Dia 1

• 34th Ave S

  Start of my trip, stayed with an old Fraternity brother. Super Gracious hosts housed me for about 5 days.
  
  Haiku for the day:
  Flat 7 miles
  Teenagers passing laughing

• 9:00 am - 6.7 milles / 26 minuts - 9:27 am

  Home Depot

  First flat 7 miles. Pushed bike 1 mile to home depot, had to buy a new wrench change tire.

• 10:27 am - 47.9 milles / 3 hores 47 minuts - 2:18 pm

  Banbridge Loop Olympia, WA

Dia 2

• Banbridge Loop Olympia, WA

  First WS hosts. Lovely Couple. Wabash Alum had dinner with us.
  
  Haiku for the day:
  Flat 7 miles
  Teenagers passing laughing
  Remember the goal.

• 10:00 am - 66.1 milles / 5 hores 14 minuts - 3:15 pm

  Toutle River RV Resort, Happy Trails Road, Castle Rock, WA, USA

Dia 3

• Toutle River RV Resort, Happy Trails Road, Castle Rock, WA, USA

  WS host starting Tents for Troops free camping for service members.
  
  AC the only
  Tents for Troops, empanadas
  Happy trails, sprinkles

• 6:00 am - 67.0 milles / 5 hores 24 minuts - 11:25 am

  21st Avenue Bikes

  Reached Oregon... Flat fire and all spokes broke. Rode to 3 bike shops. Friend picked me up here! Beautiful, but rough day.
  
  Haiku:
  Chasing sunrises
  Washington to Oregon
  Wheels wobblin spokes broke

• 11:25 am - 8.3 milles / 32 minuts - 11:58 am

  Portland Oregon

Dia 4

• Portland Oregon

Dia 5

• Portland Oregon

  Stayed with friend two nights. Watched opening round March Madness. Portland great bike town. Black lines doesn't add t o trip. I rode in a car.

• 6:00 am - 49.9 milles / 3 hores 15 minuts - 9:16 am

  Lana Avenue Northeast, Salem, OR, USA

  Met Bill at place of work he drove me to his house. Nice sunny day, bike rode well.
  
  Comfort food and friends
  Cycling shops, live music, sports
  New tire, new hope

• 9:16 am - 8.4 milles / 33 minuts - 9:50 am

  Gigi and Bill: PCV friend's parents

Dia 6

• Gigi and Bill: PCV friend's parents

  Day layover in Portland allowed Bill to ride part of this trip with me. Went to bike shop got new brak
  es. Bill drove me home (black line)
  
  Haiku:
  Pedal Assist gone
  Friday bangerz in my ears
  Beautiful gorgeous

• 6:00 am - 65.6 milles / 5 hores 25 minuts - 11:26 am

  Flat at Lone Pine Farms

  Bill rode part of the way. Rained on, pedal assist stopped working flat tire 6 miles out stopped at Lone Pine Farms. Handle of pump had fallen off. Klink cycles came and gave me a ride to Eugene Electric Bikes. Fixed EVERYTHING!!! AND gave me a crash course on electric bike 102.
  Haiku:
  Fellow Hoosiers host
  Three humps, dog chase, flat tire, UGH
  Broken pump, tow, games

• 11:26 am - 9.5 milles / 42 minuts - 12:09 pm

  McMillan St, Eugene, OR, USA

Dia 7

• McMillan St, Eugene, OR, USA

  Stayed with WS hosts from Indiana. Played games all night.

• 6:00 am - 6.1 milles / 31 minuts - 6:34 am

  Walmart Supercenter, West 11th Avenue, Eugene, OR, USA

  Went to Wal-Mart bought a new pump. Princesses watched my bike. Bought jerky from them.

• 7:34 am - 52.3 milles / 4 hores 35 minuts - 12:10 pm

  9677 OR-126, Mapleton, OR, USA

  1 flat tire, rode 20 miles came down massive hill. Turned onto HWY 8 miles out back tire exploded.
  
