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Cycling from Seattle to Washington DC


Tony Black
Jul 4, 20241 min read
The End
Part 2, Day 2: Council Bluffs to Atlantic, Iowa, July 2 Today I ended my ride to DC. I was facing a number of factors that combined told...
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Tony Black
Jul 4, 20243 min read
Part 2 begins
Part 2 - Day 1 - Lincoln to Council Bluffs Iowa = 89 miles, July 1 Water world - woke up this morning to water and ended the day with...
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Tony Black
Jun 28, 20242 min read
No place like home
Day 19: Columbus to Lincoln = 81 miles. There is no place like home Robb and I left Columbus and rode mostly gravel roads to Lincoln. As...
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Tony Black
Jun 27, 20242 min read
Trail Angels
Day 18: O'Neil to Columbus- 121 miles. Two Trail Angels in one day I left O'Neil early to watch another sunrise. Ten miles down the road...
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Tony Black
Jun 26, 20242 min read
Blizzard Time
Day 17: Valentine to O’Neil - 118 miles / I’m a Cowboy, on a carbon horse I ride. Today was all on the Cowboy Trail an iconic bike trail....
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Tony Black
Jun 24, 20242 min read
Valentine NE
Day 16: Rushville to Valentine = 107 miles. Today I woke up early to attempt to beat the heat. At 5:00 AM it was perfect outside as I...
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Tony Black
Jun 23, 20242 min read
Ice Ice Baby
Day 15: Edgemont, SD to Rushville, NE - 116 miles. It was hot today. I don't know the temperature but someone in Crawford told me...
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Tony Black
Jun 23, 20241 min read
Mickelson Trail
I made it to South Dakota, and enjoyed riding on the great Mickelson Trail.
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Tony Black
Jun 22, 20241 min read
Leaving Wyoming
Day 13 - 120 miles from Buffalo to Upton, Wyoming. I should be in South Dakota for lunch Saturday. Friday was just a riding day. I left...
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Tony Black
Jun 19, 20241 min read
The Bar
Day 10 - Started today’s ride late due to overnight snowstorm. Still got in 120 miles. Today I rode with a new rider Darryl. We called...
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Tony Black
Jun 17, 20241 min read
Snow in June
It was rain gear day. I’ve stopped for the night in Livingston, Montana. Livingston is only about 37 miles east of Bozeman - sounded...
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Tony Black
Jun 15, 20241 min read
Montana Beauty
Day 6 - Having lunch in Alberton Montana - 30 miles until we reach Missoula. Montana is beautiful. Jenny I stopped to smell the flower...
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Tony Black
Jun 15, 20241 min read
Montana Mountain Climbing
Day 5 - St. Regis, Montana- today was a mountain climbing day. Miles were pretty slow but beautiful. I met a couple from Utah that was...
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Tony Black
Jun 15, 20241 min read
Idaho
Day 4 - Finally completed the John Wayne Trail - now we are starting some big climbs in Idaho.
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Tony Black
Jun 12, 20241 min read
Wild West
Day 3 - Morning / we are in the Wild West on trails that very few have been on. Road conditions continue to be slow because of we were...
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Tony Black
Jun 12, 20241 min read
John Wayne -- you're too tough!
Day 2 - John Wayne almost killed me today. We rode the John Wayne Trail for 80 miles today. The John Wayne trail may be better for horses...
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Tony Black
Jun 10, 20243 min read
Day 1 - Everything and more
The first day of the GAWR was everything I hoped it would be and even more. It was much more beautiful than I expected, much hillier, and...
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Tony Black
Jun 8, 20241 min read
Exploring Space Needle
This morning I explored the downtown area around the Space Needle with my daughter Jackie and granddaughter Josephine. There are many...
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Tony Black
Jun 7, 20241 min read
Arrive in Seattle
As my flight on Air Alaska headed west everything seemed like a typical flight. Then as we reached the northwest section of Washington -...
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Tony Black
Jun 5, 20242 min read
Packing for trip
I have been practicing packing for my bike trip for the past two weeks. Today was the day to do my real packing. I have four dry bags...
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