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On May 28th, I dipped my rear bicycle tire in the Atlantic Ocean at Bar Harbor, Maine. On August 8th, (78 days later) I dipped my front tire in the Puget Sound at Everett, Washington. While this trip has been one of the most valuable experiences in my life, it’s also been a . . . → Read More: I made it! 
Sorry for the lack of update. So much has happened (good & bad) since my last post. Malta was the last of my tailwinds. After Malta, I fought daily, brutal headwinds that dropped me to ~50 mi/day–slowing my transition from the Montana plains into the Rocky Mountains to a 7mph crawl along the flats for . . . → Read More: Glacier National Park & Missoula, MT  3 comments  Uncategorized  1guy2biketrips, alberta, babb, bikepacking, canada, cardston, chief mountain, continental divide, cut bank, france, glacier national park, going to the sun road, kalispell, logan pass, malta, michael altfield, missoula, montanna, mountain view, northern tier, raleigh sojourn, randonneur, rocky mountains, united states, waterton lakes national park, whitefish 
Yesterday I rode 120 miles, riding a sick tail wind into Malta, MT. Just as I was getting into town (~118 mi in), I had my first flat of the tour. The unlucky happening is that this flat occurred in Malta–an area the locals tell me is the mosquito capital of the world. I don’t . . . → Read More: Accidental Rest Day in Malta, MT I’m back in Rory’s kitchen. Last night they brought 30 squirrel fans into the cleared-out building. 4 huge dehumidifiers running with the fans heated up & sucked 4 trash cans 1/5 full of water from the air & bare-bone, wood frame of the building. They sucked the mold-ridden water out from the basement, and we . . . → Read More: New Photos & Videos Uploaded 
I’m in Minot, ND right now. Yesterday I broke a spoke in Minnewaukan–just 2 days after I broke 2 spokes, hitchhiked 40 miles, and was barely able to get my wheel true. The spoke I broke snapped at the elbow. It wasn’t caused by a bump in the road, but it occurred while rounding a . . . → Read More: New Wheel 
I’m in Sheyenne, ND. I’ve been anticipating an amazon order shipped to the local USPS in this town for days, but when I arrived the postmaster told me he *just* gave it back for return delivery to the UPS truck a few hours earlier: “sorry, I held it for 3 days as a courtesy.” (every . . . → Read More: Yep, I’m solo (again) I’m in Muscatine, IA. Today was a rough, rainy (though short) day. We crossed the Mississippi into Iowa just before this town. As the rain was going to continue through the night, Don made a last minute change to our campground plans and put us in a Comfort Inn for the night. Thanks Don! The . . . → Read More: Photos up-to-date A few days ago I was passing through Foresman, Indiana–a relatively small town before the Illinois border. I was shocked to see Rose Acre Farms’ Hen Factory Farm. I visited their facility consisting of 12x 2-story sheds, each with 7 rows of floor-to-ceiling cages, each approximately longer than a football field. Video below: In . . . → Read More: Egg Factory Farm Today was another long day. We crossed into Illinois from Indiana, but there wasn’t a sign for either–which is doubly unfortunate because Indiana lacked a sign as well. The good news: no broken spokes! Tonight we’re staying in perhaps the most unusual site yet. We’re staying at a park that just happens to be having . . . → Read More: No Broken Spokes! Today was a rough day. At 98 miles, it was our first century for those of us who have difficulty sticking precisely to the route the entire day (which is to say: most of us). Unfortunately, we discovered *another* broken spoke in my rear wheel mid ride today. That’s after fixing 3 broken spokes yesterday–no . . . → Read More: Another Broken Spoke on Century Day |
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