places to stay:
Christiansburg - Virginia:
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/?o=1r4vFZo&page_id=188698&v=JA
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/?o=1r4vFZo&page_id=188698&v=JA
“Up ahead is Main Street, which technically puts me back on route. And there is the ever so nice Budget Inn that I promptly check in to. (Christiansburg)”
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harrodsburg - Kentucky:
http://jeffridesforcancer.blogspot.com/2011/05/sunday-my-22-harrodsburg-ky.html
“Economy Inn here in Harrodsburg”
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Kentucky:
http://enormousbikeride.blogspot.com/2009/07/day-12-sunday-19th.html
“somewhere near the Falls of Rough, still Kentucky (although I have crossed a time zone now). I'm staying with Beth and Garry who found me via facebook and offered me a place to stay for the night - and very cool it is too. Right out in the sticks, 70 acres of fields, woods, a stream, rocks, a couple of horses, dogs and cats. There were chickens but the coyotes got them. They are just finishing off building their new house next to this 'cabin' where they live now. They are cyclists and offer their place for the night to other cyclists in need of a shower and a decent nights kip”
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Berea - Kentucky:
http://enormousbikeride.blogspot.com/2009/07/day-10-friday-17th-berea-ky-thats.html
http://enormousbikeride.blogspot.com/2009/07/day-10-friday-17th-berea-ky-thats.html
“Berea - This place is cool, a cross between Hebden Bridge and Chorlton, a bit smarter, and without the homoshexules - there is still a lot of God here. I've actually eaten real food - cookies that have recently come out of an oven and not a packet and ice cream that was home made. I've been trying to find some fruit and veg to eat but didn't see anywhere whilst I was cycling round so asked at the tourist office. Literally, the only place that sells fruit in the whole town. Berea is the craft and folk capital of Kentucky and is in the top 25 small art towns in the US (can you tell I'm using the computer in the tourist office?). I'm staying at the Morning Glory B+B (!!!) (well, I had to look) which is so-named after the Morning Glory flowering plant (Bindweed in the UK I think). It's cool - the people who run it are weavers so there is all handmade stuff all over, and as I type they are making stuff on the looms in the shop downstairs.”
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eureka - Missouri:
http://www.gonnaridemybike.com/2011/06/day-31-eureka/
http://www.gonnaridemybike.com/2011/06/day-31-eureka/
“Parry and John & Bill had told us about the pool in Eureka and to ask for Becky when we got there. Turns out Becky, a mother of five and the swimming pool manager, regularly hosts cyclists at her home. We spent a lazy afternoon by the pool, watching kids nearly kill themselves as they leaped off the diving board in all sorts of contorted ways. Rest assured Tom Daily – your title is safe for the time being! Matt made the mistake of taking his t-shirt off for about 30 seconds and is now sporting some nice red shoulders.”
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Kansas:
Elaine's Bicycle Oasis 215 W Washington Bazine, KS 67516 785-398-2231
http://enormousbikeride.blogspot.com/2009/07/friday-31st-july.html
"about 15 miles from Bazine where there was Elaine's Bicycle Oasis, where we all decided we were staying, mainly because of the promise of the hot shower. Got there, home-cooked meal almost ready, finally had the hot shower, which felt soooo good, then stuffed ourselves on chicken, pasta, pesto, home-grown sweet corn, tomatoes, squash etc etc. It was fantastic. Elaine and Dan were great too. 7th Day Adventists I think (no idea what that means exactly), really generous, happy to feed up weary cyclists. - (B+B for cyclists) "
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"Elaine and Dan who run a B and B we stayed at. It and they were fantastic. "
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ordway – Colorado:
“We stopped for lunch on 85 miles and then had a 7 mile ride to Ordway. While eating ice cream and fooling around in the fountains we met Andy from Montana, heading east to Nashville. We all stayed the night with Gillian, a warmshowers host and her family, which includes her husband Mark and a host of various noisy farmyard animals!”
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hot sulphur springs – Colorado:
“The B&B, called the StageCoach B&B Café was originally built in 1876, and the current owner, Christine, had just recently acquired the place.
I've never actually stayed at a B&B before, but this place is pretty cool. Themed rooms, clean bathrooms, a restaurant and a TV room make it feel cozy. Even better, there are Minnesota themed posters all over the place: turns out the owner's husband is from Minnesota, and I feel at home with pictures of my hometown and hometown sports teams on the walls. ”
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silverthorne – Colorado:
“I'm nearly an hour late arriving at my warmshowers.org host's house.
Randy and Roberta are a lovely retired couple from New York that have settled in Silverthorne in a beautiful home. They've done multiple tours, including the Pac Coast and Northern Tier, so they understand they cycling culture very well.”
