04 Sept 2012 Bonners Ferry ID to Creston B.C. 42 miles (TNV 106 miles) “What do we do?!? What do we do?!? What do we do?!?” I am yelling this in Gina’s left ear as I pedal to her outside, strategically placing her and her bicycle between me and the black dog that is racing …
03 Sept 2012 Sandpoint to Bonners Ferry ID 45 miles (TNV 64 miles) The first thing I see as I pedal out onto I-95 and glance in my rear view mirror is a truck. A very large truck. A truck of the semi- variety. As I feel the truck bearing down and the fog of …
01 Sept 2012 Seattle WA to Sandpoint ID (360 miles by car) If Gina’s phone had had any bars, TransAm Wendy would have received a call from me. Why? Because Gina and I had arrived at our hotel room in Sandpoint and I found myself seriously out of practice for what was taking place around …
30 August 2012 The Selkirk Loop and the North Kootenay Lake-Silvery Slocan Super Side Trip. This is what we will cycle tour over the next two weeks. About 400 miles of spectacular scenery, light traffic, and mostly adequate shoulders. At least this is what the website promises us. Soon enough we will know if this …
25 Aug 2012 The TransBallard saga would not be complete without a final post of Where in The World Is Gina? As you can see, she is home holding her map. We also found this cross-country route in our own backyard. Who knew she could have ridden across the States in 3 seconds versus 3 …
08 August 2012 Eugene to Florence OR 85 miles (TransAm 4,192) Well, today’s the day. The final day of the TransAm. I don’t know that this was one of those days that everyone was looking forward to, unlike the Friday that I anticipate each and every week. In fact, I can name at least one …
07 August 2012 Belknap Hot Springs to Eugene OR 78 miles (TransAm 4,107) I think it’s become pretty evident after 82 previous entries in the TransBallard odyssey and a score of other trips and travels documented here on the burritowagon website that Gina not only loves to travel by bicycle but also loves to eat …
06 August 2012 Redmond to Belknap Hot Springs OR 59 miles (TransAm 4,029) Today brings the final mountain pass climb of the trip, up and over the 5,324 foot high McKenzie Pass in Central Oregon. Gina almost didn’t make it, weighted down by the morning’s second breakfast. This would have been shameful in many ways …
05 August 2012 Mitchell to Redmond OR 69 miles (TransAm 3,970) There’s a funny tagline on the Visit Eastern Oregon website; it states “Please Don’t Tell Everyone About Eastern Oregon. Thank You.” Based on Gina’s photos, I am starting to think that this Eastern Oregon is another hidden gem, mined from the same golden vein …
04 August 2012 Prairie City to Mitchell OR 87 miles (TransAm 3,901) It’s Day 80 of the TransBallard. If Gina was Phileas Fogg, she would have rounded the globe by now. Instead, she is just a few days out from completing her crossing of the entire nation, first east by airplane and then back west …