The Big Ride Across America ~ 2004~
48 Days 3,300 Miles
Seattle, Washington to Washington, D.C.
June 28th to August 14th

Click the circles on the map along the route to go to a web page that represents a rest day.
Click here (or scroll down) to see a list of all the days and to see pictures and notes from each day.
Return to my Big Ride start page.

Seattle WA Spokane WA Missoula MT Billings MT Rapid City SD New Ulm MN La Porte IN Burton OH Gettysburg PA Washington DC

Click the day of the week below in the chart, to go to a diary and pictures from that day. (back to the map)

Ride Day

Day of the Week

City

State

Arrival Date

Departure Date

Daily Miles

Total Miles

0

Sunday

Seattle

WA

 

June 28

 

-

1

Monday

Easton

WA

June 28

June 29

80

80

2

Tuesday

Vantage

WA

June 29

June 30

71

151

3

Wednesday

Odessa

WA

June 30

July 1

81

232

4

Thursday

Spokane

WA

July 1

July 3

75

307

5

Friday

Spokane

WA

 

July 3

-

307

6

Saturday

Sandpoint

ID

July 3

July 4

76

383

7

Sunday

Thompson Falls

MT

July 4

July 5

88

470

8

Monday

Missoula

MT

July 5

July 7

101

572

9

Tuesday

Missoula

MT

 

July 7

-

572

10

Wednesday

Avon

MT

July 7

July 8

99

671

11

Thursday

Townsend

MT

July 8

July 9

61

731

12

Friday

Harlowton

MT

July 9

July 10

101

832

13

Saturday

Billings

MT

July 10

July 12

91

923

14

Sunday

Billings

MT

 

July 12

-

923

15

Monday

Hardin

MT

July 12

July 13

54

978

16

Tuesday

Sheridan

WY

July 13

July 14

84

1,061

17

Wednesday

Gillette

WY

July 14

July 15

111

1,173

18

Thursday

Newcastle

WY

July 15

July 16

75

1,248

19

Friday

Rapid City

SD

July 16

July 18

81

1,328

20

Saturday

Rapid City

SD

 

July 18

-

1,328

21

Sunday

Kadoka

SD

July 18

July 19

101

1,430

22

Monday

Pierre

SD

July 19

July 20

95

1,524

23

Tuesday

Miller

SD

July 20

July 21

73

1,598

24

Wednesday

DeSmet

SD

July 21

July 22

77

1,675

25

Thursday

Tyler

MN

July 22

July 23

80

1,755

26

Friday

New Ulm

MN

July 23

July 25

87

1,842

27

Saturday

New Ulm

MN

 

July 25

-

1,842

28

Sunday

Owatonna

MN

July 25

July 26

71

1,913

29

Monday

Winona

MN

July 26

July 27

89

2,002

30

Tuesday

Viroqua

WI

July 27

July 28

66

2,068

31

Wednesday

Madison

WI

July 28

July 29

109

2,177

32

Thursday

Belvidere

IL

July 29

July 30

82

2,259

33

Friday

Coal City

IL

July 30

July 31

103

2,362

34

Saturday

La Porte

IN

July 31

August 2

103

2,465

35

Sunday

La Porte

IN

 

August 2

-

2,465

36

Monday

Kendallville

IN

August 2

August 3

88

2,553

37

Tuesday

Napoleon

OH

August 3

August 4

70

2,623

38

Wednesday

Sandusky

OH

August 4

August 5

87

2,710

39

Thursday

Burton

OH

August 5

August 7

92

2,803

40

Friday

Burton

OH

 

August 7

-

2,803

41

Saturday

Salem

OH

August 7

August 8

51

2,853

42

Sunday

Washington

PA

August 8

August 9

78

2,932

43

Monday

Confluence

PA

August 9

August 10

89

3,020

44

Tuesday

Bedford

PA

August 10

August 11

81

3,102

45

Wednesday

Gettysburg

PA

August 11

August 13

102

3,204

46

Thursday

Gettysburg

PA

 

August 13

-

3,204

47

Friday

Clarksburg

MD

August 13

August 14

50

3,254

48

Saturday

Washington

DC

August 14

 

55

3,309