2000km across Europe almost completely on off-road paths! Jon and Mary Carol returned to Europe to follow the Danube, Altmuhl, Main, and Rhein rivers from Vienna to Amsterdam. These were some of the most beautiful paths we've ever cycled, not to mention the castles, cathedrals, museums, and music along the way.

We followed the unpaved Chesapeak and Ohio Canal trail from Cumberland Maryland to Washington DC, then followed the Old Dominion trail to our friend's home near Dulles Airport. It was a muddy and slow ride but the trail is wonderfully scenic and historic. We would recommend panniers as the trailer was a bit wide for parts of the path.

Jon and Mary Carol spent 6 weeks touring Europe by tandem bicycle in the late summer of 2005. They maintained a website while on the road, with daily journals of their experiences. Their travels took them to the Netherlands, northern France, and England. The bicycling was mostly in the Netherlands and France's Loire Valley.

Our long range plan is to follow the travels of Lewis and Clark's journey, from Astoria Oregon to St. Louis Missouri. The bicycling will be divided in smaller trips over several years. This trip is the beginning of the journey, following the Columbia River across Washington and Oregon - ending in Richland Washington, at Jon's cousins.

Mary Carol's first cycling tour was across New York, following the Erie Canal. Nathan was working in Rochester and was able to join us on the weekends. We did not have the tandem yet, but the ride was supported with sag wagons to carry our gear.

Jon and Nathan followed the 1976 Trans-America bicycle route from Florence Oregon to Yorktown Virginia. They carried their own gear, and took almost 3 hours of video along the way. This site is a collection of stories and images from those videos, overlaid on maps of each day's ride.