This year I was planning on going to Northern Norway and making my way to Germany.  At work, my boss was leaving our group and I decided to wait until the new boss took over to purchase my trip flights.  Well the COVID-19 Pandemic started before I bought plane tickets and travel was being restricted.  Therefor I decided not to get the plane ticket and request vacation time.  As time passed, I realized I needed to use up some vacation or loose it.  I decided instead of flying somewhere I would take a long drive trip, cycle in state I have not cycled in before and cycled 100 KM (62 Miles) in these new states. I ended up driving about 4420 miles through Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah and then back to my home in Portland, Oregon (See map below).  I rarely drive my 2000 Lexus RX300, the car worked great.  Overall, it was too much driving for me.  I hoped that I would be able to fly somewhere the next year.

Trip summary:
Total Cycling Millage = 658.83 MI (1060.28 KM)
Total Ground Transportation Millage = 4711 MI (7581.6 KM)
Above cycle distance, by state:
101 KM (62.92 Miles) – Washington State
117 KM (76.59 Miles) – Idaho
103 KM (64 Miles) – North Dakota
101 KM (63.05 Miles) – South Dakota
104 KM (64.62 Miles) – Minnesota
108 KM (66.94 Miles) – Iowa
105 KM (65.5 Miles) – Nebraska
103 KM (64.1 Miles) – Wyoming
104 KM (64.56 Miles) – Utah
106 KM (65.98 Miles) – Oregon

EXPENSES
1313.07 USD - Total Expense

Portland Oregon to Washington State

Thursday, June 18, 2020
I started work at 5:30 AM and finished work at 2:00 PM. We loaded Marty’s car and left Portland at around 3:30 PM. We drove all the way to Emerald Valley Inn near Crescent Lake in Port Angeles, Washington. Their check in time ends at 9:00 PM, I had already arrange for after hour check-in so we were all set. It turned out that we arrived a couple minutes before 9:00 PM. Since we had already arrange late check in all we had to do is enter the room and the door was unlocked with the keys on the table. Then we sent them a text telling them we had arrived. The hotel was on a nice piece of land and we did a short walk before settling down for the night. The TV and internet did not work. We ended up going to sleep around 11:00 PM.
Oregon - 20.81 bike miles – In Portland before leaving for Crescent Lake.

Washington State

Friday, June 19, 2020
My brother Dave told me he would show up at our hotel between 8:30 AM and 8:45 AM. Therefore, I said I would expect him around 8:37 AM and he showed up at our hotel at exactly 8:37 AM. Then we went to the McDonalds in Port Angeles for a takeout breakfast. Next, we looked for the trail parking lot and there we found that people sleeping in their cars at the isolated parking lot. I suggested that we parked near the school, so we did. Then we (Natalie, Caleigh, Ellen, Marty, Dave and me) cycled the Olympic Discovery trial to Sequim and back to our cars. It was a great fun family ride; we had lunch in the town of Sequim. Then we drove to Dave and Ellen’s lake house on Mason Lake. We stayed there for the night.

Profile of our Olympic Discovery trail bike ride near Port Angeles, Washington. 39.21 miles on bike odometer	Caleigh, Marty and other Stagnones behind Ted on Olympic Discovery trail.	Natalie and Caleigh behind Ted on Olympic Discovery trial Railroad bridge near Sequim.

Washington – 39.21 bike miles – Olympic Discovery Trail.

Saturday, June 20, 2020
We had breakfast with my brother and his family. Then we started heading home around 9:00 AM. On the way home, we stopped at William A. Bush Park in Lacy Washington. We unloaded our bikes and cycled to Woodard Bay. Once at the bay we locked our bikes and hiked to the historic bay area. We spent a little time there and then hiked back to our bikes. Then we biked back towards the car. Once near the car I talked Marty into cycle to the new tunnel under the tracks and then back to the car. Last time I went to the new part of the trail there was no tunnel and just some big beams. It was interesting how they were able to put the tunnel under the railroad tracks and keep the train running. The new tunnel was support by very large solid steel I-beams. We did the extra miles because I wanted the extra miles so we could say we cycled 100 KM while in Washington State. Then we drove back home and I packed my car for my road trip that would start the next day. We went to sleep at around 11:00 PM.

Profile of our Chehalis Western trail bike ride near Olympia, Washington. 23.71 miles on bike odometer	Bird house - Woodard Bay Natural Resources Conservation Area	Birds - Woodard Bay Natural Resources Conservation Area

Washington – 23.71 bike miles – Chehalis Western Trail - From William A. Bush Park to Woodard Bay.
Total logged trip miles in Washington State = 62.92 miles (39.21 + 23.71)

