Lodging and Miles

Day 111 - October 9, 2010 - Florence, OR
Miles: 51
Silver Sands Motel
cost: $65
- UGH. Dirty, seedy motel. It was the cheapest place in town and we had to get out of the wind and rain.

Day 110 - October 8, 2010 - Newport, OR
Miles: 20
First Baptist Church
cost: $0
- close to Bike Newport bike shop which has showers, laundry, wifi and TV

Day 109 - October 7, 2010 - Lincoln City, OR
Miles: 16 miles (hitch hiked 30 miles in the 20mph winds)
West Coast Hotel
cost: $51
- wifi

Day 108 - October 6, 2010 - Cape Lookout State Park, OR
Miles: 13 miles (and 2.5 hour bus from Portland)
hiker/biker site
cost: $10
- warm shower, on the beach

Day 105 - 107 - October 3 - 5, 2010 - Portland, OR
Miles: 20
John and Mo’s house
cost: $0
- we rode with John for a while on the TransAm!


Day 104 - October 2, 2010 - Astoria, OR
Miles: 67
Warm Showers Host - Chris and Mimo
cost: $0
- bed and shower

Day 103 - October 1, 2010 - Castle Rock, WA
Miles: 76
Warm Showers Host - Charlie
cost: $0
- cabin at an RV resort; showers, kitchen, bed, wifi

Day 102 - September 30, 2010 - Elma, WA
Miles: 73
Grays Harbor Hostel
cost: $45
- bed, shower, kitchen, wifi

Day 97 - 101 September 25 - 29, 2010 - Seattle, WA
Miles: 52 miles and a 30 min ferry
Ben and Megan’s house
cost: $0
- bike ride, beautiful hike, good food and great company

Day 96 - September 24, 2010 - Port Townsend, WA
Miles: 34 miles and a 30 minute ferry
Uptown Dental Office
cost: $0
- showers, laundry and a warm place to sleep

Day 95 - September 23, 2010 - Anacortes, WA
Miles: 19 miles and a 90 minute ferry
Private residence of Todd and Kathleen Shaw
cost: $0
- once again, we are blow away by generosity

Day 94 - September 22, 2010 - Orcas Island, WA
Miles: 28 miles and 50 minute ferry
Moran State Park
cost: $14 hiker/biker site
- coin-operated hot showers, on the beach

Day 93 - September 21, 2010 - San Juan Islands, WA
Miles: 18
San Juan County Park
cost: $20 ($10 each, hiker/biker site)
- cash only, no showers, on beach with views of Canada

Day 92 - September 20, 2010 - San Juan Islands, WA
Miles: 38 miles and a 90 minute ferry
Private residence of Dennis, Carol, Katie and Kyle
cost: $0
- wonderful last-minute hosts in the middle of the island

Day 91 - September 19, 2010 - Victoria, B.C.
Miles: 45 miles and a 2 hour ferry
Jenna’s sister, Michelle’s house
cost: $0
- beautiful farmhouse!

Day 88-90 - September 16-18, 2010 - Vancouver, B.C.
Miles: 9 hour train (with 3 hour layover in Portland)
Warm Showers Hosts - Mike and Jenna
cost: $0
- what a great experience in a great city

Day 80-87 - September 8-15, 2010 - Eugene, OR
Miles: 43 on bike, 58 by bus
Ryan, Jill and Henry’s!
cost: $0
- off for a week of rest with some fellow Ohioans


Day 79 - September 7, 2010 - Sisters, OR
Miles: 42
Church of the Transfiguration (Episcopalian)
cost: $0
- beautiful view, cute town

Day 78 - September 6, 2010 - Prineville, OR
Miles: 90
EconoLodge
cost: $49
- wifi, continental breakfast

Day 77 - September 5, 2010 - Dayville, OR
Miles: 44
Dayville Presbyterian Church
cost: $0
- laundry, showers

Day 76 - September 4, 2010 - Prairie City, OR
Miles: 69
Assembly of God
cost: $0
- showers

Day 75 - September 3, 2010 - Baker City, OR
Miles: 54
First Presbyterian Church
cost: $0
- wifi

