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  • Biking to Oregon: Day 10 - Welcome to Big Sky Country

    Mar 16, 2021 bikes bikepacking summer west
    Biking to Oregon: Day 10 - Welcome to Big Sky Country

    Trying to avoid the thunderstorms that were approaching, I left early in the morning. The goal was to make it to the next town over, Belfield, to wait out the storm. I had a tailwind pushing me out of Dickinson and I saw some nasty looking clouds approaching. The weather radar on my phone and showed the storm heading …

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  • Biking to Oregon: Day 9 - Let's Keep Going

    Mar 15, 2021 bikes bikepacking summer midwest
    Biking to Oregon: Day 9 - Let's Keep Going

    Similar weather as yesterday, with early winds coming out of the west that would increase in speed as the day progressed. The road outside of Bismarck was hilly, with more sustained climbs than I had experienced in this trip so far. North Dakota’s elevation increases as you go west, so I knew I was going to climb more …

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  • Biking to Oregon: Day 8 - It's Just Plain Windy

    Mar 14, 2021 bikes bikepacking summer midwest
    Biking to Oregon: Day 8 - It's Just Plain Windy

    Similar to yesterday, I had to make some choices today about whether I wanted a shorter day or a longer one, with the towns being small far between. The wind and weather forecast teased me to take another shorter day, but I wanted to keep my progress going. I aimed for Bismarck which was 111 miles away taking the …

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  • Biking to Oregon: Day 7 - Taking the Afternoon Off

    Mar 2, 2021 bikes bikepacking summer midwest
    Biking to Oregon: Day 7 - Taking the Afternoon Off

    Waking up before sunrise and before my alarm clock prompted an early start to the day to take advantage of the cooler temperatures, less traffic, and calmer winds. I stopped by the same gas station I got ice cream at the night before to get two breakfast sandwiches. The unmasked cashier asked me if I was scared of the …

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  • Biking to Oregon: Day 6 - North Dakota Needs a Welcome Sign

    Feb 24, 2021 bikes bikepacking summer midwest
    Biking to Oregon: Day 6 - North Dakota Needs a Welcome Sign

    My hotel was slightly off course from the Northern Tier route, and I had plans today to divert from the route until North Dakota. The Northern Tier route kept going northwest from Fergus Falls to Fargo, North Dakota, and then back down south. I opted to skip Fargo and go northwest for a shorter distance before …

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  • Biking to Oregon: Day 5 - Car(e) Free

    Feb 18, 2021 bikes bikepacking summer midwest
    Biking to Oregon: Day 5 - Car(e) Free

    I packed up camp and headed back across the street to get breakfast from the same restaurant I ate dinner at the night before. With a good stock of water and clif bars, I joined the paved bike trail after breakfast to begin a day that would be mostly flat with no highways or roads shared with vehicles to worry about. …

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  • Biking to Oregon: Day 4 - A Day Trip to the Bunkhouse

    Feb 17, 2021 bikes bikepacking summer midwest
    Biking to Oregon: Day 4 - A Day Trip to the Bunkhouse

    Around 2:30 in the morning, I woke up to the sound of thunder and hard rain against my tent. I opened my weather radar app and saw a fast approaching storm. I’ve never camped in a storm like this, so I started to google what I should do. Should I stay in my tent? Should I go to the building with the restrooms and …

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  • Biking to Oregon: Day 3 - Over the River and North

    Feb 14, 2021 bikes bikepacking summer midwest
    Biking to Oregon: Day 3 - Over the River and North

    I woke up after my second night of camping to realize what would be a common occurrence, which was a dew-soaked tent. Anything touching the sides of my tent would also get wet, which was hard to avoid, even in a two-person tent. I tried to keep my sleeping bag as dry as possible, but a wet tent would be the new normal. …

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  • Biking to Oregon: Day 2 - Joining the Northern Tier Route

    Feb 13, 2021 bikes bikepacking summer midwest
    Biking to Oregon: Day 2 - Joining the Northern Tier Route

    The next morning I packed up everything and went back to the Hitchin’ Post for breakfast and to fill my water bottles. I hopped back on to the Elroy-Sparta trail, which has 3 tunnels that are open to the public. I went through one the previous day, but the longest one (.75 miles) came early into my ride today. When the …

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  • Biking to Oregon: Day 1 - Backyard Camping

    Feb 12, 2021 bikes bikepacking summer midwest
    Biking to Oregon: Day 1 - Backyard Camping

    I started the first day of the trip with a relaxed morning, setting an alarm clock just in case but otherwise planning to ease into the day and getting a full night of sleep. Abbey was planning to ride the start of the first day with me on the condition that she wouldn’t have to be woken up by an alarm clock either. My …

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Jared Kosanovic

I like to go on adventures, mostly by bike.
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