Idaho Part 1

Sunday, June 21, 2020
I woke up around 6:00 AM, finished packing my car and started my road trip by 7:00 AM. I drove hard to Idaho. While going through Spokane I kept seeing signs stating a silver alert (I checked to see what it was about when home and found, “ A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing 63-year-old man who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that results in memory issues similar to dementia”, Pierce County sheriff’s deputies said. - Paul Whittingslow”). I had not seen a silver alert before and I saw several highway lighted signs with the alert with vehicle description and license plate. I continued into Idaho and stopped at Huetter Rest Area. I saw a bike trail from the rest stopped and left my car parked there and cycled into Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Before leaving my car, I marked the location using my GPS. I cycled into town and on trial near the lake. There were several people on the lake waterfront, hardly anyone was wearing a COVID-19 protection mask and social distancing did not seem to be of concern to the people near the lake. I had on my mask, I saw one lady with a mask partially covering her face (over her mouth, but her nose was not covered) and 2 people with bikes wearing masks. Those were the only three people I saw wearing mask, I saw hundreds of people walking around without mask. I guess there is no concern of getting COVCID-19 at Coeur d'Alene. I think they should be concerned! After checking out town, I worked my way back to my car. I thought I was following the highway frontage road back towards my car, I noticed from my GPS that the car was up the hill and I saw no roads between me and the actual highway up the hill. Then I turned back towards town to get a road that lead to the trail to my car, no road towards the highway from where I was. I went back and quickly found my car with the aid of my GPS. Then I started driving towards Montana, I saw a moose cross the highway in Idaho. I drove most of the way through Montana before stopping at a rest stop where I slept for the night. ​I left my bike in my car, it was not very comfortable in the car. I did not sleep great. I went to sleep around 11:00 PM.
Idaho – 17.25 bike miles – Huetter Rest Area to Coeur d'Alene .

Profile of ride from Huetter Rest Area to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and back to car. 17.25 miles on bike odometer	Ted with his bike at Lake Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.	Ted with his bike at Lake Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

North Dakota

Monday, June 22, 2020
I woke up before 6:00 AM, after an uncomfortable sleep and left the rest stop. Then I drove to the town of Medora, North Dakota. This is the town where you access Theodore Roosevelt National Park. I decided to save on the entry fee and park my car in the town and cycle into the park. The park visitor center was closed and to pay you had to ask a female park ranger at a table outside the visitor center building. She asked if I was biking a long ways and told me about the park. I told her I had biked from town and she mentioned people cycling cross country often stopped at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. She told me how the road was closed at mile 11 due to a covert repair (I already knew that, I had read it on-line) and she said I could go a little past the closed road sign. The fee was $15.00 to cycle in the park and it would have been $30.00 to take my car. To pay the ranger handed me an envelope and said I had to pay with the exact change and put the payment with envelop filled out into a post nearby. It would have been easy to enter the park without paying. At this point in life I have the money to pay and always pay entry fees now (when I was poor and young I probably would not have paid the entry fee). The first 11 miles was a nice road with a couple small dead end roads, along the road I saw several prairie dogs and buffalo. When I arrived at mile 11 where the road was closed, I went under the blockade and cycled for about a mile. It seemed like I could keep going, but I thought the information from the entry ranger might be wrong. No one was on that part of the road and it was definitely closed. Also, it was easy for people from the open road to see me in the closed area. I did not want to get in trouble, so I headed back before I reached the obviously impassible covert. When I was younger I probably would have kept going until I was told to turn back. I cycled back to the park entrance and a little around the town of Medora .

Profile of ride through Theodore Roosevelt National Park and around Medora, North Dakota. 27.9 GPS saved miles	Ted at the entrance to Theodore Roosevelt National Park.	Prairie dog at Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Ted with his bike in Theodore Roosevelt National Park.	Buffalo in Theodore Roosevelt National Park.	Ted with statue of Theodore Roosevelt behind him in Medora, North Dakota.

Then I drove to Bismarck, North Dakota.  I found a good bike trail to the University of Mary and back to town. I had trouble finding a place that looked safe and legal to park my car, I found a park near a river not far from the University, parked and cycled from there. I biked to the University, then to the Bismarck city area and tried to find a good place to stay. I did not find anything that seemed COVID-19 safe to me, so I drove most of the way to Fargo. A town, Jamestown slightly west of Fargo, seemed like a safe place, so I found a COVID-19 safe looking hotel. At the nice hotel, the hotel office employees did not have masks, I asked them about COVID-19 precautions, and they said it was not a problem there (hmm!).  That night I did not sleep great, I even took 1.5 sleeping pills; I think I was concerned about COVID-19. I was thinking back to the Lewis and Clark stuff I had seen near Bismarck and started wishing I would have gone south, I was getting tired of driving. I went to sleep around midnight that night.
North Dakota - 43.14 bike miles - Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Medora and Bismarck
Bike odometer Total miles 236 miles. (End total trip miles 60.39 miles)

Profile of ride around Bismarck, North Dakota. 12.9 GPS saved miles	University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota.	Famous Dave’s BBQ in Bismarck, North Dakota.

Tuesday, June 23, 2020
I woke up around 6:30 AM and cycled 20 miles on the highway near the hotel. Then I packed up, left the hotel about 8:30 AM, went to Walmart for groceries and bought breakfast at McDonalds. I was getting frustrated with all the driving and not seeing anything. I felt I wanted to follow the Lewis and Clark route, so I rerouted my journey to see Mt. Rushmore (This would allow me to follow the Lewis and Clark route south of Bismarck).

