PORTLAND TO PARKERSBURG

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Good riding day! 75 and little wind and sunny! I am 25 miles east of Williston, ND. Finally out of Montana. Thought I was gonna spend the whole summer there. I amm staying along a beautiful lake at Lund's Landing. Just had a piece of Juneberry pie! Ever heard of a juneberry? Me either! Kinda of cross between a blue berry and raspberry. I have pics of the nice people who own the place and a couple more. This Border Patrol vehicle kinda caught my eye! Strange enough it is parked beside a vehicle with Arizona tags! Maybe they're all trying to escape! My rest day was what I needed! Today was fun again. Actually yesterday was so boring that running through briars would have been fun today. It is cold here now and windy. Hope you all are enjoying Parkersburg's nice WARM sunny weather. If its that hot when I come back, I,m taking my time getting there! Take care and I will! Road rash is too painful not to be! Miss you all!

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Anonymous08 July, 2010
Randy,

Enjoy the cool, windy weather. Today, it was HOT and HUMID and rode about 30 miles.
The cold Pepsi tasted great. I will let you know if Nick Swisher makes the All-Star team. I certainly hope so. Also. the Tour de France just finished stage 5. I think we should nickname you " Lance."
I think they should have named your unusual pie concoction, " Julyberry, " rather then Juneberry.
Without question Randy, " You The Man!"
Keep up the sensational work!
Enjoy the scenery.

Bill Fletcher
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When I think of the men, women, and children who suffer from disease and hunger throughout the world I realize the smallness of my endeavor. When I think of the men and women who serve in our military defending our freedom and spending months in foreign lands, I realize a 4000 mile bike journey is fairly insignificant. When I think of the elderly who spend the brief time they have left being lonely, and the animals who suffer at the hands of humans I am reminded that my journey is not very important.

My top 10 cycling pet peeves.

10. Any bicycle sold by Wal Mart. There isn't enough good metal in one to make a pie pan!
9. People who throw glass bottles out of car windows.
8. Any cyclist who feels the type of riding they do is the only type of cycling. I think it's great to see anyone on a bike.
7. Bicycle shops that charge to put air in your tires.
6. People throwing things from cars at cyclists. Really stupid!
5. People who yell out the window when passing a cyclist. They must not realize that all we hear is a squeal. Kinda funny actually!
4. Kids and young adults who ride through yards, weave wrecklessly through traffic and stop signs, and in front of cars, causing people to view cycling in a negative way.
3. Cyclists who ride in the road to prove a point. A little common sense goes a long way! I'm not going to argue with a red neck driving a 6000 pound truck with a dog in the back bigger than my bike! The goal is to ride, have fun, and get home alive! I do think we live in an area that needs to be more aware of cycling and hopefully people who ride often and correctly can have an impact on the way we are viewed by automobile drivers.
2. People who know they have dogs that chase bicycles and do nothing. Wonder if they would like them to be pepper sprayed. Of course not!! If its your dog or my legs, I'm choosing my legs!
1. People who don't turn on headlights when it isn't daylight. Maybe they think they are saving gas, too lazy to turn, push, or pull the switch, or maybe they think they are hiding in the dark.. Dumb and dangerous habit!!

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