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canon city – Colorado:
“Canon City (pronounced Canyon) quickly appears, and we book ourselves into the newly renovated and CLEAN motel called the Colorado Inn. Highly recommended if you're on the trail. I feel like I'm in a 5 star accommodation after the craphole I was staying in for the past 4 days!!”
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Cañon City – Colorado:
“Canon City (pronounced Canyon) quickly appears, and we book ourselves into the newly renovated and CLEAN motel called the Colorado Inn. Highly recommended if you're on the trail. I feel like I'm in a 5 star accommodation after the craphole I was staying in for the past 4 days!!”
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ordway - Colorado:
“We stopped for lunch on 85 miles and then had a 7 mile ride to Ordway. While eating ice cream and fooling around in the fountains we met Andy from Montana, heading east to Nashville. We all stayed the night with Gillian, a warmshowers host and her family, which includes her husband Mark and a host of various noisy farmyard animals!”
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Hot Sulphur Springs - Colorado:
“The B&B, called the StageCoach B&B Café was originally built in 1876, and the current owner, Christine, had just recently acquired the place.
I've never actually stayed at a B&B before, but this place is pretty cool. Themed rooms, clean bathrooms, a restaurant and a TV room make it feel cozy. Even better, there are Minnesota themed posters all over the place: turns out the owner's husband is from Minnesota, and I feel at home with pictures of my hometown and hometown sports teams on the walls. ”
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silverthorne lake dillon – Colorado:
“I'm nearly an hour late arriving at my warmshowers.org host's house.
Randy and Roberta are a lovely retired couple from New York that have settled in Silverthorne in a beautiful home. They've done multiple tours, including the Pac Coast and Northern Tier, so they understand they cycling culture very well.”
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Pueblo – Colorado:
http://bicyclelife.topicwise.com/doc/page/?o=1&page_id=261619&v=2T
GuestHouse Inn & Suites, $50 inc. tax & breakfast (cyclist discount) www.guesthousepueblo.com
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Florence – Colorado:
http://bicyclelife.topicwise.com/doc/page/?o=1&page_id=261472&v=4S
Super 8 Florence, $71 inc. tax & breakfast www.super8.com
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Canon City – Colorado:
http://bicyclelife.topicwise.com/doc/page/?o=1&page_id=261344&v=5a
Parkview Motel, $60 inc. tax www.parkviewinnmotel.com
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Guffey – Colorado:
Guffey Historic Hostels ("Hog Barn") $35, (Bill Soux) (719)689-3291 www.guffeycolorado.com
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Hartsel – Colorado:
http://bicyclelife.topicwise.com/doc/page/?o=1&page_id=261097&v=BF
Hartsel Springs Guest Ranch, $98 inc. tax & breakfast, no credit cards, paid w/ check www.hartselspringsranch.com
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Fairplay – Colorado:
Hand Hotel B & B, $87 inc. tax & breakfast www.handhotel.com
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Breckenridge – Colorado:
http://bicyclelife.topicwise.com/doc/page/?o=1&page_id=260916&v=BT
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Keystone – Colorado:
http://bicyclelife.topicwise.com/doc/page/?o=1&page_id=260132&v=Eu
http://bicyclelife.topicwise.com/doc/page/?o=1&page_id=260208&v=Cz
http://bicyclelife.topicwise.com/doc/page/?o=1&page_id=260467&v=Bu
http://bicyclelife.topicwise.com/doc/page/?o=1&page_id=260567&v=BD
http://bicyclelife.topicwise.com/doc/page/?o=1&page_id=260677&v=BI
http://bicyclelife.topicwise.com/doc/page/?o=1&page_id=260208&v=Cz
http://bicyclelife.topicwise.com/doc/page/?o=1&page_id=260467&v=Bu
http://bicyclelife.topicwise.com/doc/page/?o=1&page_id=260567&v=BD
http://bicyclelife.topicwise.com/doc/page/?o=1&page_id=260677&v=BI
Aspen Ridge Condos, $122 inc tax www.lodgingcompany.com/r101/p1_Keystone_lodging.html
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Heeney – Colorado:
http://bicyclelife.topicwise.com/doc/page/?o=1&page_id=259955&v=G0
Melody Lodge Cabins, $155 + tax, www.melodylodgecabins.com
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Hot Sulphur Springs – Colorado:
Hot Sulphur Springs Resort, $118 inc. tax & breakfast www.hotsulphursprings.com
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WY to Walden – Colorado:
http://bicyclelife.topicwise.com/doc/page/?o=1&page_id=259704&v=Iv
Chedsey Motel, $55 inc. tax & breakfast www.coloradodirectory.com/chedseymotel/
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lander – Wyoming:
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/?o=1r4vFZo&page_id=228014&v=88
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jackson – Wyoming:
http://www.transamericatrailcycle.com/2008/05/jackson-hot-springs.html
“I had heard good things about Jackson Hot Springs Lodge and picked up a basic lodging for $28”
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saratoga colorado – Wyoming: ??????