North Dakota – 20.86 bike miles – On highway near Jamestown. (Total 81.25 trip miles before leaving North Dakota (Total ODO 257 miles)
North Dakota total Miles = 64 Miles (43.14 + 20.86)

South Dakota

I first had to drive all the way back to Bismarck (about 100 miles west) and then I went south on highway 6 to highway 21 to highway 31, highway 12 and then to highway 65 where there was a sign suggesting to consider another route due to a COVID-19 checkpoint. I figured I was just passing through and I should be able to make it through the checkpoint. Well about 31.3 miles past the sign that said COVID-19 Checkpoint ahead, they said I could not continue through the reservation. They routed me back the 31.3 miles to highway 12 and then 30 more miles west to get to back on route to Mt. Rushmore (31.3 miles GPS miles from intersection of Highway 12/ highway 65 and where I turned me back due to COVID-19). I kept telling myself I was on a bike trip and that I have already been to Mt. Rushmore. When I got back to the original COVID-19 sign (intersection of highway 12 and highway 65), I decided to go back to my original plan and skip Mt. Rushmore. Also I either traveled on the wrong side of the Missouri River or there were no signs indicating historic fact about the Lewis and Clank adventure (so not a scenic route like I was hoping). Therefore, I continued east, if I would have gone towards Fargo at the beginning of the day I would have reduced my driving miles by about 300 miles. What a waste of time!

Profile of ride near Jamestown, North Dakota 20.86 miles on bike odometer	Sign 31.3 miles before I was turned back when I wanted to go to Mt. Rushmore. When I returned to this sign, I decided to skip Mt. Rushmore.	Map of the route I drove, vs. the route I should have taken (The new route was due to temporarily deciding to see Mt Rushmore)

I drove to Mobridge South Dakota, parked at the General Dollar store and cycled about 20 miles. I cycled mostly highway, also short riverside trail with Lewis and Clark information. Then I drove to Aberdeen found a room for the night at the Quality Inn and cycled another 10 miles.
South Dakota – 33.9 bike miles – Mobridge and Aberdeen. (Total 115.15 trip miles (Total ODO 291 miles))

Profile of ride near Mobridge, South Dakota. 21.3 miles on bike odometer	Ted with his bike on trial with Lewis and Clark expedition signs near Missouri River in Mobridge, South Dakota.	Ted with his bike on trial in Mobridge, South Dakota.
Ted’s bike in front of Sitting Bull College in Mobridge, South Dakota.	Ted with his bike at bridge over Missouri River at Mobridge, South Dakota.	Fish cowboy sculpture in Mobridge, South Dakota.

Mobridge, South Dakota. = 21.3 miles

Wednesday, June 24, 2020
I woke up around 6:30 AM and was cycling from my hotel room by about 7:00 AM.  It was an easy flat ride and I returned to the hotel by about 10:00 AM, after cycling a little over 30 miles.  This completed my 100 KM for South Dakota. 

Profile of rides near Aberdeen, South Dakota 41.75 miles on bike odometer	Ted’s bike near the sign enter Aberdeen, South Dakota.	Mina Lake sign with Ted’s bike. This was his turn around point on one of his rides from Aberdeen, South Dakota.

Aberdeen, South Dakota = 41.75 miles

Total South Dakota miles = 63.05 miles (21.3 + 41.75)

Minnesota

Then I drove towards Lake Benton, Minnesota. I saw several long loaded trucks carrying wind meal parts, lots of wind generation in this part of the country. When I arrived at the on ramp to interstate 29, I was stopped to wait for three of these long loads truck to enter the freeway. They each carried one fin for a windmill. The first two trukcs took a coupe minutes to make the corner onto the freeway ramp, it looked like they only had a couple of inches to spare between the on-ramp and the on-ramp sign. The third truck was off be a small amount and had to go back and forth for about 20 minutes before it could make the turn. It seemed like a long wait to get onto interstate 29. Once at Lake Benton I cycled mostly on the highway and a little in the small town.  Not much to see and not very good roads near Benton lake for cycling (No sholders, but good pavement). 

Profile of ride near Lake Benton, Minnesota. 22.39 miles on bike odometer	The windmill fin I had to wait for about 20 minutes to make the turn before I could get onto Interstate 29.	Windmill seen on farms near Lake Benton, Minnesota. There are hundreds of these on the farms in this area.
Ted with his bike at Lake Benton, Minnesota.	Ted with his bike outside Lake Benton, Minnesota.	The 1896 opera house in Lake Benton, Minnesota.

Lake Benton cycled to 176.69 miles (total miles 343) 166.69 - 144.3 = 22.39 miles ​

Then I drove to  Pipestone and cycled around.  I visited Pipestone National  Monument;  it was not that exciting.  I biked on the walking trails at Pipestone National  Monument and as I was leaving, I noticed the sign indicating no bikes on  trail .  When I first got on the trail, there was no indication that bikes where not allowed. 

Profile of ride near Pipestone, Minnesota. 23.03 miles on bike odometer	Train near Pipestone, Minnesota, not sure if it was operational.	Grain farm behind Ted outside Pipestone, Minnesota.
Ted at Fort Pipestone in Pipestone, Minnesota.	Trail at Pipestone National Monument in Pipestone, Minnesota.	Ted’s bike at sign to Pipestone National Monument in Pipestone, Minnesota.