  Haiku:
  Warm showers, saviour
  Tire exploding, tunnel
  Sand dunes, fellow Irish men

• 12:10 pm - 11.1 milles / 59 minuts - 1:10 pm

  Friend of WS took me in. REACHED THE COAST!

Dia 8

• Friend of WS took me in. REACHED THE COAST!

  Called WS asking for a tow. He was unavailable, he called his friend who drove 12miles to pick me up. Offered me to stay with him day after St. patrick's day was fed corned beef, cabbage, brews. Definitely had Irish Blessings upon me that day. Tire popped on a straight away right after I was travelling 30mph downhill patched the tube earlier. Stayed with a lovely family. keith took me to buy a new tire and tube drove me around town to see the sand dunes. Lives off the grid.

• 6:00 am - 88.3 milles / 6 hores 18 minuts - 12:19 pm

  Bandon / Port Orford KOA Journey, Langlois, OR, USA

Dia 9

• Bandon / Port Orford KOA Journey, Langlois, OR, USA

  2 flats crossed first major climb, 7 devils road. Road until 8:30pm to KOA- cold night, watched sunset. Made fire camped out. Dropped more weight.
  Haiku:
  Walrus noise, 2 flats
  7 devils road, camping
  Pushed limits, gas bike

• 6:00 am - 91.8 milles / 6 hores 7 minuts - 12:08 pm

  St Paul's Episcopal Church, Macken Avenue, Crescent City, CA, USA

Dia 10

• St Paul's Episcopal Church, Macken Avenue, Crescent City, CA, USA

  Reached CA. Slept on floor of church. 2000+ cyclists hosted. Cold day. Just showed up to St Paul's Episcopal church they took me in. Road through redwoods!
  Haiku:
  Humbug mtn, redwoods,
  flat, st pauls trinity, AA
  California, banga

• 6:00 am - 83.6 milles / 6 hores 41 minuts - 12:42 pm

  Eureka HighSchool

  Flat tire next to Eureka HS. Hosts' friend picked me up took me to get tube.

• 12:42 pm - 1.1 milles / 6 minuts - 12:49 pm

  D Street, Eureka, CA, USA

Dia 11

• D Street, Eureka, CA, USA

  3 years to the day Rachelle hosted me after I hosted her. Thanks fbook. Cold rainy day, but Lovely night with friends who had an amazing shower,
  Haiku:
  Scenic route, flat tire,
  Hitchhike, farms, three bridges, tough
  PC, Rain, karma

• 6:00 am - 80.9 milles / 8 hores 13 minuts - 2:14 pm

  Richardson Grove State Park, U.S. 101, Garberville, CA, USA

Dia 12

• Richardson Grove State Park, U.S. 101, Garberville, CA, USA

  Beautiful day. Started out with an Earthquake. Earthquakes in general are different when youre not used to them. Especially on the toilet. Drove through beautiful redwoods. Camped out. Rainy cold night in redwoods.
  Haiku:
  Mighty tall trees, wave
  Pitch tent, fire, nature
  Whispering nature

• 6:00 am - 56.8 milles / 7 hores 17 minuts - 1:18 pm

  Happy Lane, Fort Bragg, CA, USA

Dia 13

• Happy Lane, Fort Bragg, CA, USA

  Didnt get a full charge on batteries over big mountain pass back on coast. Passed a lot of small tows few inns. Rainy cold day. Pedaled 10 miles when the batteries ran out of charge. Knee flared up. Exhausted. Messaged WS host when I was .5miles away. she had a septic problem, injured chicken, and just moved. I accepted the bed and thanked her. She was a photographer/mycologist.
  Haiku:
  Lovely Jen, kind soul
  Chicks, mycologist, photo
  Saviour on the road

