{"id":291,"date":"2024-08-10T23:49:22","date_gmt":"2024-08-11T03:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gisellebill.org\/bike\/uncategorized\/back-in-the-u-s-a\/"},"modified":"2024-08-10T23:49:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-11T03:49:22","slug":"back-in-the-u-s-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gisellebill.org\/bike\/uncategorized\/back-in-the-u-s-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Back in the U.S.A.!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

They let us back in!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But first, everyone will be relieved to know that Mr. Shaggytop got a haircut! Now he\u2019ll almost fit in when we\u2019re in polite society. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We\u2019ve had a very strong headwind the past few days so it\u2019s been tough riding. But it\u2019s been beautiful and encouraged us to take lots of breaks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Great campsite near Conrad Lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Entering B.C.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Crossing back into Alaska!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

There was a landslide on the road into Skagway a few weeks ago and the road is still a mess. Everyone needs to wait for a pilot vehicle to lead them through the work zone. We rode behind our own private pilot truck that guided us past all the heavy machinery!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We\u2019re feeling a bit conflicted because it\u2019s good to be off the bikes after a few hard days of riding against the wind, but we\u2019re also sad because we\u2019re almost done with the biking portion of our trip. Tomorrow we\u2019ll take a ferry to Haines, Alaska. Then on Tuesday we\u2019ll take the US Bicycle Route from Alaska to Bellingham in Washington State. Except that bicycle route is actually a boat!<\/strong> The ferry will take three days and then we\u2019ll bike from Bellingham to Seattle. Then we\u2019ll probably drive home from Seattle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which means we probably only have two days of biking left. Hard to believe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Updated totals:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2,607 miles pedaled<\/p>\n\n\n\n

110,005 feet climbed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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