Eastbound

Oregon to North Dakota

31 August to 20 September 2004

The 1,000 yard stare.The tour I’ve spent nine months planning while in three different countries is completed at long last. Below is a day-by-day breakdown of my actual route and time line across five states.

I’ve excluded nothing. The boredom and excitement, the laughter and tears, and the pain and fear are all here. They wait patiently for you to take a step in what was my world, my life, for 20 days. They wait with anticipation for you to feel them as I did. But most of all they simply wait, because sooner or later, we all roll over them regardless of the circumstances.

I hope you fair as well as I did.

August 31, 2004 Day 0 – Movement from Bismarck, ND to Hillsboro, OR  
September 1, 2004 Day 1 – Hillsboro, OR to Astoria, OR  
September 2, 2004 Day 2 – Astoria, OR to Scappoose, OR  
September 3, 2004 Day 3 – Scappoose, OR to [10mWo] Hood River, OR  
September 4, 2004 Day 4 – [10mWo] Hood River, OR to Roosevelt, WA  
September 5, 2004 Day 5 – Roosevelt, WA to Walla Walla, WA  
September 6, 2004 Day 6 – Walla Walla, WA to Pomeroy, WA  
September 7, 2004 Day 7 – Pomeroy, WA to Clarkston, WA  
September 8, 2004 Day 8 – Clarkston, WA to Kamiah, ID  
September 9, 2004 Day 9 – Kamiah, ID to [10mWo] Powell Junction, ID  
September 10, 2004 Day 10 – [10mWo] Powell Junction, ID to Missoula, MT  
September 11, 2004 Day 11 – Missoula, MT to [7mEo] of Ovando, MT  
September 12, 2004 Day 12 – [7mEo] Ovando, MT to [9mWo] Simms, MT  
September 13, 2004 Day 13 – [9mWo] Simms, MT to Great Falls, MT  
September 14, 2004 Day 14 – Great Falls, MT to Lewistown, MT  
September 15, 2004 Day 15 – Lewistown, MT to Sand Springs, MT  
September 16, 2004 Day 16 – Sand Springs, MT to [23mWo] Circle, MT  
September 17, 2004 Day 17 – [23mWo] Circle, MT to Beach, ND  
September 18, 2004 Day 18 – Beach, ND to Dickinson, ND  
September 19, 2004 Day 19 – Dickinson, ND to Glen Ullin, ND  
September 20, 2004 Day 20 – Glen Ullin, ND to Bismarck, ND  
September 21, 2004 Day 20+1 – reality check  
September 22, 2004 Day 20+2 – Celebrity status  

 Photo gallery

 Mileage table

 Gear list

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