• 6:00 am - 81.0 milles / 8 hores 55 minuts - 2:56 pm

  Woodside Campground Road, Jenner, CA, USA

Dia 14

• Woodside Campground Road, Jenner, CA, USA

  Flat tire, Hailed on in Gualala, charged batteries, rough day until I saw double rainbow. Knee is bothering me. Camped in bathroom
  Haiku:
  Hail, rainbow, ocean breeze
  Oh nature youre the secret
  Ying/yang complementary

• 6:00 am - 122.3 milles / 12 hores 47 minuts - 6:49 pm

  Casa Grande Road, Petaluma, CA, USA

Dia 15

• Casa Grande Road, Petaluma, CA, USA

  Wonderful leisurely ride. No problems, been doing yoga stretches for my knee feels better. Perfect timing to meet my host and his family, fellow Wally.
  Haiku:
  Warm day, feeling good
  No troubles, two dinners, grill
  Vegan, steak, fish, pork

• 6:00 am - 52.4 milles / 6 hores 55 minuts - 12:56 pm

  Woolsey Street, Berkeley, CA, USA

Dia 16

• Woolsey Street, Berkeley, CA, USA

Dia 17

• Woolsey Street, Berkeley, CA, USA

  Met with a very good friend and gracious host. Went to a bike shop very nice, but PAS stopped working when I left there. Hmmmm.
  Haiku:
  Little convos, change
  In city, different life, bike path
  bike shop, leisure, bridge
  Day 2:
  Borrowed friends car went to Oakland and Alameda where my mom and her family spent part of the childhood. They were very pleased and said houses have changed. Came back, napped, blogged, rested. Met up with Lauren and Cory. Tyler, my host, Lauren, and Cory have been instrumental in this trip and have been behind me from day 1. Great to be with all of them at once.

• 6:00 am - 0 milles / 0 - 6:00 am

  Left a day early because Big Sur is closed

• 6:00 am - 13.4 milles / una hora 7 minuts - 7:08 am

  Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA, USA

  Passed by Golden gate bridge before headed South.
  Haiku:
  ferry, sunny day
  Golden Gate Bridge, flat, bay area,
  left rushed, not prepared

• 7:08 am - 19.6 milles / 2 hores 14 minuts - 9:23 am

  Devils Slide

• 9:23 am - 8.2 milles / 59 minuts - 10:23 am

  Coastside Inn at Half Moon Bay, Cabrillo Hwy S, Half Moon Bay, CA, USA

Dia 18

• Coastside Inn at Half Moon Bay, Cabrillo Hwy S, Half Moon Bay, CA, USA

• 6:00 am - 52.6 milles / 3 hores 30 minuts - 9:31 am

  Current eBikes, Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA, USA

• 9:31 am - 76.5 milles / 6 hores 13 minuts - 3:45 pm

  Greenfield, CA

Dia 19

• Greenfield, CA

• 6:00 am - 94.1 milles / 7 hores 54 minuts - 1:55 pm

  Atascadero, CA, USA

Dia 20

• Atascadero, CA, USA

• 6:00 am - 91.0 milles / 8 hores 18 minuts - 2:19 pm

  Svensgaarr Danish lodge

Dia 21

• Svensgaarr Danish lodge

• 6:00 am - 141.8 milles / 11 hores 10 minuts - 5:11 pm

  Hotel Playa Del Rey

Dia 22

• Hotel Playa Del Rey

• 6:00 am - 8.0 milles / 40 minuts - 6:41 am

  Bike Attack Electric, Main Street, Santa Monica, CA, USA

Dia 23

• Bike Attack Electric, Main Street, Santa Monica, CA, USA

• 6:00 am - 8.3 milles / 46 minuts - 6:47 am

  W Adams Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, USA

• 6:47 am - 3.2 milles / 18 minuts - 7:06 am

  Culver City

• 7:06 am - 12.0 milles / una hora 24 minuts - 8:31 am

  Union Station - Metro Gold Line, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Dia 24

