Change is in the Wind

I stumbled across this old blog that has been hanging around since 2003. It originally chronicled the trip across the US (Seattle to VA) my brother and I were doing by bicycle. I quit after 1200 miles but the old boy did do the trip.

I thought I would keep the old posts to honor his achievement, but start afresh with my own myopic rantings and ravings. So here we are.

Mission Accomplished!

The Captain reached Yorktown, VA on September 17th, completing his 4,595 mile journey!! Friends and family that would like to congratulate him on the completion of his adventure can email him at rpage@comcast.net.

The Captain's almost home and is expected to touch the Atlantic Ocean on the Virginia coast on September 17th! He's camping in Troutville tonight.

July 20-31, 2003
Select pics from the Captain's 3^rd disk

Looking back onthe Going to the Sun Highway

Lunch at McDonald Lodge

Swabbie says goodbye

George McGovern's bookstore

Captain makes it to the top

In anticipation of the fires

Yellowstone

Hot Springs in Yellowstone

Old Faithful (10 minutes late)

Heading into Grand Teton

A bear box

An intimate look inside the Captain's tent

Rest day at the Grand Tetons

The second highest point on the trip

Heading down Togwotee Pass, Wyoming

Aspen Meadow "Bicyclist only" Hostel

July 7, 2003 Austin Junction

Got going at 7:00. Got to Mount Vernon and stopped for drinks. The captain entertained a couple women (with bikes on their roof rack) until he accused them of cheating by driving and not riding. Killed that conversation. They passed us a couple miles outside of town and didn't stop to offer us a lift. Got to John Day and stopped for more drinks and to go sandwiches for a later lunch. While we were outside sitting, a guy walked up and started talking to us. Turns out he was one of the motorcycle riders from yesterday. We never recognized him in his cilivian clothes. Next we got to Praire City. Finally we were surrounded by groupies. That's Kyla, Kelly, and Maggie. from left to right. Time for a climb. Dixie Pass. was a tough one. The captain waited so long for swabbie that he almost came down to see if swabbie was still alive. While we were sitting at the top, we heard some thunder and started seeing lightning. A quick 7 mile downhill brought us to the single building in Austin Junction: Post Office, General Store, Gas Station, and Restaurant. Our maps also said we could talk to the proprietor about camping in the back. What the maps didn't say was that this place was closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. Fortunately, the woman running the store was there and opened up to let us buy some stuff and told us we could camp in the back. Unfortunately, the back also turned out to be one big rock field. We found the best site we could and pitched the tent as it started to rain. We got the tent up and decided to have a little soup for supper. Cappy tied up a tent flap and cooked it under the small canopy. Dixie Pass. Note that the captain can find beer to buy even if the only store in the area is closed! After dinner we listened to the only thing available on radio: country music and the Gordon Liddy show.

Groupies Kyla, Kelly, and Maggie Dixie Pass another mile high Cooking in the rain