Pipestone cycled to 189.72 (total 365) 189.72 - 166.69 = 23.03 ​  

Then I drove to  Luverne, Minnesota  and got a hotel room for the night.  Then I cycled for 11.91 ( 201.63 - 189.72 = 11.91  miles ) miles before returning to the hotel.  I watched a little TV and went to sleep at about 11:30 PM.
South Dakota – 31.96 bike miles – from Aberdeen hotel  (Total 144.3 trip miles before leaving South Dakota)  
Minnesota – 57.33 bike miles – Lake Benton, Pipestone and Luverne (Total  201.63 trip miles/ ODO Miles 377)  

Thursday, June 25, 2020
I woke up around 6:00 AM and cycle to trails, I had seen on my bike the previous day in Luverne . I cycled by the school and then back to the hotel by around 7:15 AM. The forecast was predicting heavy rains in the evening, but a nice day. I wanted to make sure to complete all of my desired 100 KM of cycling in Iowa before the rain started. I pushed all day, made my miles and the weather stayed sunny all day. That evening it did not rain, I guess the prediction was wrong.

Profile of ride near Luverne, Minnesota. 19.2 miles on bike odometer	Ted’s bike near roll of hay on outskirts of Luverne, Minnesota.	Sign when entering Luverne, Minnesota.

Minnesota – 7.29 bike miles – From hotel in Luverne  (Total  208.92 trip miles/ ODO Miles 385)

Iowa

I then drove into Iowa and stopped in Sioux Center and biked for a long time.

Profile of ride near Sioux Center, Iowa 30.3 miles on bike odometer	Ted’s bike at Dordt University in Sioux Center Iowa.	Grain mill in Sioux Center, Iowa . (FCS elevator)

Then I drove to Le Mar, “The Ice Cream Capital of the World”. Painted life-sized ice cream cones where found in front of several businesses. There were also some great bike paths around town. After completed my 100 KM for Iowa I continued to a town, Missouri Valley, close to Nebraska and found a hotel for the night. I was eating a tuna sandwich and one of my gold crowns fell out. It had only been in there for about a year. When I returned to Portland, they wanted to change me to put it back in, I complained and they agreed there would be no charge, since they had put it in less than a year prior to it falling out.

Profile of ride near Le Mars, Iowa. 36.64 miles on bike odometer	Ted on highway with typical farm behind him near Le Mars, Iowa.	Ted with his bike at the welcome to sign in Le Mars, Iowa.
Bridge on bike trail in Le Mars, Iowa.	Ted with his bike near tank in Le Mars, Iowa.	Ted with his bike near bike trail in Le Mars, Iowa.
Ice cream cone in front of Doctors office in Le Mars, Iowa.	Main visitor center and ice cream parlor in Le Mars, Iowa.	Ted in Le Mars, Iowa.

Iowa – 66.94 bike miles – Sioux Center and Le Mars (Total  275.86 trip miles/ ODO Miles 452)  

Nebraska

Friday, June 26, 2020
In the morning I left the hotel and had breakfast at Burger King instead of McDonalds, it was right next to my hotel. The employees at Bu rger King were not as well protected against COVID-19 as McDonalds.​ There was no shield between the drive up window and the employee and they were not wearing rubber gloves. For the rest of my trip I always went to McDonalds for breakfast. Then I drove to Fremont, Nebraska and parked at the Walmart. From there I found great cycling trails to lakes and parks. It turns out one of our interns at DTNA was from Fremont (she sent me a note on Facebook telling me it was her hometown). ​

Profile of ride near Fremont, Nebraska. 30.94 miles on bike odometer	Ted with his bike near bike lane on road to Fremont State Lakes, Nebraska.	Ted’s bike at park entrance to Fremont State Lakes, Nebraska.
Ted at Lake in Fremont State Lakes park, Nebraska.	Ted with his bike at Hormel park near Fremont, Nebraska.	Opera house in Fremont, Nebraska.

Fremont = 30.94 miles

Then I drove to Columbus and was planning to not stop, I saw a river front bike trail, so I parked and started biking. The trail was very short, I biked to the main part of town (Columbus), not great for riding.  I found one road that was OK, so I cycled for a ways on that and then cycled back to my car. ​

Profile of ride near Columbus, Nebraska. 14.39 miles on bike odometer	Veterans memorial (Andrew Jackson Higgins Memorial) - Columbus, Nebraska.	Mural on building in Columbus, Nebraska.

Columbus = 14.39 miles

Then I drove to Elm Creek and parked at the General Dollar.  From there I, biked 20 miles ended out back in Elm Creek. At one point, I saw two trains simultaneously running in parallel and one going the opposite direction.  I went to check out the tracks and found there were three parallel train tracks in that area. There were about six trains/ hour running past me while I did my short highway ride. From Elm Creek I completed my 100 KM of cycling in Nebraska, so I started driving towards Wyoming. ​I wanted to spend a night in Nebraska, so I stayed about 60 miles from the boarder of Wyoming in the town of Sydney, Nebraska. On my way to Sydney, I noticed the gas was low in my car and the low fuel light went on for the first time on this trip. I was not thinking about my gas and almost did not notice the light was on. I found a gas station quickly and filled the tank.​ For a short time, that night there was thunderstorms, but not much rain. That was my first rain on this trip. I think I went under the storm before the heavy rain started. Once at a hotel I used the toilet. It took about four flushes to get everything down. In the morning, I told the hotel clerk (young woman) the toilet did not work and she said it had something to do with the type of toilet. The hotel clerk did not seem concerned about anything. It was a Quality Inn and seemed nice. Overall, it was a very comfortable and good place to stay.

