Journal Entries

Follow our ride this summer 2023! Posts will be made daily by Jonathan Boudreaux, 2023 rider.

new here? read the first five days below!
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Day -56: Champaign, IL
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Days 68 & 69: One Last Rest Day. Crater Lake N.P. to Klamath Falls + Rest Day
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Day 67: Crater Lake. La Pine to Crater Lake N.P.
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Day 66: Cascade Cruise. Bend to La Pine
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Day 65: The Race to the Last Blockbuster. Ochoco National Forest to Bend
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Day 64: Fossil Hallway and Hostel Magic. John Day to Ochoco National Forest
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Day 63: Alpine Coaster. Baker City to John Day
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Day 62: A Two-Wheeled Horse With No Name. Ontario to Baker City
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Day 61: Just Out of Reach. Boise to Ontario, OR
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Days 59 & 60: The Fifth Century I.4.K., Barbenheimer Boom, and I4Kristmas. Fairfield to Boise + Rest Day
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Day 58: We choose to go to the moon. Arco to Fairfield
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Day 57: Bringing the Heat. Sugar City to Arco
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Day 56: Slice of Montana with a Side of Fries. Yellowstone N.P. to Sugar City, ID
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Day 55: Yellowstone. Grand Teton N.P. to Yellowstone N.P.
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Days 53 & 54: Shadow of the Titans (Tetons). Jackson to Grand Teton N.P. + Rest Day
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Day 52: Surrounded. Big Piney to Jackson
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Day 51: Little Big Piney. Kemmerer to Big Piney
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Days 49 & 50: Everything and Nothing, A Two-Day Special. Dutch John to Green River, WY & Green River to Kemmerer
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Day 48: Dinosaur Hogback Extravaganza. Vernal to Dutch John
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Days 46 & 47: The Fourth Century I.4.K. Meeker to Vernal, UT + Rest Day
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Day 45: Friendly Folks, Waning Colorado. Rifle to Meeker
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Day 44: To Race the Rapids. Eagle to Rifle
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Day 43: Lifting the Vail. Frisco to Eagle
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Day 42: The Great Divide and the Sky Above. Idaho Springs to Frisco
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Day 41: Moving Up in the World. Boulder to Idaho Springs
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Days 39 & 40: The Middle: Dark Sky, Tall Mountains. Fort Morgan to Boulder + Rest Day
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Day 38: Independence. Yuma to Fort Morgan
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Day 37: Big Little Yuma. Wray to Yuma
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Day 36: Wrath and Serenity. McCook to Wray, CO
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Day 35: The Third Century I.4.K. Kearney to McCook
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Day 34: To dodge the rain, follow the train. York to Kearney
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Day 33: Maize and Marbles. Lincoln to York
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Days 31 & 32: Eastern Traverse and Valentine's. Omaha to Lincoln + Rest Day
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Day 30: Mid-Midwest. Atlantic to Omaha, NE
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Day 29: Headwind. Des Moines to Atlantic
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Day 27 & 28: Moines in the Middle. Marshalltown to Des Moines + Rest Day
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Day 26: Adversary. Cedar Rapids to Marshalltown
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Day 25: Sunbaked Solstice. Dubuque to Cedar Rapids
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Day 24: The Second Century I.4.K. Madison to Dubuque, IA
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Days 22 & 23: A True Midwestern Haven. Lake Geneva to Madison + Rest Day
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Day 21: Trailing to the Northern Exit. River Forest to Lake Geneva, WI
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Days 19 & 20: Corn Stalks and Skyscrapers. Kankakee to River Forest + Rest Day (Chicago)
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Day 18: Agrarian Sea. Champaign to Kankakee
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Days 16 & 17: Home. Rockville to Champaign, IL + Rest Day
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Day 15: Randy and the Rain. Lafayette to Rockville
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Day 14: Life is a Highway. Logansport to Lafayette
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Day 13: Crossing the Crossroads. Fort Wayne to Logansport
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Day 12: The First Century I.4.K. Maumee to Fort Wayne, IN
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Day 11: Root Beers and River Walks. Sandusky to Maumee
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Day 10: Scarcity and Truth. Akron to Sandusky
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Day 9: Same Obligatory Ice Cream Stops, Different State (Down in Ohio). New Castle to Akron, OH
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Day 8: Rocky Road. Clarion to New Castle
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Day 7: Are We Out of the Hills Yet? Du Bois to Clarion
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Day 6: Patience and Persistence. State College to Du Bois
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Days 4 & 5: Cruising the Mountain Valley. Milton to State College + Rest Day
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Day 3: The Cloudless Climb. Lehighton to Milton
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Day 2: Another State, A Taste of the Mountains. Clinton, NJ to Lehighton, PA
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Day 1: From Cities to Green Hills. New York to Clinton, NJ
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Day 0: Damon Runyon & Exploring the Metropolis. New York
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Day -1: Welcome to I4K 2023! Chicago to New York

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