Route

I will actually be starting in Ocean City, NJ, but Media is the real begining of the journey. Eddie and Marc will take off with me from Media and start heading west through PA where we will be joined at Troegs Brewery by Jeff, Matt, and Charlie on Friday. Over the weekend the 6 of us will head to Shippensburg and into the mountains west of there. After the weekend Eddie and I will continue on across the state to Pittsburgh where he has some family. After Pennsylvania my next fixed destination is a small farm outside El Paso, IL where my Great-grandma, Grandparents, and mom used to call home. I will take a few days visiting family and friends in the area then off to Des Moines, IA to visit my aunt and uncle. After that I will either visit neighbors near Beresford, SD or family friends at Okiboji, IA (or both..) then on to Madison, SD to drink with college friends.


After recuperating from Madison I will cross SoDak to my parents in Belle Fourche, SD for a much needed rest and restocking before I hit the Rockie Mountains. I will take off from Belle hopefully in time to catch the wedding of a college friend at Devil's Tower around the 4th of July, then continue along the northern part of Wyoming (sneaking into Montana because i can) and then hit Yellowstone. Once I get in Yellowstone and the Tetons I will take my time; both because of climbing the mountains with all my gear and because its the mountains that I love. Through Idaho and half of Oregon I will continue loving/hating the mountains till Bend, OR where if I can time it I will run a half marathon with some friends, then continue north to Hood River, OR. Hood River is the birthplace of the Nectar of the Gods, otherwise known as Pendleton Whiskey :) not sure how long I will stay but it depends on how long they let me! After the deliciousness of Hood River I will pedal on to Portland where I will pick up my best friend and continue on to the Pacific Ocean at Astoria, OR.


Looks easy on paper doesn't it?