Profile of ride near Elm Creek, Nebraska. 20.17 miles on bike odometer	Highway near Elm Creek, Nebraska.	Farmland near highway to Elm Creek, Nebraska.
Rolled hay in farm field near highway to Elm Creek, Nebraska.	Triple train tracks near highway to Elm Creek, Nebraska.	Nebraska sunset, you can see the thunderstorm I am heading towards.

Elm Creek = 20.17 miles

Nebraska – 65.5 bike miles – Fremont (30.94), Columbus (14.39 )and Elm Creek (20.17) (Total  341.39 trip miles/ ODO Miles 517)

Wyoming

Saturday, June 27, 2020
In the morning when I checked out of the hotel, I complained about the toilet and they did not care. Normally they offer me a receipt, but not at this hotel. I took the sack breakfast with me ( orange, small water and a blueberry muffin). I picked up some additional breakfast at McDonalds and then drove to Cheyenne, Wyoming. A little before I arrived in Cheyenne, I found a Walmart (580 Livingston Ave, Cheyenne, WY 82007) to park my car and I started cycling from there. I quickly found a bike trail that lead into town, I was in downtown Cheyenne within a few mile bike ride from Walmart. I checked out the train Depoe area, the town theme was painted people sized cowboy boots. I checked out the outside of the capital and surrounding buildings. I then cycled the main street, which had a bike lane to Lions Park. Next to Lions park was the old Frontier town, due to CIVID-19 this was a deserted tourist attraction (On a normal year there are probably hundreds of people there). From there I found bike trails to the high school and then the public Baseball parks. Then I cycled the trails back to the Walmart. I could have used my GPS and found a shorter route back to the Walmart, but I wanted the extra miles.

Profile of ride near Cheyenne, Wyoming. 38.1 miles on bike odometer	Ted at the sign at Wyoming welcome center.	Ted with his bike at entering Cheyenne, Wyoming sign near the Walmart where he parked his car.
Ted with his bike near trail by Walmart in Cheyenne, Wyoming.	Ted with his bike near trail in Cheyenne, Wyoming.	Ted with his bike at park in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Ted with his bike and Capital building behind him in Cheyenne, Wyoming.	Ted with his bike and city boot theme behind him in Cheyenne, Wyoming.	Ted’s bike near “Old Frontier Town” in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Then for old time sake, I drove to Rock Spring to spend the night. I had met up with Tony Jaramillo in Rock Springs on June 4, 1988 and we cycled to Yellowstone together. Once in Rock Springs I got a hotel and went for a 15 mile ride on the highways before going to sleep. The theme in Rock Springs is painted plywood Bulls on wheels. I went to sleep around midnight that night.
Wyoming – 53.46 bike miles – Cheyenne and Rock Springs (Total  394.82 trip miles/ ODO Miles 571)  

Sunday, June 28, 2020
I woke up around 6:40 AM and cycled 10 miles before checking out of my Rock Springs hotel.​ I left Rock Springs by about 8:30 AM and traveled towards Echo, Utah.

Profile of rides near Rock Springs, Wyoming. 26 miles on bike odometer	Ted in front of Abraham Lincoln Memorial Monument near Laramie, Wyoming next to the Lincoln highway (US route 30/ Interstate 80)	Ted with his bike at the Rock Springs, Wyoming visitor complex.
Ted with his bike in front of town theme plywood bull in Rock Springs, Wyoming.	Old police car in Rock Springs, Wyoming.	Historic city center welcome sign in Rock Springs, Wyoming.

Wyoming – 10.64 bike miles –Rock Springs (Total  405.46 trip miles/ ODO Miles 581)
Total Wyoming miles - 64.1 miles (53.46 + 10.64)

Utah

I cycled from near the intersection of I-80 and I-84 to exit 178 of I-84 on Echo Canyon road near Echo, Utah. It was a very scenic ride with colorful sandstone and you could see rock climbers near the road. At the beginning of the road, there was a place for people to target practice with guns and rifles. The people shot their guns into the hillside in the opposite direction of the highway, it seemed awfully close to interstate 84. After cycling the canyon, I cycled part of the dirt trail near Echo Dam Road and then back to my car. It was lightly raining on and off during these rides, this was my first rain day of this trip.