• Union Station - Metro Gold Line, Los Angeles, CA, USA

• 6:00 am - 45.7 milles / 54 minuts - 6:55 am

  Fontana, CA, USA

• 6:55 am - 2.7 milles / 15 minuts - 7:11 am

  Rialto, CA, USA

Dia 25

• Rialto, CA, USA

  Left pedal fell off first strong tail wind. Road 12 miles with one pedal

• 6:00 am - 72.5 milles / 5 hores 47 minuts - 11:48 am

  Cathedral City, CA, USA

Dia 26

• Cathedral City, CA, USA

  Hot day... road through desert and box canyon road. camped at B&B tackle

• 6:00 am - 132.1 milles / 8 hores 31 minuts - 2:32 pm

  B & B Bait & Tackle, 8th Avenue, Blythe, CA, USA

Dia 27

• B & B Bait & Tackle, 8th Avenue, Blythe, CA, USA

• 6:00 am - 91.1 milles / 5 hores 43 minuts - 11:44 am

  Aguila Fire Department, North 1st Street, Aguila, AZ, USA

Dia 28

• Aguila Fire Department, North 1st Street, Aguila, AZ, USA

• 6:00 am - 69.2 milles / 5 hores 40 minuts - 11:41 am

  Prescott, AZ, USA

Dia 29

• Prescott, AZ, USA

• 6:00 am - 33.7 milles / 2 hores 41 minuts - 8:42 am

  Uncle Stopped on road picked me up before downhill into Camp Verde

• 8:42 am - 47.8 milles / 5 hores 19 minuts - 2:02 pm

  Hampton Inn and Suites

Dia 30

• Hampton Inn and Suites

• 6:00 am - 5.5 milles / 29 minuts - 6:30 am

  Flaggstaff Host

Dia 31

• Flaggstaff Host

• 6:00 am - 89.5 milles / 4 hores 48 minuts - 10:49 am

  Holbrook / Petrified Forest KOA, Hermosa Drive, Holbrook, AZ, USA

Dia 32

• Holbrook / Petrified Forest KOA, Hermosa Drive, Holbrook, AZ, USA

• 6:00 am - 92.7 milles / 7 hores 42 minuts - 2:43 pm

  Knights Inn Gallup, East Highway 66, Gallup, NM, USA

Dia 33

• Knights Inn Gallup, East Highway 66, Gallup, NM, USA

• 6:00 am - 146.8 milles / 8 hores 4 minuts - 2:05 pm

  Albuquerque, NM, USA

Dia 34 - 35

• Albuquerque, NM, USA

Dia 36

• Albuquerque, NM, USA

• 6:00 am - 61.2 milles / 4 hores un minut - 10:02 am

  Clines Corners

Dia 37

• Clines Corners

  Cool, chilly day. 2000ft climb t beginning flat after. Route 66 America the Beautiful hummm along road.

• 6:00 am - 57.3 milles / 2 hores 42 minuts - 8:43 am

  Santa Rosa, NM, USA

Dia 38

• Santa Rosa, NM, USA

  Rode with Dan from clines corners 30mph wind at back

• 6:00 am - 58.5 milles / 3 hores 45 minuts - 9:46 am

  Tucumcari, NM, USA

Dia 39

• Tucumcari, NM, USA

  Watched Pacers get a win... wind is changing directions.

• 6:00 am - 23.9 milles / una hora 56 minuts - 7:57 am

  San Jon, NM, USA

  Town of 120 people wind in the face... woke up 4AM freezing. Front flat tire left papers at campground. rode 20miles and got a ride!

• 7:57 am - 39.2 milles / 4 hores 44 minuts - 1:42 pm

  Adrian, TX, USA

Dia 40

• Adrian, TX, USA

  Half way point of Route 66. Super friendly hotel with wonderful breakfast. Family ran.

• 6:00 am - 42.0 milles / 4 hores 36 minuts - 10:37 am

  Amarillo Texas

Dia 41

• Amarillo Texas

Dia 42

• Amarillo Texas