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My Longest Trips across parts of USA
* Color of date kind of matches route color on maps
Down the west coast  
2006 To Santa Barbara
2004 To central CA. Coast
2003 To San Diego

East across the states
1998 To Great Lakes
1993 To New York
1991 To Atlantic Ocean
 
Closeup of Pacific Northwest

* Includes loops entirely within Pacific Northwest
not shown on other map

2007
To Pullman
On Flickr

2005
Loop to catch many bike trails


2002
E. OR. WA. loop to Hells Canyon


2001
Sumpter Train and more

2000
Crater Lake


Map of my Pacific Northwest bicycle trips

Some trips started in Northwest and went on to farther lands where I came home by train.  Other trips were loops.  Most trips started in Bellingham, WA.  Others started  from train in Albany, Oregon.  2000 ended at train in Eugene, OR.

1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997

The slow lane can mean...
Seeing more of USA than the "in flight movie."



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Any trip across America is always better with a North American cell phone.  If you're travelling by bike, you're going to want a quality cell phone rental plan.  Getting a world phone is one of the best ways to ensure you don't drop any calls in those remote areas.  Be safe, bike well!



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Me

Theslowlane.com.  My main menu.  More than just bicycling.

Advice

Bike touring F.A.Q.  Find my answers to frequently ask questions.  Feel free to ask your own.  Write to me.

My fitness thoughts.  How "pro" sports and treadmills can be a detriment.


Maps & Routes

Bellingham bicycle map

Vancouver, BC. to Seattle, WA.  Maps: My favorite routes between these two cities.

Seattle to Idaho  My favorite route across Washington State.

Gallery of bike trails I have been on.  My favorite trails from many parts of USA.

Some routes I have taken on my long trips.


Things seen along the way

Photo Album by Region

Signs I have seen. One in a tombstone sales yard read, "Drive carefully we can wait."

Bridges

Pictures of me and my bike

Transportation Issues
My blog entries under
Bellingham traffic
Bicycling
Not quite naked bike ride
Transportation

On theslowlane.com web site
Riders still flock to it; in spite Sept. 06
Use light rail to save on motel bill Sept. 06
Sidewalk ends Sept. 06
Bellingham Bike To Work Day May 05
Poem about Seattle's Sound Transit Feb. 05
Patience can mean a friendly ride on Amtrak Oct. 04
Tax cuts for "grid lock" 2002
Lane reduction for a calmer street Fall 01
Pedestrian bike railroad crossing Spring 01
Pipeline blast and traffic death toll 1999

Links & Link Exchanges

A few bike sites in northwest Washington State

Mt. Baker Bike Club A hub for Bellingham and Whatcom County cyclists.

Galbraith Mountain Maps, pictures, information about this area of trails east of Bellingham.

Seattle area Cascade bicycle club

Seattle Bicycle Touring Club

Snohomish County bike club near here

Biking in Washington State  Informational web site for bicycling from Washington State Department of Transportation.


World wide bike & alternative transit sites,
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Bikely.com
Google like maps where people post their favorite bike routes all over the world.  Search able
data base of maps keeps growing by several maps per hour.  This collaborative site is really taking off.

Lonelyroads.org
Another collaborative mapping project focusing on roads.

Adventure Cycling Logo
Adventure Cycling Association  A support organization for cross country bike touring. Maps, equipment catalogs, group tours, formerly known as Bike-centennial and headquartered in Missoula, Mt.

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RowedTrip
Here's a unique story for your readers. A Canadian husband and wife team
are about to do the Rowed Trip, a 6,500 km human powered expedition from
Scotland through Europe to Turkey and onto Syria. For transportation,
they will use 2 row boats. When they need to portage or if the seas are
too dangerous, they'll tow the row boats with folding bikes and trailers
that are otherwise stored on board.

The team is composed of National Geographic Adventurers of the Year
Colin (the first person to circumnavigate the globe only by human power)
and Julie Angus (the only woman to row across the Atlantic Ocean from
mainland to mainland). Starting from the northernmost tip of Scotland,
the pair will row south in the open sea in two, custom built, single
person row boats designed by Colin.

A unique component of the expedition is the School Rowed Trip, an
interactive and free program that promotes physical activity by
challenging school aged children to match Julie and Colin’s physical
output. Educators and students are invited to participate in the
initiative and over 20,000 students are already involved.

Colin and Julie seek to inspire youth to embrace active living,
environmental stewardship, and rediscover the outdoors. For more info,
visit RowedTrip.com. Regular updates about the trip will also be
available here at RideTHISbike.com.

Baggage car to carry lots of bikes on the train  Idea is a success on Canada's Toronto to Niagara Falls route.  What do you think about Eugene-Seattle or a Portland-Seattle-Spokane bike train loop?  If readers have ideas regarding a potential Bike Train service, please pass them along. 
Blog comments at end of article.

