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TransAm – Day 56 – Ashland – Yorktown

On August 10, 2018August 10, 2018 By monikaskarp14 Comments

August 9, 2018 Ashland - Yorktown 158 km (98 miles) 768 m (2519 feet) elevation 5:52 moving time 6932 km (4308 miles) Our final day, how exciting 😁 To reach Yorktown we had some 160 km to go so we woke up early. Checked out the breakfast at our motel and decided to try out …

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TransAm – Day 53 – Newbern – Buchanan

On August 7, 2018August 7, 2018 By monikaskarp7 Comments

August 6, 2018 Newbern - Buchanan 149 km (93 miles) 1817 m (5960 feet) elevation 6:26 moving time 6458 km (4014 miles) The day was hard! It was very humid this morning. We even had to postpone our start becouse of a weather warning saying that a very heavy fog was lying over the road …

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TransAm – Day 52 – Damascus – Newbern

On August 6, 2018August 6, 2018 By monikaskarp8 Comments

August 5, 2018 Damascus - Newbern 144 km (89 miles) 1868 m (6127 feet) elevation 6:22 moving time 6309 km (3921 miles) How fantastic it is to get a good night sleep, everything then looks brighter, greener and easier 😁 We could not get a good breakfast so before we got to Rural Retreat we …

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TransAm – Day 49 – Booneville – Hindman

On August 3, 2018August 3, 2018 By monikaskarp6 Comments

August 2, 2018 Booneville - Hindman 107 km (67 miles) 1579 m (5179 feet) elevation 4:45 moving time 5931 km (3686 miles) After a quite cold shower in the dark we had a pretty good night sleep in our tent under the shelter roof behind the church in Booneville. We did not put the fly …

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TransAm – Day 46 – White Mills – Harrodsburg

On July 31, 2018July 31, 2018 By monikaskarp9 Comments

July 30, 2018 White Mills - Harrodsburg 154 km (96 miles) 1628 m (5340 feet) elevation 6:13 moving time 5665 km (3521 miles) The morning turned out a bit different than planned. Maybe it's better for us to plan less about heading out early because something seems to go in the other direction every time. …

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TransAm – Day 44 – Marion – Utica

On July 29, 2018July 29, 2018 By monikaskarp2 Comments

July 28, 2018 Marion - Utica 112 km (70 miles) 1030 m (3323 feet) elevation 4:27 moving time 5382 km (3345 miles) Yesterday we ended up sleeping on the floor at Marion United Methodist church. This church has offered TransAm cyclists to sleep and use their facilities at least since 2008. At the church we …

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TransAm – Day 22 – Lander – Rawlins

On July 7, 2018July 8, 2018 By monikaskarp6 Comments

July 6, 2018 Lander - Rawling 207 km (129 miles) 1435 m (4707 feet) elevation 8:17 moving time 2748 km (1708 miles) It was already hot outside when we headed out this morning. The weather forecast had warned about the possibility of extremely hot day so we wanted to get an early start. Our goal …

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TransAm – Day #12 – Kooskia – Powell (Lochsa Lodge)

On June 27, 2018June 27, 2018 By monikaskarpLeave a comment

June 26, 2018 Kooskia - Powell (Lochsa Lodge) 142 km 88 mile 898 m (2946 feet) elevation 5:50 moving time 1517 km (942 miles) total Had a good night sleep and went for some eggs and sausages for breakfast. Almost as soon as we started biking we started climbing and so we did for 140 …

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