Profile of ride near Echo, Utah. 27.19 miles on bike odometer	Ted with his bike on Echo Canyon road Utah.	Ted with his bike on Echo Canyon road Utah.
Arched rock seen from Echo Canyon road in Utah.	Ted with his bike on Echo Canyon road Utah.	Ted with his bike on rails to trail next to Echo Dam road that following the east shore of Echo Reservoir near Echo, Utah.
Ted with his bike on rails to trail next to Echo Dam road that following the east shore of Echo Reservoir near Echo, Utah.	Ted with his bike on rails to trail between Echo Reservoir and Echo, Utah.	Historic sign for “George A. Wyman” near Echo, Utah. George was the first person to make a transcontinental crossing of the United States on a motored vehicle. On his motorized cycle he beat the first automobile crossing by 20 day (it took George 51 days to make the crossing)

I then drove to Ogden and found a Walmart to park my car. Then I cycled from there and quickly found the centennial bike trail into the city (I lucked into it, I did not know it was there. I was crossing a bridge on a busy road and saw it when I looked down towards the river). I followed the centennial and river parkway bike trails to the end (near the Dinosaur park), when I was retuning I noticed sign that showed that slightly passed the dinosaur park was Ogden Canyon Waterfall. I should have looked at the signs sooner. It was a little rain while I was cycling, but overall it was a great bike trial riding day. I then went back to my car and drove towards Tremonton. I looked for a hotel but did not see one I trusted, so I decided to head north. I wanted to stay in Utah for a night (when I returned to Portland I had stayed for at least one night in each state I visited). It did not look like there were any more towns to the north and it was raining so hard that I could not see when I needed to pass a truck. I had only gone one exit, so I took the next exit and then returned to the town of Tremonton. Once back in Tremonton I used my GPS and found a Motel 6, not far from where I looked for a hotel earlier (about another mile down the road). The Motel 6 had separate door entries so I felt it was COVID-19 safer than the other hotels and got a room for the night. I went to sleep around midnight.

Profile of ride near Ogden, Utah. 37.37 miles on bike odometer	Ted with his bike on the Ogden River parkway trail in Ogden, Utah.	Ted with his bike near the Welcome to Ogden, Utah arch/sign.
Ted with his bike at Big-Dee Sports Park in Ogden, Utah.	One of the Dinosaurs in the George S. Eccles Dinosaur park in Ogden, Utah. (it is like an outdoor museum)	Ted with his bike in from on the temple of Latter-day saints in Ogden, Utah.
Ted’s bike next to the Ogden River parkway trail in Ogden, Utah.	Ted with his bike near the south end of the pavement for the Centennial trail in Ogden, Utah.	Ted’s bike where the pavement ends on the south end of the Centennial trail in Ogden, Utah.

Utah – 64.56 bike miles –Echo (27.19 miles) and Ogden (37.37) (Total  470.02 trip miles/ ODO Miles 646)

Idaho Part 2

Monday, June 29, 2020
In the morning, I packed up and drove to Twin Falls, Idaho. I first drove my car and checked out Shoshone Falls. The falls were very cool and there was a trail to Evel Knievel Snake River Canyon Jump Site. I thought I could drive there but could not find it. I checked out Dierkes Lake and saw a marmot in the rocks, very scenic, small lake. I then drove and parked by the goodwill. I cycle to look for the Evel Knievel ramp, but found I should have hiked from the falls, oh well I missed that attraction. I cycled the highways for a while and the Rock Creek Trail. I also cycled Twin Fall parkway trail and then back to my car.

Profile of ride near Twin Falls, Idaho. 30.46 miles on bike odometer	Highway 29 bridge over the Snake River canyon in Twin Falls, Idaho.	Ted standing by highway 29 bridge over the Snake River canyon in Twin Falls, Idaho.
Ted at Shoshone Falls near Twin Falls, Idaho.	Marmot at Dierkes Lake near Twin Falls, Idaho.	Dierkes Lake near Twin Falls, Idaho at Shoshone Falls Park.
Ted with his bike at Rock Creek Park in Twin Falls, Idaho.	Ted’s bike at Rock Creek Park in Twin Falls, Idaho.	Ted with his bike at Winding trail in Twin Falls, Idaho.

Next I drove to Boise and found a room at the Airport Inn.  I was biking by about 5:30 PM and cycled to the Capital and then I cycled the green-belt to about miles 6.2 past the golf course towards the SE ​ ( https://www.cityofboise.org/media/6659/2022-greenbelt-map.pdf )​. The trail was great, this time I did not have time to cycle the west (I have done the trail several years back). I wanted to complete my 100 KM of cycling before the end of the day so I could get home for Marty’s birthday (it was the next day). I then biked back to my hotel and went to sleep around 11:00 PM.

Profile of ride near Boise, Idaho. 24.88 miles on bike odometer	Ted with his bike in front of the capital building in Boise, Idaho.	Building with cool mural in Boise, Idaho.
The Idanha Hotel Boise, Idaho.	Ted with his bike on the Boise River Greenbelt Trail in Boise, Idaho.	A rainbow over Boise State University in Boise, Idaho.

