07 Sept 2012 Kaslo BC 0 miles (TNV 186 miles) I think it’s highly possible that Gina said the word “cute” more times today than in all of her days combined. Everything here in Kaslo is cute. Our room is cute, the decor is cute, the dog across the street is cute, the street itself …
06 Sept 2012 Crawford Bay to Kaslo BC 30 miles (TNV 186 miles) The scenery today has gone from Great to Grand. The mountains have become steeper and pointier, the lake narrowing to bring the other side into closer view, and the view from our room here in Kaslo is a view to beat all …
05 Sept 2012 Creston to Crawford Bay B.C. 50 miles (TNV 156 miles) I cannot figure out how it is that it feels like at least 8’o’clock in the evening and yet my watch only says 5 pm. Maybe it was the hilly 50 miles pushing at least that many pounds of steel and panniers …
04 Sept 2012 Bonners Ferry ID to Creston B.C. 42 miles (TNV 106 miles) “What do we do?!? What do we do?!? What do we do?!?” I am yelling this in Gina’s left ear as I pedal to her outside, strategically placing her and her bicycle between me and the black dog that is racing …
03 Sept 2012 Sandpoint to Bonners Ferry ID 45 miles (TNV 64 miles) The first thing I see as I pedal out onto I-95 and glance in my rear view mirror is a truck. A very large truck. A truck of the semi- variety. As I feel the truck bearing down and the fog of …
01 Sept 2012 Seattle WA to Sandpoint ID (360 miles by car) If Gina’s phone had had any bars, TransAm Wendy would have received a call from me. Why? Because Gina and I had arrived at our hotel room in Sandpoint and I found myself seriously out of practice for what was taking place around …
30 August 2012 The Selkirk Loop and the North Kootenay Lake-Silvery Slocan Super Side Trip. This is what we will cycle tour over the next two weeks. About 400 miles of spectacular scenery, light traffic, and mostly adequate shoulders. At least this is what the website promises us. Soon enough we will know if this …
25 Aug 2012 The TransBallard saga would not be complete without a final post of Where in The World Is Gina? As you can see, she is home holding her map. We also found this cross-country route in our own backyard. Who knew she could have ridden across the States in 3 seconds versus 3 …
08 August 2012 Eugene to Florence OR 85 miles (TransAm 4,192) Well, today’s the day. The final day of the TransAm. I don’t know that this was one of those days that everyone was looking forward to, unlike the Friday that I anticipate each and every week. In fact, I can name at least one …
07 August 2012 Belknap Hot Springs to Eugene OR 78 miles (TransAm 4,107) I think it’s become pretty evident after 82 previous entries in the TransBallard odyssey and a score of other trips and travels documented here on the burritowagon website that Gina not only loves to travel by bicycle but also loves to eat …