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TOUR.SEATTLETOMINNEAPOLIS2425TOTALMILESJUNE20TOJULY14 ,201421 R ID INGDAYS8 S TAT E S : 3 T I M E Z O N E S16CENTURIES( )

*FIRSTTOURATTEMPT

R I D E R B I ONAME:DEREKMAGEEHOME:BROOKLYN,NY

HEIGHT:76INCHESWEIGHT:170LBS

AGE:25YEARS

SIBLING SEND

OFF IN

SEATTLE, WA.

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MY HOMETOWN - BUFFALO, MN.

CROSSING INTO MINNESOTA!END O

F RAINBOW NEAR WALDEN, CO.

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LAND IN COLORADO.

BRIDGE OVER STARVATION RESERIOUR, UT.SUNS

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BIKE PATH NEAR YELM, WA.

FOLLOWING A RIVER NEAR W

ARM SPRINGS, OR.

SOTRM ACROSS THE SNAKE RIVER

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NEAR MT. HOOD, OR.

HUGE LIGHTNING SHOW NEAR BRADDY, NE.

AT THE BORDER OF NEBRASKA (THE W

ORST STATE)

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HOUSE IN SEATTLE, WA

CITY PARK IN TENINO, WA

HOUSE IN COLUMBIA CITY, OR

FOREST NEAR GOVERNMENT CAMP, OR

REST AREA IN BROTHERS, OR

CHURCH YARD IN JUNTURA, OR

HOUSE IN BOISE, ID

$ CAMPGROUND NEAR HAGERMAN, ID

SCHOOL YARD IN MALTA, ID

HOUSE IN SALT LAKE CITY, UT

HOUSE IN SALT LAKE CITY, UT

HOUSE IN SALT LAKE CITY, UT

HILLSIDE NEAR FRUITLAND, UT

NATURE CENTER IN DINOSAUR, CO

$ CAMPGROUND IN STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO

NATURE CENTER NEAR WALDEN, CO

HOUSE IN FORT COLLINS, CO

HOUSE IN FORT COLLINS, CO

HOUSE IN FORT COLLINS, CO

CITY PARK IN CROOK, CO

CITY PARK IN BRADY, NE

CITY PARK IN GRAND ISLAND, NE

CAMPGROUND IN NORFOLK, NE

HOUSE IN HUMBOLDT, SD

CAMPGROUND IN GRANITE FALLS, MN

HOUSE IN BUFFALO, MN

SLEEPING

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ENCOUNTERSDAY 1A MAN WALKS UP TO ME IN A PARK TO GIVE ME A BAG OF FRUIT.

DAY 6MET KYLE NEAR VALE, OR. HE INVITED ME TO STAY IN HIS HOME IN BOISE THAT NIGHT - 70 MILES AWAY. BONUS BED AND LAUNDRY!

DAY 7MET NANCY AT CAMPGROUND NEAR HAGERMAN IDAHO. SHE GAVE ME FRESH FRUIT, CHIPS AND SALSA, AND OFFERED TO DRIVE ME TO SALT LAKE CITY IN HER VAN.

DAY 8A MAN IN A TRUCK WAVES ME TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SO HE CAN GIVE ME SNACKS AND TELL ME OF HIS TIME IN THE AIR FORCE.

DAY 13I WAS HANDED AN ICE CREAM CONE BY A MAN IN A PICKUP AFTER ARRIVING IN DINOSAUR, CO AT 6PM.

DAY 14GIVEN SOME FRUIT AND EXCELLENT STEAK FAJITAS AT MY CAMPGROUND IN STEAMBOAT, CO.

DAY 15CRASHED A 4TH OF JULY PARTY TO WAIT OUT A THUNDERSTORM NEAR WALDEN, CO. ROCKY MOUNTAIN OYSTERS, YUM!

DAY 21FREE SHOWER AND BREAKFAST FROM ROBBIE AFTER SLEEPING IN A PARK DURING A THUNDERSTORM IN BRADY, NE.

DAY 23GENEROUS ALMOST STRANGERS WELCOME ME INTO THEIR HOME IN HUMBOLDT, SD.

THE T

RUSTY STEED

NEBRASKA WAS MY LEAST FAVORITE STATE TO RIDE IN. AFTER THE DRY HEAT OF THE MOUNTAINS, THE HUMIDITY OF THE

PLAINS WAS OPPRESSIVE. COMBINED WITH HEADWINDS AND UNENDING FLAT SCENERY, I WAS HAPPY TO CROSS INTO SOUTH DAKOTA.

NEW YORK CITY, MY CURRENT HOME, WAS MY ORIGINAL DESTINATION FOR THIS TOUR,

BUT I CUT IT SHORT IN MINNESOTA IN ORDER TO FLY BACK EAST FOR A JOB INTERVIEW. PART TWO WILL BE COMPLETED SOMEDAY.

GUARDSMAN PASS, BRIGHTON, UTAH.(UPPER BACKGROUND IMAGE)

JENNA + RUSSELL IN SEATTLE, WA

TERRI + WIL IN COLUMBIA CITY, OR

KYLE IN BOISE, ID **

BECKY + TRAVIS IN SLC, UT

CYNTHIA + KEN IN FORT COLLINS, CO

JULIE + ANDREW IN HUMBOLDT, SD **

HUGE THANKS TO MY HOSTS:

MOUNTAIN RAIN, WALDEN, COLORADO.(LOWER BACKGROUND IMAGE)

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$15$9$30$14$15$11$23$23$13$0$28$3$12$56$30$0$0$21$12$10$18$15$11$17$7

BUD

GET

(DAY

)

393DOLLARSTOTALBUDGET

$15.72/DAYBUDGET CALCULATIONS DO NOT INCLUDE INITIAL

COSTS, SUCH AS EQUIPMENT OR AIRFARE.

OREGON AND COLORADO WERE MY TWO FAVORITE STATES TO RIDE IN, MOSTLY THANKS TO THE SPECTACULAR SCENERY. SEEING THE LANDSCAPES CHANGE AT THE SPEED OF A

BIKE RIDE WAS TRULY AMAZING.

** MET DURING TRIP