Day 74 - September 2, 2010 - Halfway, OR
Miles: 51
Pine Valley Presbyterian Church
cost: $0
- showers

Day 73 - September 1, 2010 - Cambridge, ID
Miles: 48
First Baptist Church
cost: $0
- awesome, fun pastor

Day 72 - August 31, 2010 - New Meadows, ID
Miles: 35
United Methodist Church
cost: $0
- We got to stay in the parish home

Day 71 - August 30, 2010 - Riggins, ID
Miles: 51
Church of God
cost: $0
- Had a great dinner with the pastor and his wife; showers

Day 70 - August 29, 2010 - Grangeville, ID
Miles: 50
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
cost: $0
- The paster here is amazing; shower, laundry, wifi

Day 69 - August 28, 2010 - Lowell, ID
Miles: 66
Three Rivers Resort
cost: $21
this place was a rip-off . . . $10 per person for a tent site

Day 68 - August 27, 2010 - Powell, ID
Miles: 64
Powell Campground
cost: $8
- clean and cheap

Day 65, 66, 67 - August 24 and 25 and 26, 2010 - Missoula, MT
Miles: 71, 0, 0 (TWO rest days!)
Day 1 - Kelsey’s house, Day 2 - Courtyard Marriott, Day 3 - Kelsey’s house
cost: $0, $0 (gift from the Beese family!!!), $0
- Kelsey, a friend of a friend, graciously opened her home to us; We met Rodney Beese in West Yellowstone. His son and daughter-in-law bike tour and he wanted to get us a hotel room because he knows how much they mean to a traveling biker.

Day 64 - August 23, 2010 - Conner, MT
Miles: 63
Rocky Knob Lodge
cost: $50
- we got stuck at this one . . . only place with lodging and food for miles (that’s what happens when you plan poorly and you’re still biking at 7 p.m.)

Day 63 - August 22, 2010 - Jackson, MT
Miles: 48
Jackson Hot Spring Lodge
cost: $41
- hot spring! cabin, wifi


Day 62 - August 21, 2010 - Dillion, MT
Miles: 28
St. Rose Catholic Church
cost: $0
- showers, kitchen and couches

Day 61 - August 20, 2010 - Twin Bridges, MT
Miles: 45
Cycle Camp
cost: $0
- built by the town just for cyclist; showers, sink, screened in porch on the Beaverhead River (and one very scary Death in Yellowstone book)

Day 60 - August 19, 2010 - Ennis, MT
Miles: 74
Camper Corner
cost: $16
- showers, nice tent site, wifi

Day 59 - August 18, 2010 - West Yellowstone, MT
Miles: 40
The Holiday Motel
cost: $0 (a guy at a local church bought us this $89 hotel room!)
-really clean and great owners, the only room left in town

Day 58 - August 17, 2010 - Canyon Village, WY
Miles: 34
Canyon Village Campground
cost: $13
-hiker/biker site, $3.25 showers, another awesome breakfast buffet (not included in price of site)

Day 57 - August 16, 2010 - Mammoth, WY
Miles: 17 (hitch hiked another 51)
Mammoth Hot Springs Campground (Yellowstone)
cost: $5
-hiker/biker site, no showers

Day 56 - August 15, 2010 - Grant, WY
Miles: 60
Grant Village Campground (Yellowstone)
cost: $13
-hiker/biker site, $2 six minute showers

Day 55 - August 14, 2010 - Jenny Lake, WY
Miles: 14
Jenny Lake Campground (Teton National Park)
cost: $0 (should have been $10, but they never collected the money)
- hiker/biker site, no shower; yep, this is about 40 miles in the wrong direction . . . we had to hitch hike to a bike shop and this was the closest campground

Day 54 - August 13, 2010 - Colter Bay, WY
Miles: 25
Colter Bay Village Campground (Teton National Park)
cost: $14
-hiker/biker site, great breakfast buffet (not included in price of site)

Day 52 and 53 - August 11 and 12, 2010 - Moose, WY
Miles: 40, 0 (site-seeing day)
Grand Teton Climbers’ Ranch
cost: $20 per person per day
-this is a hidden gem; we’re at the base of the Grand Tetons in the national park; bunks, showers, wifi, library, amazing picnic area, close proximity to Jackson, Yellowstone, and tons of other sites