Idaho – 59.34 bike miles – Twin Falls and Boise ( Total  525.36 trip miles/ ODO Miles 701 ) 

Tuesday, June 30, 2020
I took off from my Boise Hotel around 7:00 AM, bought breakfast at McDonalds and started the long drive home. I called the dentist to setup an appointment to get my gold crown reattached and I was able to set up an appointment for July 2 nd at 11:00 AM (I could have gotten a sooner appointment, but wanted to bike 100 KM in Oregon on July 1 st). My car had been running great for the entire trip, now that I was on my last day the ABS lamp turned on at 9:10 AM near I-84 milepost 323 in Oregon. I stopped at the next stop area and used my OBD_II tool to check for diagnostic codes. I did not have any codes and the lamp turned off on its own with a key cycle. Then I started driving again and the lamp came on again. I stopped at the next exit, that time I did not cycle the ignition first and checked for diagnostic code. Still no codes and the lamp was staying on, so I cleared codes anyways and the ABS lamp turned off for the remainder of my trip. I guess no diagnostic code, no problem. Overall, the car worked perfect for the entire trip, before leaving I had my oil changed and the car had a very slight oil leak after the oil change (no leak before). I bought extra oil to take on my trip, but never needed it. The oil stayed at the full line for the entire trip and the leak went away on the first day of travel. Maybe the oil leak was just a spill that dripped for a couple of days before I departed on my trip. I was getting sleepy so I went to a gas station store next to highway in Pendleton for coffee and the store had a sign-indicating mask required for COVID-19. The woman behind the counter was not wearing a mask and she told her customer (a friend of hers) that he did not need to have his mask on (So he took off his mask). They were young and probably would not get sick from COVID-19, but I feel they should comply with the store requirements as an act of kindness for older people like myself. I got back to Portland at about 4:00 PM and celebrated Marty’s birthday with her. I hurried home so I could make it back for her birthday. I bought her a pizza birthday dinner, beef Jerky, cupcakes and donated to her travel funds. I think the best thing for her was that I made it home in time to celebrate her birthday. We had dinner, watched TV and went to sleep around 11:00 PM.
Daily bike miles => 0 bike miles

Oregon

Wednesday, July 1, 2020
I woke up around 7:00 AM and cycled to Boring, Oregon.  Then to Blue Lake, then along Marine drive to Bybee Lake and then back home.  I wanted to cycle 100 KM in Oregon to go with the rest of my trip.

Profile of ride near Portland, Oregon. 65.98  miles on bike odometer	Flower on the Springwater corridor trail near Gresham, Oregon.	Ted at the end of paved part of the Springwater corridor trail in Boring, Oregon.

Oregon – 65.98 bike miles – Portland to Boring and back to Portland (Total  591.34 trip miles/ ODO Miles 767)  

Thursday, July 2, 2020
I went to the dentist to get my gold crown reattached and biked around Portland slew. Then I went home and got ready for our July 4th weekend at Mason Lake with my brother and his family. We did not start loading the car up yet, I was still tired from my road trip and we went to sleep around 11:30 PM.
Oregon not included in road trip miles – 19.11 bike miles – Portland

Friday, July 3, 2020
We left for Mason Lake around 11:00 AM and stopped to cycle part of the Yelm-Tenino bike trail. Marty and I cycle the rails to trails from Tenino, Washington to Rainier, Washington.  Then we drove the rest of the way to Dave and Ellen's lake house at Mason Lake.  We ate a big meal and watched the fireworks.  Dave’s friend Steve and his girlfriend Frankie from Dallas, Texas drove up.  Also Tracy’s son (Ellen’s friend) Mathew was there at Dave’s Lake house.  Steve's daughter and her fiancé also showed up, they had just moved to Eugene Oregon from Dallas, Texas.  Steve’s daughter had just landed a great job in Eugene. It was a large group to me and I got a little annoyed with the handshake and lack of social distancing.  We were doing a little social distancing, but not great and it was only the 10 of us together all weekend. I think prior to the gathering Marty and I were very cautious about COVID-19 precautions. I did get used to the social July 4 th party, but felt I probably should not do it again until COVID-19 becomes less of an issue.  At first, I wanted to go back to Portland in the morning, but then decided to stay through until July 5th. The fireworks on the Lake were great as usual. There were several boats on the water going to check out the fireworks. We stayed up playing cards and darts until about midnight.

Google map of one way of bike route taken from Tenino to Rainer.
Washington not included in road trip miles – 18.44 bike miles – Tenino, Washington to Rainer, Washington.

Saturday, July 4, 2020
We woke up a little after 8:00 AM. We hung out most of the day eating and playing cards. We went out on the boat a couple of times. Then second time on the boat we joined the July 4 th boat parade. The only biking I did was the hydro bike for about an hour. That night we watched lake home owner’s private fireworks from my brother’s boat dock.  We also had a fire and had s’mores.
Daily bike miles => 0 bike miles

Sunday, July 5, 2020
We woke up a little after 8:00 AM. Then we had breakfast and hung out a little. Then we cycled around the lake and left the lake house around 2:00 PM.  There was a big crash on I-5 so we had to drive through Longview, Washington to highway 30 to get home.  We got home around 6:00 PM and went for a neighborhood walk.  We went to sleep around 11:00 PM.
Washington not included in road trip miles – 15.63 bike miles – Mason Lake

Monday, July 6, 2020
I went back to work, nothing went smoothly.

