Photos from my coast to coast bicycle trip in the summer of 1998. Scanned from film negatives. You remember film, right? Click here to see all the photos presented in a slide show.
Riding the recumbent through the Upper West Side of New York City
Start of the journey: Rockaway Beach, Oregon on the Pacific Ocean
"Welcome to Rockaway Beach" sign in front of a gift shop in Rockaway Beach, Oregon
Driveable art in Rockaway Beach, Oregon
"Elk" crossing sign in the Coastal Range in Oregon
"Welcome to Milwaukie" sign in a suburb of Portland, Oregon
Power transmission lines crossing the Columbia River in north-central Oregon
Giant, cowboy-shaped sign in front of the Red Apple Market in Umatilla, Oregon
Panoramic view from a wheat-covered plateau in southeastern Washington
"Jake Brakes Prohibited" sign in north central Idaho (a.k.a. unmuffled engine braking)
Former Milwaukee Road station (now an office building) in Great Falls, Montana
"Corner Bar" in Havre, Montana
Heard of cattle grazing on the high plains in northern Montana
"Restored Chet Huntley School" in northern Montana
Fortune cookie fortells the future
Putative "Geographic Center of North America" in Rugby, North Dakota
Drowned trees in Spirit Lake, North Dakota
Kame (glacial hill) reflected in Spirit Lake, North Dakota
Stunning landscape in eastern North Dakota
Dark brown stream feeding the Mississipi River on the Great River Trail in Wisconsin
Tunnel entrance on the Elroy-Sparta Trail in Wisconsin
Greenmarket in front of the State Capitol building in Madison, Wisconsin
Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Monona Terrace Community Center in Madison, Wisconsin
Art deco bus stop at the Allen-Bradley plant in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Oak Leaf Trail in the heart of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Fuel Cafe coffehouse in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Lake Eire coastal marsh in Long Point, Ontario
Quaint cemetery in a small town north of Binghamton, New York
Storm King Highway clinging the side of the Hudson River, New York
"Welcome to Rockaway Beach" sign on the boardwalk in Rockaway Beach, New York
End of the journey: Rockaway Beach, New York on the Atlantic Ocean
Final odometer reading
Author enjoying a swim in the Atlantic Ocean at Rockaway Beach, New York
Bonus QuickTime Movie : Bike New York 2000