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If your looking for ride reports and or journals you might want to check out http://bicycletravelbloggers.org for daily inspiration and entertainment.Wow, I'd never heard of this. And the bigger surprise was to see that it is sponsored by Adventure Cycling!
We are now in our late 60`s, creaking bones and camping out in the cold and rain is becoming more of a test of endurance rather than an enjoyable experience.Another vote for warmshowers.org, we are on it and would love to host you for a night. As far as a route, the leaves start changing in the far north and then work their way south. Which means fall colors are at peak in Maine/Canada in early September and are peaking in Mass./Conn. in October some time. There are websites that track this progression every year. Regarding those creaking bones, you may want to plan more of your trip in Southern New England if you want to avoid more of the steep hills.
Subway Sandwich shops are everywhere now and their $5 footlongs are a good deal because you are only limited on how much bread, meat, and cheese you are allowed. Otherwise, they will load on an incredible amount of veggies to make it a very filling meal. (This is what saved us financially riding cross country with a teen boy. He would have them load at least a jar's worth of pickles/olives/banana peppers on his BLTs)
Dollar menus at McD, a $5 hot 'n ready pizza at little Caesars, Taco Bell's great cheap menu, lots of choices for cheap hot food. Keep your eye out for festivals and potlucks and crash them!
The reason Idaho has such a low representation is the need for a passport at the borders.That, and the fact that Idaho drivers showed us the least courtesy toward cyclists of any state we travelled through, and that the roads had the smallest shoulders and worst road conditions. At least, this was true on Hwy 200 along Lake Pend Orielle. Spectacular scenery, otherwise.
How many days were you on the road?Well, the photo count does include the drive from Seattle to LA in a rental van, and LA back to New England in the vehicle we bought (which includes a ton of shots while we hung out for a week in the Grand Canyon and Sedona areas). Total trip time 140 days. My son and I each had our camera bags mounted on our handlebars and were constantly shooting stuff we found interesting as we were riding.
I counted the 774 pictures from my TransAm...
On the western half (Oregon coast to Pueblo, CO), I'd say motels averaged ~$75 including tax, but they'll be a bit cheaper on the eastern half.
The hard part about making this decision was switching to the small wheels.
No kit required. Boil some water in your pan, chuck in a handful of coffee and bring back to the boil. Lift off the flame for a few seconds then repeat twice. Pour into mug, drink and remember to leave the last half inch or so of liquid in the mug unless you like chewing grainsYou can also add sugar if required at the first stage.
This is actually the traditional method of making Turkish coffee although they use a very small copper utensil.