Day 51 - August 10, 2010 - Moran Junction, WY
Miles: 51
Grand Teton Park RV Resort
cost: $42
-we got a cabin at 44% off (because a tent site was $47?!); they have wifi and a shower . . . but that’s about as “resort” as they get

Day 50 - August 9, 2010 - Dubois, WY
Miles: 74
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
cost: $0
-kitchen

Day 48 and 49 - August 7 and 8, 2010 - Lander, WY
Miles: 59, 0 (rest day)
Lander city park
cost: $0
-shower and pool at Jr. High school, really great town

Day 47 - August 6, 2010 - Jeffrey City, WY
Miles: 66
Lion’s Club Park
cost: $0
-nothing, seriously -- NOTHING

Day 46 - August 5, 2010 - Rawlins, WY
Miles: 61
Rawlins KOA Campground
cost: $25
-shower, pool, laundry and outdoor kitchen

Day 45 - August 4, 2010 - Riverside, WY
Miles: 50
Riverside Garage and Cabins
cost: $43
-well . . . it was a cabin . . . .

Day 44 - August 3, 2010 - Walden, CO
Miles: 62
Mountain View Baptist Church
cost: $0
-showers and kitchen

Day 43 - August 2, 2010 - Kremmling, CO
Miles: 46
Hotel Eastin
cost: $27
-hostel room with shared bath, cable and wifi

Day 42 - August 1, 2010 - Frisco, CO
Miles: 32
Alpine Inn
cost: $0 (thanks Mom and Dad!)
-hot tub! hot tub! hot tub!

Day 41 - July 31, 2010 - Fairplay, CO
Miles: 45
Fairplay Hotel
cost: $50
-wifi, actual “town” of South Park is down the street

Day 40 - July 30, 2010 - Guffey, CO
Miles: 31
Rustic Cabins - Chow Hall
cost: $20
-1880‘s cabin, no electricity, out house, so cool

Day 39 - July 29, 2010 - Canon City, CO
Miles: 42
Holy Cross Abbey
cost: $30
-dorm room, wifi

Day 38 - July 28, 2010 - Pueblo, CO
Miles: 60
Howard Johnson
cost: $49
-cheapest rate we could find in town

Day 36 and 37 - July 26 and 27, 2010 - Ordway, CO
Miles: 91, 0 (rest day)
Hotel Ordway
cost: $53 for 2 nights
-room with shared bath, wifi, historic hotel

Day 35 - July 25, 2010 - Sheridan Lake, CO
Miles: 77
Sheridan Lake Baptist Church
cost: $0
-kitchen and wifi; no shower

Day 34 - July 24, 2010 - Scott City, KS
Miles: 56
Cowboy Cabins
cost: $49
-really clean, most comfortable bed ever, awesome owner

Day 33 - July 23, 2010 - Ness City, KS
Miles: 66
Derrick Inn
cost: $53
-indoor pool and hot tub, cute town

Day 32 - July 22, 2010 - Larned, KS
Miles: 70
Best Western
cost: $59
-continental breakfast, NOT in the heat

Day 30 and 31 - July 20 and 21, 2010 - Hutchinson, KS
Miles: 43, 0 (rest day)
Zion Lutheran Church
cost: $0
-shower, beds, full kitchen and cable TV

Day 29 - July 19, 2010 - Newton, KS
Miles: 76
city Athletic Park
cost: $0
-swimming and free shower at town pool

Day 28 - July 18, 2010 - Eureka, KS
Miles: 41
Blue Stem Lodge
cost: $53
-pool, pool and POOL!

Day 27 - July 17, 2010 - Coyville, KS
Miles: 62
Coyville Community Center
cost: $0
-air conditioning, town residents feed us AND did our laundry

Day 26 - July 16, 2010 - Walnut, KS
Miles: 60
Immanuel Lutheran Church
cost: $0
-air conditioning and all the free food we could eat

Day 25 - July 15, 2010 - Golden City, MO
Miles: 41
Golden City Town Park
cost: $0
-felt very safe, restroom and shower

Day 22, 23, 24 - July 12, 13, 14, 2010 - Walnut Grove, MO
Miles: 38, 0, 0
Jennifer and Duane Keys’ farm - Harmony Hill
cost: $0
-WWOOFing!


