Table of Contents

• Introduction

• Gear List

• Northern Tier Day #1 - Bar Harbor, ME to Belfast, ME: Finally back on tour! 💥

• Northern Tier Day #2 - Belfast, ME to Brunswick, ME: No Rain - But the Wind! 💨

• Northern Tier Day #3 Brunswick, ME to Conway, NH: Birthday Ride 🎂

• Northern Tier Day #4 Conway, NH to North Haverhill, NH: Cranking the Kank

• Northern Tier Day #5 North Haverhill, NH to Rochester, VT: Feeling the Burn!

• Northern Tier Day #6 Rochester, VT to North Hudson, NY: Broken ferry to the Empire State

• Northern Tier Day #7 North Hudson, NY to Raquette Lake, NY: The never-ending hill

• Northern Tier Day #8 Raquette Lake, NY to Pulaski, NY: Gotta do centuries if I want to see Scotty

• Northern Tier Day #9 Pulaski, NY to Palmyra, NY: Cold, gray, rainy day

• Northern Tier Day #10 Palmyra, NY to Middleport, NY: Mud and goose poop 💩

• Northern Tier Day #11 Middleport, NY to Buffalo, NY: The Tour goes international 🇨🇦

• Northern Tier Day #12 Buffalo, NY to Lake Erie StatePark, NY: Riding with a hangover

• Northern Tier Day #13 Lake Erie StatePark, NY to North Kingsville, OH: Rain and vineyards

• Northern Tier Day #14 North Kingsville, OH to Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Rocks!

• Northern Tier Day #15 Cleveland, OH to Fremont, OH: Bidding Lake Erie Adieu

• Northern Tier Day #16 Fremont, OH to Napoleon, OH: My last night in Ohio

• Northern Tier Day #17 Napoleon, OH to Monroeville, IN: Headwinds in the Hoosier State

• Northern Tier Day #18 Monroeville, IN to Fletcher, IN: Too much sun will make you miss the cold and rain

• Northern Tier Day #19 Fletcher, IN to Iroquois, IL: Welcome to Bunkum!

• Northern Tier Day #20 Iroquois, IL to Cornell, IL 82 Miles: Hittin’ The Groove!

• Northern Tier Day #21 Cornell, IL to Kewanne, IL: Look who I ran into!

• Northern Tier Day #22 Kewanne, IL to Muscatine, IA: The howling, abrasive, cruel wind 💨🚴‍♂️

• Northern Tier Day #23 Muscatine, IA to Iowa City, IA: Gravel road from hell

• Off Day Iowa City, IA: Strolling down Memory Lane

• Northern Tier Day #24 Iowa City, IA to Cascade, IA: Rolling Hills of Eastern Iowa

• Northern Tier Day #25 Cascade, IA to Monona, IA: The wind

• Northern Tier Day #26 Monona, IA to La Crosse, WI: Magnificent Bluffs of the Upper Mississippi

• Northern Tier Day #27 La Crosse, WI to Frontenac State Park, MN: The long-sleeve jersey returns

• Northern Tier Day #28 Frontenac State Park, MN to Stillwater, MN: From the Mississippi to the St Croix

• Northern Tier Day #29 Stillwater, MN to Dalbo, MN: Riding with a hangover

• Northern Tier Day #30 Dalbo, MN to Royalton, MN: Tailwind, St. Cloud, & Sam

• Northern Tier Day #31 Royalton, MN to Pine River, MN: The Paul Bunyan Trail

• Northern Tier Day #32 Pine River, MN to Lake Bemidji State Park, MN: Fun Times in Bemidji!

• Northern Tier Day #33 Lake Bemidji State Park, MN to Round Lake, MN: Rain, Gravel Roads, It’s all good.

• Northern Tier Day #34 Round Lake, MN to Fargo, ND: Leaving Wonderful Minnesota

• Northern Tier Day #35 Fargo, ND to Enderlin, ND: Strategizing the prairie

• Northern Tier Day #36 Enderlin, ND to Gackle, ND: Against the wind! 💨🚴🏽

• Northern Tier Day #37 Gackle, ND to Hazelton, ND: Better wind and Short day!

• Northern Tier Day #38 Hazelton, ND to New Salem, ND: Better wind today + Laughing Sun Brewery

• Northern Tier Day #39 New Salem, ND to Dickinson, ND: Family visit in Dickinson

• Northern Tier Day #40 Dickinson, ND to Wilbaux, MT: A record 5 touring cyclists spotted!

• Northern Tier Day #41 Wilbaux, MT to Circle, MT: Hitting the cowboy cyclist groove

• Northern Tier Day #42 Circle, MT to Wolf Point, MT: Tailwinds, short day, and 4 eastbounders 🚴‍♂️💨🚴🏽🚴🏽🚴🏽🚴🏽

• Northern Tier Day #43 Wolf Point, MT to Hinsdale, MT: Grass, Mosquitoes, and 10 other cyclists! 🚴🏽🚴🏽🚴🏽🚴🏽🚴🏽🚴🏽🚴🏽🚴🏽🚴🏽🚴🏽

• Northern Tier Day #44 Hinsdale, MT to Harlem, MT: Attack of the Montana Mosquitoes

• Northern Tier Day #45 Harlem, MT to Havre, MT: Happy Independence Day! 💥🚴‍♂️

• Northern Tier Day #46 Havre, MT to Chester, MT: The Sweet Grass Hills ⛰ ⛰

• Northern Tier Day #47 Chester, MT to Cut Bank, MT: End of the Hi-Line

• Northern Tier Day #48 Cut Bank, MT to Cardston, AB: Canadian Province #2! 🇨🇦

• Northern Tier Day #49 Cardston, AB to St. Mary, MT: Old Chief Mountain

• Northern Tier Day #50 St. Mary, MT to Whitefish, MT: Over the Continental Divide!

• Northern Tier Day #51 Whitefish, MT to Rexford, MT: I saw a black bear! 🐻

• Northern Tier Day #52 Rexford, MT to Libby, MT: Beautiful Lake Koocanusa

• Northern Tier Day #53 Libby, MT to Sam Owen Campground & State Park, ID: Idaho!

• Northern Tier Day #54 Sam Owen Campground & State Park, ID to Cusick, WA: Last state, Last Map Section, Last Week

• Northern Tier Day #55 Cusick, WA to Coleville, WA: Huckleberry Territory

• Northern Tier Day #56 Colville, WA to Republic, WA: Sherman Pass. No Gaps

• Northern Tier Day #57 Republic, WA to Okanogan, WA: Dry Barren Country between the Rockies and the Cascades

• Northern Tier Day #58 Okanogan, WA to Early Winters Campground, WA: Leaving the 
Washington Desert

• Northern Tier Day #59 Early Winters Campground, WA to Howard Miller Stealhead Park, WA: Washington Pass

• Northern Tier Day #60 Stealhead Park, WA to Anacortes, WA 62 Miles: End of the Tour

• Epilogue

• Stats

• Gear List Review

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