Trip Highlights
On the beach with Amy the night before send-off - Virginia Beach, VA - May 20, 2009
Sunrise over the Chesapeake Bay with Amy and Cristian, hometown friends - Virginia Beach, VA - May 21, 2009
Send-off ceremony - Virginia Beach, VA - May 21, 2009
Rider silhouettes - Virginia Beach, VA - May 21, 2009
Dipping my back wheel in the Atlantic - Virginia Beach, VA - May 21, 2009
Vickie, Amy, and Cristian, hometown friends who came for my send-off - Virginia Beach, VA - May 21, 2009
Breaking in Scottsville en route to Charlottesville, VA - May 25, 2009
En route to Charlottesville, VA - May 25, 2009
Riding through the fog on Blue Ridge Parkway from Charlottesville to Lexington, VA - May 27, 2009
Crest of the Blue Ridge - May 27, 2009
Bald Mountain Overlook - May 27, 2009
Exploring a footbridge - May 28, 2009
Crossing from Virginia into West Virginia - May 28, 2009
Downtown - Marlinton, WV - May 28, 2009
Stopping for a drink en route to Summersville, WV - May 29, 2009
Riding in the rain - May 29, 2009
En route from Charleston, WV to Huntington, WV - May 31, 2009
Crossing from West Virginia into Ohio - June 1, 2009
Side trip into Kentucky - June 2, 2009
Building in Cincinnati, OH - June 4, 2009
After giving Nick a haircut - Cincinnati, OH - June 4, 2009
En route to Columbus, IN - June 5, 2009
Improvised state line - June 5, 2009
Catnap - June 5, 2009
Saying farewell before hitting the road - June 5, 2009
Breaking in Nashville en route to Bloomington, IN - June 6, 2009
Persimmon pudding, apple crisp, cinnamon swirls, fried biscuits, and cinnamon bread - June 6, 2009
Cooling off in the fountain - Bloomington, IN - June 6, 2009
En route from Terre Haute, IN to Effingham, IL - June 8, 2009
En route to Greensville, IL - June 9, 2009
Crossing the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge into Missouri - June 10, 2009
Traversing the mighty Mississippi - June 10, 2009
Crossing from Illinois into Missouri - June 10, 2009
Missouri state sign - June 10, 2009
Gateway to the west - St. Louis, MO - June 11, 2009
After jumping off a bridge into the Missouri River - June 13, 2009
First century from Sedalia to Kansas City, MO - June 15, 2009
Crossing from Missouri into Kansas - June 17, 2009
6:39 PM, 97 degrees - Manhattan, KS - June 18, 2009
Wind farm - June 21, 2009
En route from Clay Center to Beloit, KS - June 21, 2009
Windmill - June 21, 2009
Windmill - June 21, 2009
Fields of gold - June 21, 2009
Haystack en route from Phillipsburg to Oberlin, KS - June 23, 2009
On the road at 6:27 AM - June 24, 2009
Crossing from Kansas into Colorado - June 25, 2009
Reliving an hour - June 25, 2009
En route to Lindon, CO - June 25, 2009
Taking it in - June 25, 2009
Bison - June 26, 2009
Ominous skies en route to Denver, CO - June 26, 2009
Before the tornado - June 26, 2009
Downtown markets - Denver, CO - June 27, 2009
Day off with Brian at Cherry Creek Lake - Denver, CO - June 28, 2009
Hiking with my college friend Joan - Boulder, CO - June 29, 2009
On the trail with Joan and Gideon - Boulder, CO - June 29, 2009
Reveling in our climb - Boulder, CO - June 29, 2009
Downtown at night - Boulder, CO - June 29, 2009
En route from Boulder to Estes Park, CO - June 30, 2009
Riding through rock from Boulder to Estes Park, CO - June 30, 2009
Peak to Peak Byway - June 30, 2009
Longs Peak at 14,256 ft. - June 30, 2009
In front of Longs Peak - June 30, 2009
Ready to climb - Rocky Mountain National Park, CO - July 1, 2009
Making progress - Rocky Mountain National Park, CO - July 1, 2009
Looking out - Rocky Mountain National Park, CO - July 1, 2009
Rehydrating - Rocky Mountain National Park, CO - July 1, 2009
Snow-capped peaks - Rocky Mountain National Park, CO - July 1, 2009
High on a Rocky Mountain - Rocky Mountain National Park, CO - July 1, 2009
Looking out - Rocky Mountain National Park, CO - July 1, 2009
Elk family - Rocky Mountain National Park, CO - July 1, 2009
Trail Ridge Road at 12,005 ft. - Rocky Mountain National Park, CO - July 1, 2009