Trip expenses

$1307.95 USD - Total Expense

Thursday, June 18, 2020
$109.35 - Port Angeles, WA - Hotel near crescent lake - Emerald Valley Inn
Total USD – $109.35

Sunday, June 21, 2020
$26.01 - Pasco, WA - 9.817 Gallons of gas - SHELL OIL
$7.92 - Pasco, WA - Large coffee, 198.4-gram sun chips and ding-dongs
$22.00 - Haugan, MT - 10.384 Gallons of gas - EXXONMOBIL
$6.00 - Haugan, MOT- 92.1 g Cheetos, 108 g 3 zinger cakes, 20 oz. diet Dr. Pepper
$23.00 - Three Forks, MT - 11.008 Gallons of gas - EXXONMOBIL
$31.00 - Mile City, MT - 14.425 Gallons of gas - CENEX ZIP
$8.98 - Mile City, MT - Large coffee and 85 Gram Beef Jerky
Total USD – $124.91

Monday, June 22, 2020
$13.96 - Medora, ND - Sun Screen
$15.00 - Medora, ND - Theodore Roosevelt National Park entrée fee
$26.00 - Mandan, ND - 12.385 Gallons of gas - SHELL OIL
$71.83 - Jamestown, ND - Hotel - QUALITY INN&SUITES
Total USD – $126.79

Tuesday, June 23, 2020
$25.63 - Jamestown, ND - Loaf of bread, 311.8 G bag of tortilla chips, 6 pack 500ml Diet Mountain Dew, 191.3 g bag of popcorn, 3.78 L Arizona Tea, can of 80 Lysol wipes, 4 828 ml Zeros, 6 bananas, 348 g box of Value Rice Squares (like rice checks) and 946 ml Lysol spray.
$6.17 - Jamestown, ND - McDonald – sausage McMuffin with egg meal
$14.00 - Jamestown, ND - 6.67 Gallons of gas - EXXONMOBIL
$14.00 - Flasher, ND - 6.668 Gallons of gas - FITTERER GAS & OIL
$14.00 - Mobridge, SD - 6.702 Gallons of gas - CENEX GAS N
$102.28 - Aberdeen, SD - Hotel - QUALITY INN
Total USD – $176.08

Wednesday, June 24, 2020
$24.00 - Brookings, SD - 11.166 Gallons of gas - BP
$3.40 - Brookings, SD - Large Coffee and 108 g Fudge Covered Twinkee
$68.23 - Luverne, MN - Hotel - ECONOLODGE
Total USD – $95.63

Thursday, June 25, 2020
$5.12 - Luverne, MN - McDonald – sausage McMuffin with egg meal
$26.37 - Le Mars, IO - Eight 828ml Zeros, 680g Cashews, 473g Kraves, 6 pack 500ml Diet Mountain Dew and 3.78 Liter Arizona Tea
$22.00 - Missouri Valley, IO - 11.005 Gallons of gas - PETROMART TRAVEL PLAZA
$74.59 - Missouri Valley, IO - Hotel - AMERICA'S BEST VALUE INN
Total USD – $128.08

Friday, June 26, 2020
$6.09 - Missouri Valley, IO - Burger King - 2 cheese, egg, biscuits and large coffee
$26.00 - North Platte, NE - 13.272 Gallons of gas - LOVES COUNTRY
$3.62 - North Platte, NE - Large Coffee and little Debbie’s chocolate cakes
$76.20 - Sidney, NE - Hotel - QUALITY INNS
Total USD – $111.91

Saturday, June 27, 2020
$5.91 - Sidney, NE - McDonald – sausage McMuffin with egg meal
$21.00 - Cheyenne, WY - 10.61 Gallons of gas - WAL-MART
$5.78 - Cheyenne, WY - 16oz Coffee, 591 ml Diet Dr. Pepper and Ding Dongs (72 G)
$20.00 - Wamsutter, WY - 8.478 Gallons of gas - LOVE S COUNTRY
$4.08 - Wamsutter, WY - Large Coffee and 591 ml Diet Dr. Pepper
$62.77 - Rock Springs, WY - Hotel - ECONO LODGE
Total USD – $119.54

Sunday, June 28, 2020
$5.24 - Rock Springs, WY - McDonald – sausage McMuffin with egg meal
$19.00 - Evanston, WY - 8.64 Gallons of gas - MAVERIK
$12.06 - Evanston, WY - Large Coffee, Hostess Cup cakes (90g), 92 G Beef Jerky and 591 ml Diet Mt. Dew
$60.26 - Tremonton, UT - Hotel - MOTEL 6
Total USD – $96.56

Monday, June 29, 2020
$3.73 - Tremonton, UT - McDonald – sausage McMuffin with egg meal
$25.00 - Heyburn, ID - 10.992 Gallons of gas - LOVE S COUNTRY
$18.52 - Heyburn, ID - Large Coffee, 113-gram Cosmic Brownies and 238-gram beef Jerky
$5.00 - Twin Falls, ID - Entry Fee to Shoshone Falls
$88.55 - Boise, ID - Hotel - BEST WESTERN AIRPORT IN
Total USD – $140.8

Tuesday, June 30, 2020
$5.40 - Boise, ID - McDonald – sausage McMuffin with egg meal
$24.00 - Caldwell, ID - 10.087 Gallons of gas- PILOT
$6.02 - Pendleton, OR -Large Coffee, 591 ml Dr. Pepper and 128-gram chocolate pie
$28.00 - Boardman, OR - 11.387 Gallons of gas - LOVE S TRAVEL
$20.00 - Portland, OR -8.343 Gallons of gas - ARCO
Total USD – $83.42

Total Cycling Millage = 658.83 MI (1060.28 KM)

Total Ground Transportation Millage = 4711 MI (7581.6 KM)