Photos from Indiana and Illinois
Posted by Andrew on July 13th, 2009 -
I had a great time riding in IN and IL - good weather, met some great people, and had a blast riding/camping with Jerry and Kris for a few nights. They were the only other long-distance bikers I met before skipping ahead to Minot, ND. I ran into a few people doing week-long trips, weekends, or just out for a day, but nobody else headed cross country. When I arrived in ND I met people 10 minutes after I left the train station, and I continue to see people every day. During my 60 miles from Malta, MT to Chester, MT today, I spotted 8 bikers going east (with the wind).
Wow, it's flat out here
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View Map of the Entire Trip...
Total distance on the bike: 3673.6 miles
Longest day: Seattle to Portland: 202.7 miles
15.4 MPH avg
13 hours, 6 mins
15.4 MPH avg
13 hours, 6 mins
Average day: entire trip 76.5 miles
13.6 MPH avg
5 hours 40 mins
13.6 MPH avg
5 hours 40 mins
Fastest day: to Havre, MT 91.5 miles
18 MPH avg
5 hours 3 mins
18 MPH avg
5 hours 3 mins
Slowest day: to Wolf Point, MT 55.8 miles
9.8 MPH avg
5 hours 40 mins
9.8 MPH avg
5 hours 40 mins
Highest speed: Kinsman Notch, NH 45.6 MPH
I'm done now, so there isn't much going on here. I used Twitter to publish updates during the ride, which worked out very well - highly recommended!
If you have any questions, I'm always happy to talk about the trip! Shoot me an email:
If you have any questions, I'm always happy to talk about the trip! Shoot me an email:
Andrew,
thanks for posting all of the pictures of Indiana and Illinois. It reminded of riding around Champaign-Urbana when I was at college - flat, straight roads, and nothing but corn and soy and farm houses to look at. It was so flat there was a town I used to ride through called Flatville. Enjoy Glacier…more interesting topography there.
Colin