR | Over the Santiam Pass at 4,817 feet. Very hard climb! Rain all the way. Still snow on the side of the road. |
| June 1, 2010 | 42.68 | Prineville, OR | Great day! Rolling hills and flat terrain. No rain! Average speed 15+MPH. Butt didn’t even hurt. |
| June 2, 2010 | 0 | Prineville, OR | Rest day. |
| June 3, 2010 | 49.22 | Mitchell, OR | Over Ochoco Pass at 4,731 feet. Longest day so far, most distance ridden, nearly 50 miles in 6+ hours. |
| June 4, 2010 | 0 | Mitchell, OR | Sightseeing day. |
| June 5, 2010 | 69.61 | John Day, OR | Longest day so far. One mountain pass, 8 hours in the saddle. No rain and warm, sunny. |
| June 6, 2010 | 0 | John Day, OR | Rest day and sightseeing. |
| June 7, 2010 | 28.71 | Austin Junction, OR | First of 3 5,000 foot passes. Camped tonight. |
| June 8, 2010 | 51.70 | Baker City OR | Did 2 5,000 foot passes, bucked headwinds. Lots of wildlife – deer, coyotes, eagles. |
| June 9, 2010 | 0 | Baker City, OR | Bicycle maintenance and laundry, bills and shipping extra stuff home. |
| June 10, 2010 | 54.39 | Halfway, OR | Brisk winds and one mountain pass / climb. |
| June 11, 2010 | 0 | Halfway, OR | Rest day. |
| June 12, 2010 | 0 | Halfway, OR | Stayed in town to attend festival. |
| June 13, 2010 | 57.64 | Cambridge, ID | First day in Idaho. Very hot, big mountain climb of 2,200 feet. |
| June 14, 2010 | 47.65 | New Meadows, ID | Couple of hills and hot again. No more rain for awhile I guess. |
| June 15, 2010 | 35.02 | Riggins, ID | Easy ride through canyon, downhill. |
| June 16, 2010 | 0 | Riggins, ID | Sightseeing day. |
| June 17, 2010 | 45.75 | Grangeville, ID | Tough 2,900′ climb up the White Bird Pass. |
| June 18, 2010 | 0 | Grangeville, ID | Bike maintenance and sightseeing. |
| June 19, 2010 | 0 | Grangeville, ID | Nursing sore back. |
| June 20, 2010 | 0 | Grangeville, ID | Nursing sore back. |
| June 21, 2010 | 0 | Grangeville, ID | Nursing sore back. |
| June 22, 2010 | 49.39 | Lowell, ID | Great day, downhill. |
| June 23, 2010 | 65.96 | Powell, ID | Slight uphill. Long day. |
| June 24, 2010 | 57.05 | Missoula, MT | Lolo Pass! Finally in Montana. |
| June 25, 2010 | 0 | Missoula, MT | New brakes on bike and visit Adventure Cycling HQ. |
| June 26, 2010 | 53.66 | Hamilton, MT | Nice ride in to Hamilton. Pretty flat but a little breezy. |
| June 27, 2010 | 16.45 | Darby, MT | Short hop to this great little town. |
| June 28, 2010 | 57.93 | Wisdom, MT | Over the Chief Joseph pass at over 7,200 feet. |
| June 29, 2010 | 18.54 | Jackson, MT | Sprint to this little town and stayed at the hot springs. |
| June 30, 2010 | 48.87 | Dillon, MT | Two 7,000 foot passes today. Herd of cows in the road stopped me. |
| July 1, 2010 | 0 | Dillon, MT | Rest day |
| July 2, 2010 | 39.20 | Sheridan, MT | Easy day. Flat, few hills. |
| July 3, 2010 | 35.59 | Ennis, MT | One big pass outside Virginia City. Camped outside of town. |
| July 4, 2010 | 74.24 | West Yellowstone, MT | Fireworks at Yellowstone. Long haul slightly uphill from Ennis. Bucked headwinds last 8 miles. |
| July 5, 2010 | 0 | West Yellowstone, MT | Playing tourist. |
| July 6, 2010 | 0 | West Yellowstone, MT | Playing tourist. |
| July 7, 2010 | 56.18 | Grant Village, WY in Yellowstone Park | Old Faithful and the Continental Divide. Camped out. |
| July 8, 2010 | 54.67 | Moran, WY | Left Yellowstone. Fairly easy ride. Saw grizzly bear up close. |
