Bike Across
America 2000

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Photo Gallery Archives:
6/25 - 7/13/2000 (Sharon, CT to Manitowoc, WI)
7/18 - 8/8/2000 (Portage, WI to Great Falls, MT)

1/6/2001- Bike Across America reunion at the Church residence.

James, Tom, and Catherine looking at photos from the trip.	Catherine and Peter relaxing on the couch.	Kent, Jim Church, and Nancy socializing.
Catherine, Tom, Peter, and James (who is extremely camera shy) line up to get food.	Jim Church, Nancy, and Ken talking about (what else?) bikes.	Peter and James duel it out with snow.
James takes a wind-up... guess where that snowball ends up?	"Wow. We broke the window... think anyone noticed?"	James and Peter still throwing snow.
James, Peter, and Catherine in the living room after the snowball fight.	James, Peter, and Tom (who is obviously not feeling remorse) looking guilty for breaking the window.

9/9/2000

Our final meeting on the night before we were supposed to leave (clockwise from lower left): Cassie, Catherine, Peter, Russ, Tom, Jake, James, and Nancy.	At the same meeting (left to right): Tom, James, Jake (in the plastic bag), and Nancy.	Tom and Jake playing basketball on the morning of our departure.
Tom and Jake again.	Sitting on the lawn at Pilgrim Firs before we leave for the airport (left to right): Cassie, James, Catherine, Tom, and Jake.	We finally made it to Manchester! (left to right): Jake, Catherine, Tom, Cassie, James, and Kendall.
One last group shot before we headed home (left to right): Nancy, Jake, Catherine, Tom, Cassie, James, and Kendall.

8/27/2000

Jake talks with Russ on the walkie-talkie.	Getting ready to leave on the ferry to Bremington. (left to right) Jake, Nancy, Tom, Ken (behind Cassie), Cassie, James, Lyn, and Catherine.	Waiting for the ferry to Port Orchard. (left to right) Catherine, Tom, Jake, Peter, and Cassie.
Ken and Nancy discuss the plans for the ferry.	We finally arrive at our last town: Port Orchard, WA.	Kendall dips her front tire in the Pacific Ocean, signifying her "Coast to Coast" accomplishment (she dipped her rear tire in the Atlantic).
Our final group picture in Pilgrim Firs. (back row, left to right) Kendall, Tom, Jake, Peter, James, and Cassie. (kneeling, left to right) Lyn, Ken, Nancy, and Catherine.

8/25/2000

Kendall, Lyn, and Catherine adorning their "Aplets and Cotlets" hats outside the Aplet and Cotlet factory in Cashmere (en route to Leavenworth).	Peter swims in the Wenatchi River outside Leavenworth.	Tom, Peter, and Jake take a break from climbing up to Stevens Pass.
Ken poses in his rain gear at the top of Stevens Pass.	Finally, at the top of Stevens Pass. Below the rock, left to right: Ken, Nancy, Cassie, and James. Above the rock, left to right: Lyn, Catherine, Kendall, Tom, and Jake. On top of the sign: Peter.	Catherine fixes a flat shortly after lunch.

8/19/2000

James gets ready to take the plunge down to retreive the coins.	Mission accomplished! Look to the left of James to see the coins.	"It's freeeezzzzing in here!" Tom swims out to the middle of the brook.
"This is impossible- it's way too cold!" Tom swims away from the challenge.	Our second to last state.

8/14/2000

Peter and Lyn next to Lake St. Mary in Glacier National Park.

(left to right) Catherine, Peter Lyn, Tom, and Jake (sitting) along the hiking trail at Logan's Pass.

Catherine posing with one of the painted moose in the park in Whitefish.

8/12/2000

Tom, Catherine, and Lyn in front of the T-Rex at the dinosaur museum in Choteau.	The huge storm that held us behind on the way to Browning.	(left to right) Tom, Peter, Jake, Catherine, and Kendall with a spectacular view of the Rockies in the background en route to St. Mary.
(left to right) Tom, Jake, Peter, Lyn, and Catherine at the top of the range on the way to St. Mary.	Exact same spot, only with a much better view of the Rockies in the background.