June 15, 2018 Astoria to Tillamook 117 km (73 miles) 1099 m (3605 feet) elevation 5:27 moving time 117 km (73 miles) total Woke up at 5:00 ready to tackle our first long day of cycling. Assembled our bikes but ran into an issue with reattaching the rear derailleur. After a few minutes we figured …
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Cycling and photography. Two of the greatest hobbies combined in one. Riding across America in summer 2018
TransAm – Day #0 – Iceland to Astoria
After at least two years of planning, finally the day of departure arrived. We woke up early in the day to tie up a million loose ends before leaving for the airport at around 13:00. There were a few things we worried about which might go wrong and negatively affect the start of our journey …
Planning a multi-day bikepacking adventure
It is unclear to Monika and myself who came up with the crazy idea of flying for 8 hours from Iceland to Portland, driving for two hours to Astoria in order to start a 60 day journey on our bikes across the United States. She believes it was I who mentioned it first while I …
Journey of a lifetime
In a few days Monika and I will begin our bike ride across the US. We have been planning this trip for roughly two years, buying the necessary equipment, researching the route, researching the weather, training to improve our level of fitness, reading books, blogs and stories from bikepackers who have already completed similar adventures. …
Icicle-Bicycle 