Celebration at the summit - Rocky Mountain National Park, CO - July 1, 2009
Taking over the Trail Ridge Store & Cafe - Rocky Mountain National Park, CO - July 1, 2009
The descent - Rocky Mountain National Park, CO - July 1, 2009
Crossing the Continental Divide - Rocky Mountain National Park, CO - July 1, 2009
Mountain lake - Rocky Mountain National Park, CO - July 1, 2009
Elk - Rocky Mountain National Park, CO - July 1, 2009
Leaving Grand Lake, CO - July 2, 2009
Hot Sulphur Springs Resort & Spa - Hot Sulphur Springs, CO - July 2, 2009
Hot Sulphur Springs Resort & Spa - Hot Sulphur Springs, CO - July 2, 2009
En route to Steamboat Springs, CO - July 3, 2009
Riding through Rabbit Ears Pass - July 3, 2009
Crossing the Continental Divide through Rabbit Ears Pass - July 3, 2009
Ready to descend - July 3, 2009
Descending into Steamboat Springs, CO - July 3, 2009
Downtown - Steamboat Springs, CO - July 3, 2009
Live music at Ghost Ranch Saloon with Sarah - Steamboat Springs, CO - July 3, 2009
Measuring at the build site outside Steamboat Springs, CO - July 4, 2009
Digging a ditch - July 4, 2009
Stretching with Dana - July 4, 2009
Pickaxing - July 4, 2009
Cowboys at the rodeo - Steamboat Springs, CO - July 4, 2009
Calf roping - Steamboat Springs, CO - July 4, 2009
Rodeo with Sarah - Steamboat Springs, CO - July 4, 2009
Fireworks - July 4, 2009
En route to Maybell, CO - July 5, 2009
Camping in Maybell, CO - July 5, 2009
En route to Vernal, UT - July 6, 2009
The road ahead - July 6, 2009
Dinosaur National Monument - July 6, 2009
Crossing from Colorado into Utah - July 6, 2009
En route to Vernal, UT - July 6, 2009
Sunbaked stone - July 6, 2009
En route to Flaming Gorge, UT - July 7, 2009
Utah sun - July 7, 2009
The ascent ahead - July 7, 2009
And by four, they meant nine - July 7, 2009
Top of the climb - July 7, 2009
Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area - July 7, 2009
Descending into Flaming Gorge, UT - July 7, 2009
The base of the gorge - Flaming Gorge, UT - July 7, 2009
Swimming with Sarah to Osprey Island - Flaming Gorge, UT - July 7, 2009
On the rocks of Osprey Island - Flaming Gorge, UT - July 7, 2009
Backbends on the dock - Flaming Gorge, UT - July 7, 2009
View of the reservoir - Flaming Gorge, UT - July 7, 2009
Flaming Gorge Dam with Osprey Island in the distance - Flaming Gorge, UT - July 7, 2009
Arch Dam Campground - Flaming Gorge, UT - July 7, 2009
Sunset over the juniper trees - Flaming Gorge, UT - July 7, 2009
Campfire - Flaming Gorge, UT - July 7, 2009
Waking up to the moon - Flaming Gorge, UT - July 8, 2009
Desert plateau and sagebrush - Flaming Gorge, UT - July 8, 2009
Crossing from Utah into Wyoming - July 8, 2009
Wrangling my bike - July 8, 2009
En route to Rock Springs, WY - July 8, 2009
En route to Rock Springs, WY - July 8, 2009
En route to Rock Springs, WY - July 8, 2009
Lunch stop - July 8, 2009
Second century from Rock Springs to Pinedale, WY - July 9, 2009
Day full of flats - July 10, 2009
Wildflowers en route to Jackson Hole, WY - July 10, 2009
Following the Hoback River - July 10, 2009
En route to Jackson Hole, WY - July 10, 2009
Barbecue at the Ambler's - Jackson Hole, WY - July 10, 2009
Camping at the Ambler's with the Tetons in the distance - Jackson Hole, WY - July 10, 2009
View from the backyard - Jackson Hole, WY - July 10, 2009
Sunset - Jackson Hole, WY - July 10, 2009
Hummingbird - Jackson Hole, WY - July 10, 2009
Dusk - Jackson Hole, WY - July 10, 2009
Firepit - Jackson Hole, WY - July 10, 2009
Lifting fog at 7:12 AM - Jackson Hole, WY - July 11, 2009
Longhorn cattle - Grand Teton National Park, WY - July 11, 2009
Grand Teton National Park, WY - July 11, 2009
Grand Teton National Park, WY - July 11, 2009
Grand Teton National Park, WY - July 11, 2009
Grand Teton National Park, WY - July 11, 2009
Moose - Grand Teton National Park, WY - July 11, 2009
Moose antlers - Grand Teton National Park, WY - July 11, 2009
Sunrise at 5:21 AM - Jackson Hole, WY - July 12, 2009