| July 9, 2010 | 45.82 | Dubois, WY | Climbed Togwotee Pass – 2,600 foot climb to 9,658 feet. |
| July 10, 2010 | 74.47 | Lander, WY | Easiest day yet. All downhill and fast pace. |
| July 11, 2010 | 0 | Lander, WY | Rest day |
| July 12, 2010 | 0 | Lander, WY | Sick as a dog! Food poisoning |
| July 13, 2010 | 0 | Lander, WY | Still sick. |
| July 14, 2010 | 0 | Lander, WY | Recovering. |
| July 15, 2010 | 44.46 | Sweetwater Station, WY | Bonk! Hot and dehydrated. Camped at Mormon Historic Site. |
| July 16, 2010 | 89.01 | Rawlins, WY | Bonk! Hitchhiked from Muddy Gap into Rawlins. |
| July 17, 2010 | 0 | Rawlins, WY | Recovery day. Refuel and replenish. |
| July 18, 2010 | 44.61 | Saratoga, WY | Relatively good day, windy. |
| July 19, 2010 | 18.13 | Riverside, WY | Easy and short day. |
| July 20, 2010 | 48.87 | Walden, CO | Windy day, rolling hills. |
| July 21, 2010 | 61.44 | Kremmling, CO | One pass, lots of rain. |
| July 22, 2010 | 0 | Kremmling, CO | Rest day. Heading up to highest pass on TransAm Trail tomorrow. |
| July 23, 2010 | 45.83 | Frisco, CO | Nice ride in. Easy day. |
| July 24, 2010 | 0 | Frisco, CO | Sightseeing day. |
| July 25, 2010 | 10.48 | Breckenridge, CO | Easy ride on bike path. Less than an hour. |
| July 26, 2010 | 68.15 | Guffy, CO | Over Hoosier Pass at 11,542 feet. Highest point on TransAm Trail. |
| July 27, 2010 | 35.31 | Canon City, CO | Easy ride, all downhill. Met up with my dad. |
| July 28, 2010 | 0 | Canon City, CO | Sightseeing with my dad. |
| July 29, 2010 | 38.00 | Pueblo, CO | Rode with my dad, no riding today. |
| July 30, 2010 | 0 | Pueblo, CO | Sightseeing with my dad. |
| July 31, 2010 | 52.93 | Ordway, CO | Easy ride, 4 hours. Hot! |
| August 1, 2010 | 62.07 | Eads, CO | Hot day, flat terrain. |
| August 2, 2010 | 55.52 | Horace, KS | Hot day again, humid. Better get used to it. |
| August 3, 2010 | 49.62 | Scott City, KS | Really hot and humid! Road at night to avoid heat. |
| August 4, 2010 | 56.08 | Ness City, KS | Ditto. |
| August 5, 2010 | 0 | Ness City, KS | Took day off. Too blasted hot and humid to ride. |
| August 6, 2010 | 64.43 | Larned, KS | Still hot. Started riding at 3:30am to avoid the heat. |
| August 7, 2010 | 69.93 | Hutchison, KS | Long day. Continued heat and humidity. |
| August 8, 2010 | 37.15 | Newton, KS | The song remains the same. |
| August 9, 2010 | 0 | Newton, KS | Took day off and lived in air conditioning. |
| August 10, 2010 | 0 | Newton, KS | Ditto. |
| August 11, 2010 | 37.61 | El Dorado, KS | Hot and humid. What’s new? |
| August 12, 2010 | 0 | El Dorado, KS | Too hot to ride. |
| August 13, 2010 | 0 | El Dorado, KS | Ditto. |
| August 14, 2010 | 64.63 | Yates Center, KS | Hot and humid and flat. |
| August 15, 2010 | 0 | Yates Center, KS | Too hot to ride. |
| August 16, 2010 | 60.58 | Fort Scott, KS | Almost to Missouri! |
| August 17, 2010 | 39.07 | El Dorado Springs, MO | In Missouri. A bit hillier. |
| August 18, 2010 | 49.72 | Bolivar, MO | First flat tire of the trip. On my trailer. |
| August 19, 2010 | 34.34 | Springfield, MO | Doing repairs, getting laptop fixed. |
| August 20, 2010 | 0 | Springfield, MO | Repairs and such. |
| August 21, 2010 | 65.24 | Mountain Grove, MO | Starting to hit the Ozarks. Some hills. |
| August 22, 2010 | 11.95 | Cabool, MO | Short ride to relatives place |
| August 23, 2010 | 51.59 | Winona, MO | Easy ride through the Ozarks |
| August 24, 2010 | 0 | Winona, MO | Sightseeing. |