Urban Bicycles  An online resource for utility cycling in New Zealand.

The Bicycle Trader

Spanish Cycle Paths  Bike paths, festivals, culture.  Experience Spain from a bicyclist's perspective.

BicyclingWorld.com The definitive guide to bike tours for all ages and abilities. Search the world's largest collection of road and mountain bike tours and find the trip of a lifetime.

Auto-free Life  - Exploring the challenges and rewards of depending less on a car.

Sports resources - directory of Sports related websites.

Cycling resources  - directory of Cycling related websites.

Worldtripping.net  A fun bike site based in UK.  Uses something like Javascript to draw its content across your monitor.  Nice graphics.

Hobo Travel Directory Lots of message boards, links catagories, many subjects.

Italian Outdoor Network Cycling and hiking information and accomidations in Italy.

Vagabondo.net A site for independent travellers, not connected to any tour operator or travel agency. On our site we are trying to collect, select and organize all the Internet resources for independent travellers.

Travel to the Horizon Author: Raph de Rooij, Delft, The Netherlands.  Large collection of bicycle travel related information: travelogues, bicycle travel info, general travel info, organised tours, books, maps and guides and touring equipment.  Online: since 1995.

Free Bike Programs Around the World

Gay bicycling club listings and information


Personal Tour Accounts

Rick Segreda's tour in New Zealand

Bike further, eat closer
Two Canadian women with a global vision: a world with more bikes, less cars, local and accessible food, filled with happy, healthy beings. In the spirit of this vision we are embarking on a 30,000 km bicycle quest from Victoria, BC to Buenos Aires, Argentina and back. We will be following a 100-mile diet for the duration of our trip, meaning we aim to consume only foods sourced from within 100 miles of where we purchase it. 

Viking Biker
Rune's trip around the world from Norway.  Crossing Canada in Winter 06-07.  Follow most recent news in his diary.

2000 kilometer trip from Bern Switzerland to Kiev Ukraine on bikes in 2006 to raise awareness for the people affected by the chernobyl accident in association with FOCCUS

Jim Hendrickson's Travels  Bellingham resident who travels the world, often by bike.  Other modes of transport as well.

Bikebrats  A duo that have traveled in many parts of the world including India, Europe and USA.  Great writing and photography.

Cycle Logic Press  Follow Neil and Sharon on their bicycle tours throughout Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Europe and the US. Wonderful photography and commentary online.

Without A Clue
Can you believe we did it... WITHOUT A CLUE?
My sweetheart and I just crossed the entire United States of America on $129 Wal-Mart bicycles, a trip that lasted 7 months and over 4,000 miles!

Biketoshine.com  Jill recently designed her own bike touring web site about a tour she did last fall as well as a cross country tour she is planning for this summer. It is still a relatively small site, but she has added a few articles about experiences along the way and some insights into traveling on a bicycle.

Jesse McCormack's  Trip from North Dakota to Mexico, other trips in and around North Dakota and commentaries.

Impressions From Bicycle Travels  Visual stories from America and Asia (fully-automatic slide shows.) 

Ebike photo album  Delicious Stops Along the Trans Canada Trail.  About electric bike "bakery-and-gardens" touring.

Ken Kifer's Bike Pages Stories from his many trips around the Midwest, Great Plains and up into Canada from his home in Alabama. Commentary on cycling, health and other topics as well.

Tom's Bicycle Touring Web


Tour operators

GreatCycling.com - Deluxe Bike Tours in Italy  Deluxe biking package tours in Italy - bike the stunning rolling hills near the Adriatic Sea made famous by 1998 Tour de France winner, Marco Pantani.

Independent Cycle Tours New Zealand Inc.  Tour company in South Island of New Zealand.  Headquartered in Christ Church.

Teaching Family Homes  Sponsores a bike tour in Michigan's Upper Penninsula.  Someone I know works there.

Tour operator, offering active/adventure vacations to the gay/lesbian community.  We specialize in bicycle trips to France, but also offer trips to New Zealand (bungee jumping), Australia, Thailand, The Grand Canyon, etc....


Link Exchanges

Oakley Sunglasses

Cheap flights with Flynatic.com

Bicycle Alarm
An award winning bicycle alarm that fits almost anywhere on your bicycle and features an ear piercing 125db siren and ‘smart’ technology.

Cafetrip Links, photos, site about world travel.

Tampa Airport Parking - Secure car parking at TPA Tampa airport in Florida USA. Get online quotes and car park details such as car park security and only pay for one days parking online to secure your parking bay. Instant online email parking vouchers with full directions from USA Airport Parking.

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