After climbing Teton Pass - Grand Teton National Park, WY - July 12, 2009
Celebratory lick - Grand Teton National Park, WY - July 12, 2009
Top of Teton Pass - Grand Teton National Park, WY - July 12, 2009
Preparing for the descent - Grand Teton National Park, WY - July 12, 2009
Crossing from Wyoming into Idaho - July 12, 2009
State line high five - July 12, 2009
Patchwork fields en route to Idaho Falls, ID - July 12, 2009
EBR-1 World's First Nuclear Power Plant - July 14, 2009
Downtown - Arco, ID - July 14, 2009
En route to Challis, ID - July 15, 2009
Willow Creek Summit - July 15, 2009
Riding in the back of a pickup - Challis, ID - July 15, 2009
Baby goat - Challis, ID - July 15, 2009
Milking a goat - Challis, ID - July 15, 2009
Milking a cow - Challis, ID - July 15, 2009
Camping at Sawtooth Valley Pioneer Park - Stanley, ID - July 16, 2009
Sawtooth Mountains - Stanley, ID - July 16, 2009
Dusk - Stanley, ID - July 16, 2009
Dusk over the Sawtooths - Stanley, ID - July 16, 2009
Sunset - Stanley, ID - July 16, 2009
Sunset - Stanley, ID - July 16, 2009
Ponderosa pine forest en route to Idaho City, ID - July 17, 2009
Soaking up the sun before jumping in the Payette River - July 17, 2009
The climb continues - July 17, 2009
Picking apricots - July 20, 2009
Cornfield - July 20, 2009
Sights set on Cannon Beach - July 20, 2009
En route to Ontario, OR - July 20, 2009
En route to Unity, OR - July 21, 2009
En route to Unity, OR - July 21, 2009
Life off the bike - Unity, OR - July 21, 2009
En route to John Day, OR - July 22, 2009
En route to John Day, OR - July 22, 2009
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument - July 24, 2009
En route to Fossil, OR - July 24, 2009
En route to Fossil, OR - July 24, 2009
Summit of Butte Creek Pass after a long climb - July 24, 2009
Early morning in Fossil, OR - July 25, 2009
En route to Maupin, OR - July 25, 2009
Climbing switchbacks - July 25, 2009
En route to Maupin, OR - July 25, 2009
5 miles into the ride, 95 miles to go, and Mt. Hood looming in the distance - July 26, 2009
Approaching Mt. Hood - July 26, 2009
Mt. Hood National Forest - July 26, 2009
En route to Portland, OR - July 26, 2009
Climbing Mt. Hood - July 26, 2009
The descent begins - July 26, 2009
Riding from Portland to the Washington state sign on our day off - July 27, 2009
103 degrees in downtown Portland - July 27, 2009
Last route meeting - Vernonia, OR - July 29, 2009
Costal Range Summit - July 29, 2009
Cannon Beach, OR - July 29, 2009
The finish line - Cannon Beach, OR - July 29, 2009
The finish line - Cannon Beach, OR - July 29, 2009
The finish line - Cannon Beach, OR - July 29, 2009
Dipping my front tire in the Pacific - Cannon Beach, OR - July 29, 2009
Family on the beach - Cannon Beach, OR - July 29, 2009
Hugs - Cannon Beach, OR - July 29, 2009
Reception - Cannon Beach, OR - July 29, 2009
Reception - Cannon Beach, OR - July 29, 2009
Reception - Cannon Beach, OR - July 29, 2009
Receiving my certificate - Cannon Beach, OR - July 29, 2009
Receiving my certificate - Cannon Beach, OR - July 29, 2009
"This certificate is presented to Laura Palescandolo who, on the twenty-ninth day of July in the year two thousand nine, completed a transcontinental bicycle journey across the United States in the service of providing affordable housing and is hereby recognized for her outstanding accomplishment and service with respect, admiration, and appreciation."
Reception - Cannon Beach, OR - July 29, 2009
Reception - Cannon Beach, OR - July 29, 2009
Final goodbyes - Cannon Beach, OR - July 29, 2009
Final goodbyes - Cannon Beach, OR - July 29, 2009
Final goodbyes - Cannon Beach, OR - July 29, 2009
Final goodbyes - Cannon Beach, OR - July 29, 2009
Final goodbyes - Cannon Beach, OR - July 29, 2009
Morning mist - Cannon Beach, OR - July 30, 2009
Sunny skies - Cannon Beach, OR - July 30, 2009
Beautiful Haystack Rock - Cannon Beach, OR - July 30, 2009
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