From Lincoln City, OR.
We thought some of you might be interested in some of the statistics of the journey -- miles, days, and so on. So, here is a start:
Total miles ridden: 6607.7
Number of days ridden: 134
Rest days: 22
Average miles/day: 49.3
Longest day, in miles: 96.45 (Powell Junction, ID, to Kamiah, ID)
Longest Day, in time: 7 hours, 42 minutes, 37 seconds (Lander, WY, to Dubois, WY)
Fastest Average Speed, one day: 14 mph (Powell Junction to Kamiah)
Slowest Average Speed, one day: 6 mph (Canon City, CO, to Guffey, CO)
Highest Plausible Speed achieved: 51.1 mph (Matthew, on the descent from Hoosier Pass)
Highest Speed recorded (not plausible): 86 mph
Milestone Points:
1000 miles: near a field in Virginia
2000 miles: at the entrance to the Lake Champlain Islands, Vermont
3000 miles: on a country road outside Bowling Green, OH
4000 miles: on the ONE stretch of road we had a tailwind in Kansas, north of El Dorado
5000 miles: nearing Lander, WY, with the Fab Four
6000 miles: entering Lewiston, ID
More soon!
3 comments:
I can't help but think John Belushi is somewhere saying, "Over? Did someone say over? Well, it's not over till WE say it is!"
You know, if the house/job thing doesn't work out, I hear winter is a great time to do the Southern Tier. Pacific Coast Hwy south to San Diego and take a left. You could be "home" by Easter!
Miss you both. Please keep in touch.
Jim S
I agree, it is NEVER over! I want to know how many scoops of ice cream you had, and how many micro brews were consumed. It is a great story that I felt like I read, it was so nice to know the people in the book.
BTW - Thrashers opening night is Thursday. Holly, myself and the Big Beer(s) will miss you.
Now for my corny salutation:
"Stovalls complete their cross country Trek to Portland"
Film at "11"
Thrashers? Thrashers? Is that some kind of bird? Anyway, the Dawgs play Tennessee this Saturday. There are nonstop flights from Portland to Atlanta. You can ride to Athens with us. The job thing is overrated. You can deal with that later. Come back and do a travelogue first! We can provide the beer.
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