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Bike from Oregon to Virginia, June/July 1999 Yes, a bike trip from Oregon to Virginia (through Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and Kentucky)! Although
I spent a bit of time agonizing about it, the decision was easy.
When someone asks you to join them on a cross country bike trip,
you go. Ask anyone about a
summer they spent hanging around their hometown, what will they
remember? Pose the same
question to someone who spent June and July pedaling across the
United States and I guarantee a smile will creep across their face.
For me, as time passes, my smile broadens. What follows are the letters that I wrote to Emily (who is now my wife) during my cross-country trip that took place during the summer of 1999. For the most part the text is exactly as I wrote it down, save spelling errors and minor editing over 4 years later when I found the time to decipher my scrawl and make an electronic record. I hope you enjoy the reading about my adventure and that it inspires you in your own endeavors, whatever they may be.
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