“Riverside. Cold and wet we stopped in a bar for a quick snack. We made arrangements to stay in a motel in Saratoga, before Graham received an email from Tom, a warmshowers host in the same town, letting us know that we could stay at his girlfriends house.”
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Lazy Acres Motel, $81 including tax, www.lazyacreswyo.com
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Saratoga – Wyoming:
The Wolf Hotel Restaurant, it was THE place to be on Friday nite
Sage & Sand Motel, $54 inc. tax www.sageandsandmotel.net
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Rawlins – Wyoming:
Quality Inn, $89 + tax www.qualityinn.com
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Jeffrey City – Wyoming:
Monk King Bird Pottery trailer, donation your choice ($50) www.monkkingbirdpottery at gmail dot com
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Lander – Wyoming:
Silver Spur Motel, $65 inc. tax www.silverspurmotellander.com
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Dubois – Wyoming:
Longhorn Ranch & RV Resort, $96 inc. tax & breakfast www.Thelonghornranch.com
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Togwotee Mountain Lodge – Wyoming:
Togwotee Mountain Lodge, $160 inc. tax www.togwoteelodge.com
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Colter Bay – Wyoming:
Colter Bay Village, $150 inc. tax www.gtlc.com
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MT to Grant Village (Yellowstone, – Wyoming:)
Grant Village Lodge, $173 inc. tax www.yellowstonenationalparklodges.com
*Note: If planning on doing this as a credit card trip, Yellowstone lodging is your lynchpin. Yellowstone lodges book up a year in advance so make your reservation as soon as you can guesstimate when you will be there. View availability online and watch daily for an opening. In February I found an opening online at Grant and reserved 3 nites in a row. All Yellowstone lodging is handled by the Xanterra company with a full refund if cancelled 48 hours in advance. In June, I was able to narrow down which nite we needed and cancel the other two nites.*
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Stevensville - Montana:
http://www.transamericatrailcycle.com/2008/05/ascent-and-descent.html
“another hotel and have found a real beauty called the Stevenson Hotel. It is some sort of historic building and I have a suite with its own jacuzzi and a PC for 30 quid! Bargain bucket!”
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sheridan - Montana:
http://www.transamericatrailcycle.com/2008/05/super-sunday.html
“Ruby Valley and the town of Sheridan on the dot of 6 feeling pretty well cycled out after 115 miles today so I checked into the Moriah Motel which included getting my laundry done in the $50 a night price so I was happy looking at the storm clouds building up outside.”
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Hamilton – Montana:
Hamilton – “we made our way to the home of Brian and Laurie, warmshowers hosts. One of the biggest unknowns of this trip is our day to day accommodation and after spending last night camping in a soggy field, we turned up at their home to find absolute luxury”
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Ellington - Montana:
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/?o=1r4vFZo&page_id=192756&v=Ci
“I duke it out over some tough hills thinking that the Ozarks have nothing on me, and arrive at my destination for the evening: Ellington. (yes, pun intended)
I've arranged a place to stay for the night though warmshowers.org, and Wayne and Betsy are kind enough to provide a bed, BBQ dinner and, yes, a warm shower to this tired cyclist.”
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Jackson – Montana:
108 Jardine Avenue Jackson, Montana 59736, United States (406) 834-3151
108 Jardine Avenue Jackson, Montana 59736, United States (406) 834-3151
“I had heard good things about Jackson Hot Springs Lodge and picked up a basic lodging for $28”
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sheridan - Montana:
220 S Main Sheridan, MT 59749, United States (406) 842-5491
“Ruby Valley and the town of Sheridan on the dot of 6 feeling pretty well cycled out after 115 miles today so I checked into the Moriah Motel which included getting my laundry done in the $50 a night price so I was happy looking at the storm clouds building up outside.”
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hamilton – Montana:
Hamilton – “we made our way to the home of Brian and Laurie, warmshowers hosts. One of the biggest unknowns of this trip is our day to day accommodation and after spending last night camping in a soggy field, we turned up at their home to find absolute luxury”
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West Yellowstone - Montana:
Priceline and hotels.com
Pioneer Motel, $77 inc. tax www.pioneermotelwy.com
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West Fork Cabin Camp - Montana:
West Fork Cabin Camp, $85 + tax www.wfork.com
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Virginia City - Montana:
Fairweather Inn, $99 inc. tax www.aldergulchaccommodations.com
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Dillon - Montana:
Super 8, $74 inc. tax & breakfast www.super8.com
we were underwhelmed at the Super 8
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Jackson - Montana:
Jackson Hot Springs Lodge, $45 inc. tax & hot spring pools www.jacksonhotsprings.com
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Sula - Montana:
Lost Trail Hot Springs Resort, $82 inc. tax & hot spring pools www.losttrailhotsprings.com
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Darby - Montana:
Travellers Rest, $80 inc. tax www.travellersrestmt.us/
Our cabin at Travellers Rest is one of the best yet - it's huge, twice the size of a motel room, with vaulted ceilings, kitchen, candy (I'm easy), and all clean and new. Log home manufacture is Hamilton's major industry and local businesses all partake. Darby's downtown is adorable.
