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o yea and pictures are on my facebook.

quick update

Im at the library in McCall Idaho. I over did it the past couple days and I could barely bend my knee by the end of yesterday. I'm taking a day off.

Since the start I have been having a great time.

I really feel overwhelmed typing all of it... Im keeping a journal. Eventually ill post that.

Highlights.

-Getting off the plane and getting 200 bux from head of vcu business department who was on my plane and overheard me talking to woman next to me.

-Couch surfing with marine biologist who lived right on the beach. Super smart dude. Super interesting.

-Otis cafe. Very good super nice people. Fire cheif let me crash behind the station and use the facilities in the morning.

-Biking though national forests. Camping was awesome. Local dude showed me a hot springs but the river was flowing into it so it wasn't that warm.

-Camping on ochoco lake. Swimming more nice people etc.

-Riding down mountains....you see everything and its nice to take a break from pedaling.

-Oregon is amazingly different. After I crossed the moutains it went from forrests to all desert like area but all of is amazing.

-In the town of Mitchell. Population 105. there is a bear that this guy will wrestle. Sadly the guy was not there they day I went. But the bear was.

-BREAKFAST BURRITOS. All of these places have them and they rule.

-It is really amazing. I can't express how awesome everything is around me. I think that is why everyone is so friendly.

Mileage so far

Day 1-80
Day 2-80
Day 3-70
Day 4-105
Day 5-100
Day 6-101
Day 7-90
Day 8-110
Day 9- 60
today is a rest day.

I got new tires after getting 2 flats the first day. I also sent some stuff home. Carrying weight in that trailer is killing my legs.

THERE ARE SO MANY MOUNTAINS. AND HILLS but not like our hills out mountains are like their hills.

I think this day off will do me some good. I hope my knee feels better tomorrow.

Gettin ready

So tomorrow morning I wake up at 33oam and head to the airport. 

I will be flying out of Richmond's airport and after transferring in Atlanta will arrive in Portland.

I should arrive in Portland, Oregon around 11am west coast time. 

From the airport I'll walk two miles down the road (or take a taxi) to Bike Gallery, the shop where I shipped my bike and trailer to 2 weeks ago. 

I'll grab my bike at the shop, pick up a few supplies and I'll be heading west 80 miles to get to the pacific ocean where I will really start.

My trip officially starts at Cannon Beach, OR. 

From there I will head south along the coast and then east to Idaho to Montana to Wyoming to Colorado to Kansas to Missouri to Illinois to Kentucky to Yorktown, Va.

It's going to be approximately 4,500 miles. I want to try and be finished in 40-50 days. We will see how that goes......

I have a bob trailer which is a one wheel trailer that I will pull behind my bike. It carries everything I have on the pack list in the previous post.

I plan to eat......alot. but ill probably grab a loaf of bread with some Peanut butter and honey or something similar each day while I'm riding. Then at night I hope to find some all you can eat buffet's here and there. I also have a small camping stove Hunter gave me to cook some basic foods. I plan to spend around 1200-1500 on food.... hopefully less.

For sleeping arrangements each day after I finish my ride I will look around and figure out my options. I will be trying not to sleep for free (no hotels, motels, hostels, campsites, etc). I will probably find some fire stations and church's here and there that will let me sleep in em but I'll probably be camping most of the time. I hope to stay with my friend Zack's older brother Brandon in Montana and my friend Eric in Colorado. I also has a couch surfing account so whenever I have internet access I mind try and find a place to stay on this awesome website.

The first night I will be couch surfing. IF my plane arrives on time in Portland and I can make it there by dark.

I have a gps thing my mama gave me all I do is press a button and it sends a little message to let my parents know I'm alright. It also has a I need help button and an Emergency button. Since its gps it works where I don't have service.

HERES da link...

http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0d3gmLBnHpalIkrr9vtI1j3BGBmSF2PAm

My phone will be off 95% of the time since I don't see too many opportunities to charge it. But please feel free to call and leave me a voice mail or text message I would love to talk to everyone once in a while.

I hope I don't run into any trouble (human or animal). Dogs usually just chase you for a little and you can shout out them or spray them with water. Rednecks usually have bad aim and usually fail to hit you with things they throw from their trucks. If I do I have trouble my  large can of bear mace (thanks mike) should help me out. I don't think I'll have to use it but if I do whatever was causing me problems won't be an issue anymore. (the can is a little bit smaller than a 2 liter soda bottle). 

My goal is to try and get 100 miles a day. I dunno if I'll still wanna do this after the first couple days but I'm sure I'll cruise through states like kansas to make up for days I fail to make the cut.

I'll be taking plenty of pictures and I hope to upload some here and there when I find a computer. If I do Ill post them on here or facebook.

I'm probably gonna smell.

My pack list

7 Days til I leave

Bike

Trailer

Sleeping Bag

Tent

Camera

Ipod

Notebook/Pen

Maps

Helmet

Stuff Pillow

Chargers

GPS

Tire levers

Spare tubes

Multi-tool

Chain Lube

Rag

Water Bottles

Bike Lights/Flashlight

Mace/Knife

3 pairs bike shorts

Top/Bottom warm base layers

Jeans

Shoes

2 pairs of bike socks

2 T-shirts

1 pair athletic shorts

Rain Coat

Warm Jacket

Gloves

Hat

1 pair of cotton socks

3 pairs underwear

Toothbrush

Toothpaste

Sunscreen

Soap

Sham-wow

Deodorant

Ibuprofen

Vitamins

Dishsoap

Wipes

Spork/Knife

Stove

Bugspray

Fuzzys race.

Fuzzy ran 108 miles all on trails at his race this past weekend. I had an awesome time. I ran with him from midnight to 7am in the rain; about 28 miles. It was awesome running though the sun rise. I don't know how he ran for 24 hours straight. It was nuts. 

I'm done with school. 2 B's 1 A and one grade I dunno yet. I feel like I could've done better but I'll settle. The classes were so easy I shoulda done better.

I also found out I get to go to Europe at the end of July. My mom wanted to visit some friends and I get to tag along. She is paying my ticket and everything. I am really excited for that.

I leave for my bike trip soon.

So my summer looks like this...

May 14th- Beginning of July - Bike Trip

Whenever I get back to July 10th- Eagles Mere

July 10th to End of July-Work, Pirates game or two, Stafford activities.

End of July-Mid August-Europe