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- Group meeting on the morning of our first day in Portland, OR
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- Ready to ride on the first day of our tour in Portland, OR.
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- Riding out of Portland, OR on our first day
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- Natalie, Amelia, and Amy at the top of our first climb in southern Washington.
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- Ben, who also owns a coffee shop, describes his half-acre farm plot in White Salmon, WA.
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- Reading a mural about immigrant laborers who helped with the harvest during WWII in Toppenish, WA- the “city of murals”
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- Helping weed during sunset at Heavenly Hills Harvest
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- Chris and Dylan take a farewell ride with one of the twins at Heavenly Hills
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- Rounding a bend on our way to Puddle Ducks Herb Farm in Pasco, WA
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- Rodrigo holds “Old English” to feel and see the difference in old and new chicken breeds.
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- Group photo with Roger and Lisa of Puddle Ducks Herb Farm in Pasco, WA
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- Group dinner at Monteillet Fromagerie near Dayton, WA
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- Bikes line the fence at Monteillet Fromagerie as the sun sets on our sixth day of the tour.
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- CSA garden and intern trailers at Monteillet Fromagerie.
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- An intern at Monteillet Fromagerie describes their many cheeses.
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- Dinner and campfire with Keri, Derek, and their family and neighbors at Wilson Banner Ranch in Clarkston, WA
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- Group photo in front of a cherry orchard at Wilson Banner Ranch just before crossing into Idaho.
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- Hells Gate, on the river between Clarkston, WA and Lewiston, ID
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- Bikes lined up while camping at Hells Gate for the Fourth of July.
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- Chris completes his daily bike inspections.
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- Ben on dinner duty while camping at a town park.
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- We met Mike on the road. He’s been biking the western U.S. since the ’70s and has a solar panel strapped to his panniers to charge electronics while he rides.
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- Chris helps Mike fine-tune the bike on which he’s put 50,000+ miles.
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- Discussing dinner plans at the campground.
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- Josh describes his chicken tractors (cages that he rotates to allow chickens to graze on the grass) at Clark Fork Organics in Missoula, MT
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- Listening to stories on the theme of “home” as part of a community event organized by Josh of Clark Fork Organics.
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- We know where to shop 🙂
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- Dylan weeds onions as part of our work exchange at Clark Fork Organics.
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- Dylan’s hands in the dirt.
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- Barrett demonstrates his expert weeding skills on the sixth row of onions.
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- Dylan carries volunteer lettuce back from the rows of onions we weeded at Clark Fork Organics. Can you tell a difference?
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- Lunch at Clark Fork Organics on our day off, post-onion weeding.
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- Our photo on the wall of cyclists who pass through at Adventure Cycling.
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- Rest break while riding through MT
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- View from the top of our highest climb (the peak is just over 6,000 ft. elevation) just outside of Helena.
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- Group photo at the top of our highest climb.
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- Our host, Jessie, on the day we rode fully loaded because our van was in the shop.
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- Group lunch stop at a shady park in MT.
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- Melanie, our host, loaded our bikes into her horse trailer so we didn’t have to ride their long gravel road.
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- Group photo with our hosts at a 4th-generation cattle ranch.
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- Group photo at Badger Rock Farm
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- The owner of this cafe set up a tent and gave us lemonade and cookies for lunch.
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- Amy hanging out in front of the sign into Ingomar
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- Sam, Natalie, and others riding into Ingomar
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- Ingomar Central Park- our campsite
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- Enjoying a few drinks at the infamous Jersey Lilly
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- Our campground in “Ingomar Central Park”
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- The town of Ingomar has a population of eight. We doubled it.
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- Petrified Wood Park
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- Tessa and Sam washing dishes
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- Dichotomies: Sweat lodge and windy weather
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- Camping out in the backyard of our hosts, Linda and Jim.
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- Getting organized in the morning hours.
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- Group photo in front of the sweat lodge where our host, Jim, led us in a ceremony.
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- Dylan adds a pin to Saskatoon at the Prarie Dog Cafe.
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- Listening to a story of community gardens on the reservation.
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- Linda, our host, led a medicinal plant workshop.
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- Watching a powow from the bleachers.
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- A powow.
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- Traditional dancers at a powow.
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- Their dog liked to sleep in strange places.
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- Lamb + bikes.
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By: New- Photos Page! « Farm Tour of America: The Blog on July 9, 2010
at 6:57 pm
Hi Amy,
Thanks for posting all the great pictures so we can keep up with your travels. Is the guy who’s been riding a bike for 40 years !!!!! going to write a book? He should. Glad Chris puts the bikes up on a stand to check them – saves wear and tear on the back. Angels on your bodies. Mom
By: MOM Nordrum on July 14, 2010
at 7:00 pm
I am so glad you picked our farm as one of your stops as you treck across America. It was a pleasure to have you in our home and to share our bounty with you. You are all welcome back anytime. Good luck on the rest of your journey.
By: Stacey Bell on August 12, 2010
at 11:20 am