| August 25, 2010 | 51.56 | Piedmont, MO | Rolling hills through some pretty country. |
| August 26, 2010 | 0 | Piedmont, MO | Sightseeing. |
| August 27, 2010 | 46.12 | Marble Hill, MO | Fairly easy day, rolling hills |
| August 28, 2010 | 29.87 | Cape Girardeau, MO | Easy day though hot and humid |
| August 29, 2010 | 0 | Cape Girardeau, MO | Rest day, sightseeing |
| August 30, 2010 | 49.92 | Carbondale, IL | Crossed the Mississippi River today! |
| August 31, 2010 | 38.53 | Harrisburg, IL | Rolling hills. Hot and humid |
| September 1, 2010 | 0 | Harrisburg, IL | Sightseeing day |
| September 2, 2010 | 36.79 | Morganfield, KY | Short but steep hills |
| September 3, 2010 | 47.04 | Madisonville, KY | Multiple dog attacks! |
| September 4, 2010 | 0 | Madisonville, KY | Sightseeing day |
| September 5, 2010 | 37.28 | Hopkinsville, KY | Nice little town |
| September 6, 2010 | 71.77 | Bowling Green, KY | Hot and long day |
| September 7, 2010 | 0 | Bowling Green, KY | Sightseeing day in college town |
| September 8, 2010 | 34.22 | Glasgow, KY | Short flat day |
| September 9, 2010 | 20.22 | Edmondton, KY | Dogs and more dogs! |
| September 10, 2010 | 0 | Edmonton, KY | Sightseeing and rest |
| September 11, 2010 | 30.65 | Burkesville, KY | Lots of steep hills |
| September 12, 2010 | 33.32 | Monticello, KY | More hills, VERY steep |
| September 13, 2010 | 55.89 | London, KY | Winding roads, steep, hot and humid |
| September 14, 2010 | 0 | London, KY | Sightseeing, nice little town |
| September 15, 2010 | 55.69 | Middlesborough, KY | Daniel Boone country, almost to Tennessee |
| September 16, 2010 | 0 | Middlesborough, KY | Sightseeing |
| September 17, 2010 | 46.62 | Morristown, TN | Smoky Mountains, steep climbs, pretty country |
| September 18, 2010 | 22.71 | Newport, TN | Nice day though some steep hills |
| September 19, 2010 | 0 | Newport, TN | Sore back, rest day |
| September 20, 2010 | 0 | Newport, TN | Rest day, sightseeing |
| September 21, 2010 | 0 | Newport, TN | Still have sore back so a little downtime |
| September 22, 2010 | 0 | Newport, TN | One more rest day perhaps |
| September 23, 2010 | 0 | Newport, TN | Okay, tomorrow I’m going |
| September 24, 2010 | 38.74 | Ashville, NC | Hard day, STEEP, STEEP climbs |
| September 25, 2010 | 0 | Ashville, NC | Sightseeing in this pretty little town |
| September 26, 2010 | 0 | Ashville, NC | Pouring rain, staying put today |
| September 27, 2010 | 0 | Ashville, NC | Still raining |
| September 28, 2010 | 59.28 | Rutherfordton, NC | Finally out of the Smoky Mountains |
| September 29, 2010 | 36.79 | Kings Mountain, NC | Very hard rainy day, windy |
| September 30, 2010 | 43.49 | Mathews, NC | Long day navigating Charlotte, lots of traffic |
| October 1, 2010 | 0 | Mathews, NC | Lunch with a friend, sightseeing |
| October 2, 2010 | 41.00 | Wadesboro, NC | Flat terrain |
| October 3, 2010 | 42.15 | Laurinburg, NC | Almost to my brothers place |
| October 4, 2010 | 23.00 | Hope Mills, NC | Arrived at my brothers house! |
| October 5, 2010 | 0 | Hope Mills, NC | At my brothers |
| October 6, 2010 | 0 | Hope Mills, NC | At my brothers |
| October 7, 2010 | 0 | Hope Mills, NC | At my brothers |
| October 8, 2010 | 0 | Hope Mills, NC | At my brothers |
| October 9, 2010 | 51.88 | Elizabethtown, NC | Finally push to the Atlantic |
| October 10, 2010 | 48.99 | Wilmington, NC | The End. Arrived. Great day! |