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Missoula - Montana:
Days Inn (University), $71 inc. tax & breakfast www.daysinn.com
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Montana-Idaho state line:
Hamilton - Montana-Idaho state line
“We haven’t been able to make too much use of warmshowers hosts so far as there just aren’t any in most of the small towns we pass through. But when we do, they’ve all been great. And today was no exception. Actually they set the bar so high it will be mighty hard to better! Brian and Laurie live in an awesome big house just outside Hamilton”
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Idaho:
Powell – Idaho:
Lochsa Lodge, $92 inc. tax www.lochsalodge.com
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Lowell – Idaho:
Three Rivers Resort, $75 inc. tax www.threeriversresort.com
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White Bird – Idaho:
White Bird's battlefield is one of the only places where Indians defeated the U.S. Army
The town of White Bird is tiny, the Chief White Bird Motel the dumpiest yet. The only other motel is Hoots, before you get into town
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New Meadows – Idaho:
Meadows Valley Motel, $59 inc. tax & breakfast www.meadowsvalleymotel.com
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Cambridge – Idaho:
Frontier Motel, $62 inc. tax www.frontiermotel.net
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Oregon:
North Bend / Coos Bay - Oregon:
Parkside Motel: $52 inc
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Oxbow - Oregon:
Hillside B & B, $115 inc. tax & breakfast, no credit cards, checks OK www.hellscanyonchamber.com
Hells Canyon B & B is actually in Oxbow, up a road off the main drag.
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Richland - Oregon:
Hitching Post Motel - $67 inc. Tax
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Baker City - Oregon:
Geiser Grand, $119 inc. tax www.Geisergrand.com
Geiser Grand, $129 inc. Tax
Barley Brown's brewery
Gold in bank!
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Sumpter - Oregon:
Depot Inn, $75 inc. tax www.thedepotinn-sumpter.com
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Prairie City - Oregon:
Historic Hotel Prairie, $97 inc. tax www.Prairiecityoregon.com/prairie-city-Hotel-oregon-prairie.html (click on left on Hotel Prairie under Lodging)
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Dayville - Oregon:
Fish House Inn, $76 inc. tax www.fishhouseinn.com
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Mitchell - Oregon:
Oregon Hotel B & B, $71 inc. tax & breakfast www.theoregonhotel.net
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Prineville - Oregon:
Econolodge, $65 inc. tax & breakfast www.econolodge.com
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Sisters - Oregon:
Sisters Inn & Suites, $97 senior rate including tax & breakfast www.sistersinnandsuites.com
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McKenzie Bridge - Oregon:
Caddisfly Resort, $82 inc. tax www.caddisflyresort.com
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Vida - Oregon:
McKenzie River Inn B & B isn't nearly as swank as Catbird, more cottagelike
McKenzie River Inn B & B, $108 inc. tax & breakfast www.mckenzieriverinn.com
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Alvadore - Oregon:
The Catbird Seat B & B, $104 inc. tax & breakfast, no credit cards yet, paid w/ check www.thecatbirdseatbandb.com - Alvadore, OR
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Mapleton - Oregon:
Maple Lane RV Park and Marina (one night rental of 2-bedroom mobile home with W/D), $125 inc. tax. Note at front desk also offered a fifth wheel for $50. www.maplelanervparkandmarina.com
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Reedsport - Oregon:
Economy Inn: $63 inc. tax & breakfast ( biker discount & senior discount) Don just turned 60 - woot woot!! www.economyinnreedsport.com - Reedsport Economy Inn.
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At Hamilton I stopped...
“another hotel and have found a real beauty called the Stevenson Hotel. It is some sort of historic building and I have a suite with its own jacuzzi and a PC for 30 quid! Bargain bucket!”
Simon
ReplyDeleteYour midlife crisis and my SF to DC ride for a cause ride just might intersect so we can plan a drink somewhere on the Transam: http://www.adventurecycling.org/forums/index.php?topic=10272.0
Gary
Hi there, yes that would be cool. Not sure where we are going to be as not had the full itinerary from Adventure Cycling yet. I'm doing their group van supported tour
ReplyDeleteYou have Elaine's Bicycle Oasis listed as both in Kansas and Colorado. It's in Kansas.
ReplyDeletehi there, yes I was unsure where about it was. Thanks for the update info
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