Day 21 - July 11, 2010 - Marshfield, MO
Miles: 64
Rhonda’s house
cost: $0
-met at McDonalds; she rescued us from a storm!


Day 20 - July 10, 2010 - Houston, MO
Miles: 42
Everett Kelly Park
-felt safe, no shower, lights stayed on ALL night in shelter
cost: $0

Day 19 - July 9, 2010 - Eminence, MO
Miles: 0 (Brooke really wanted to stay one more day with her parents!)
Hawkin’s House B&B
-stayed with Brooke’s parents; very cyclist friendly, nice room, great breakfast

Day 18 - July 8, 2010 - Eminence, MO
Miles: 0 (Travel day)
Aguila Lodge
-stayed with Brooke’s parents; had we stayed there one more night we would have been able to participate in Coyote Ugly, neato, huh?

Day 15, 16 and 17 - July 5, 6 and 7, 2010
Miles: 44 (picked up somewhere outside of Cora, IL)
Brooke's sister's house outside of St. Louis, MO
-family, two little kids and lots and lots of TV!

Day 14 - July 4, 2010 - outside of Carbondale, IL
Miles: 49
Little Grassy Lake Campground
-scary, dirty, “beach” was little more than a trunkful of sand dumped on a hill
cost: $15

Day 13 - July 3, 2010 - Eddyville, IL
Miles: 32
Hayes Canyon Campground
-the most magical place on Earth, clean bathrooms, cowboys, horses and dogs
cost: $12

Day 12 - July 2, 2010 - Cave in Rock, IL
Miles: 55
Cave in Rock State Park
-pit toilets, running water and flush toilets very far from tent sites
cost: $10

Day 11 - July 1, 2010 - Sebree, KY
Miles: 80
Sebree Baptist Church
-dinner with Bob and Violet, laundry, showers and the company of Aidan and John
cost: $0

Day 10 - June 30, 2010 - Rough River Falls, KY
Miles: 50
David and Sherry Chandler’s home
-on the lake, 7 guys from Eastern Kentucky riding West to East for Alzheimer’s, lots of food, lots of fun
cost: $0

Day 9 - June 29, 2010 - Hodgenville, KY
Miles: 43
LaRue County Park
-pool, showers, and Aidan from Ireland (who’s been bike touring for 2 years)
cost: $0


Day 8 - June 28, 2010 - Bardstown, KY
Miles: 24
My Old Kentucky Home State Park
-cleanest shower facility ever, coolest check in guy
cost: $12

Day 7 - June 27, 2010 - Springfield, KY
Miles: 25
Idle-Hour Park
Springfield, MO
-restroom and water available, no shower
cost: $0


Day 6 - June 26, 2010 - Harrodsburg, KY
Miles: 0 (rest day)
Anderson Dean Community Park
Harrodsburg, KY
-huge park with pool, shelter & bathroom
cost: $0

Day 5 - June 25, 2010 - Harrodsburg, KY
Miles: 34
Country Hearth Inn
105 Commercial Drive
Harrodsburg, KY
859-734-2400
-continental breakfast, bag storage after check out
cost: $72

Day 4 - June 24, 2010 - Kirksville, KY
Miles: 34
Kirksville Baptist Church
542 Kirksville Road
Kirksville, KY
shower, laundry & an entertaining Vacation Bible School
cost: $0


Day 3 - June 23, 2010 - Berea, KY
Miles: 4
Berea Comfort Inn and Suites
219 Paint Lick Road
Berea, KY 40403
859-985-5500
-still amazing!
cost: $0

Day 2 - June 22, 2010 - Berea, KY (planned on Red River Gorge . . . got lost and turned back)
Miles: 30
Oh Kentucky Campground
Berea, KY
859-986-1150
-swimming pool, hot showers
cost: $15

Day 1 - June 21, 2010 - Berea, KY
Miles: 0 (travel day)
Berea Comfort Inn and Suites
219 Paint Lick Road
Berea, KY 40403
859-985-5500
-amazing continental breakfast, comfortable beds, huge room, awesome staff
cost: $0