Friday, July 18, 2008

Across America- Day 24, Oh the Plains!










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Hello friends! We are 7 strong, itchy, dirty, and still quite slow in the morning bike tourists, proud to be over 1,000 miles into our trip. Yay! We are currently in Havre, Montana, the most populous place we've been since Anacortes (day 3), with almost 10,000. Here's a wrap up by numbers:
Flat tires:Matt (way to be a leader in the lead)-6, plus new tire and fork
Kelley-3, plus new rear wheel
Annalisa-3
Mike-3, plus 2 new tires (one in use, one for fun)
Kate-1
Alex-1
Amos-0!!!!
Mountain Passes:6-Rainy, Washington, Loup Loup, Wauconda, Sherman, Marias
Accomodations:
Hotel-1, Sandpoint
Condo-1, Sandpoint
Hostel-2, Seattle, East Glacier
RV Parks-9
Campgrounds/Parks-10
F00d:PB&J-a lot!
Nutella-2
Pizza (delivered to campground)-3
Ice cream- every other day
Watermellon-3
Miles per Day:
Highest-75
Lowest-20
Rest Days:3-Sandpoint (Fourth of July), Glacier NP (2)
Wildlife:
Mountain goats-2
Bears-1
Deer-lots
Cattle crossing the road-1
Moose-1
Rabbits-4
Activities:
Campfires-8
Frisbee across the Continental Divide-2
Snowmen-2
Movies-2
Libraries-4
Walkie Talkies locked in the bathroom-1
Eating out-7