Viagra anyone? Casino gambling? Sex kittens from Russia or China? Isn't it pathetic that some poor sick fool chooses to SPAM this otherwise innocuous website in order to post sleaze-bag commercials? In response, I'm closing this feature down, while thanking all those who posted real messages to me while I was on my trip. I really appreciated them!

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18 Jun 2006
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Does this work yet, Howard?

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19 Jun 2006
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Hi Bike Stud - I'm trying out your guest book feature. Great journal! Could a book of your logs be in the offing when you complete the trip? I have a suggestion (what a surprise). How about putting the total milage on your ride calendar for each day. The milage covered for the day is the most important thing, of course, but it would be very cool if you also had the to-date total for each day. You do note when 1000 miles is reached, which gave me the idea. Enjoy your day. The website is a great way for the envious among us to have a vicarious experience. Virtual cycling, so to speak. J

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19 Jun 2006
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Hi ... uhhh ... BIKE STUD (snic) ... sounds like the trip is living up to your expectations. Could you please do me a big favor ? Could you pick up a couple of rocks along the way (maybe one whenever the terrain changes ?) Doesn't have to be big ... Also, there was a process server over yesterday, wanted to give you some kind of subpoena ? Something about a contractor ... I guess you probably heard about what happened at the Fed ... too bad ... I guess converting to .NET won't be so bad ... Why don't we see more pics of YOU ... like YOU after climbing that mountain ? YOU at 9pm after wine and freeze dried yummies ! By the way ... your cube makes a nice PC & printer storage area ... thanks for the offer ! OK ... We all miss your expertise on the bridge (really only I do) ... keep safe and by all means keep having fun.

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20 Jun 2006
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Hi Howard - Love reading about your experiences, especially the bear cub, the climbing (wow!), and the handi-wipe showers. Sure there will be some hard times, but you'll also experience pure, unmitigated JOY and freedom. Keep on truckin'! Julian

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20 Jun 2006
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Hi, Howard, you bold old thing! This is Ceci. I was away for a week and am just now catching up with you and your adventures. I think you're nuts! Beautiful photos, though! The wine part sounds pretty good, too. Good for you, though. I'll keep an eye on you and send you updates from here. Lots less action than you are seeing. Emily is in Washington DC, getting oriented to her job and life in a house of 6 girls. Let's hope it doesn't turn into a version of "sex in the city". She's having a ball. All else is the same. Still no workable kitchen, though I hope for water in the sink by week end. Much love to you. You are doing great. Hope it's big fun between the raindrops. Love, Ceci

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22 Jun 2006
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Hi, Howard. I'm off to a meeting but wanted you to know I'm thinking about you. I'll write more when I have a minute. How do I access your journal? Or have you not written anything yet? Stan

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23 Jun 2006
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OK....it's now the 23rd and NO MORE ENTRIES yet. What's up with that??? Did you raise a finger to the wrong vehicle or something? I can actually picture you practicing in front of the mirror (sort of like the eyebrow thing). Anyway, it's summer here at work and I'm counting on a constant flow of information from my favorite biker. Love you as always. Ceci

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24 Jun 2006
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Howard: Contact from the end of your journey. Just took the crash course of your adventure. Wow! ...and good for you. Absolutely enjoyable reading, and I know for sure you're just lovin' it all. You'll be hearing more from me, as I'd let you know before you left - I have time on my hands now. Fair weather and calm breezes 'til I catch you again (it'll be soon). Bob

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25 Jun 2006
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Howard: Absent-mindedly missed mentioning that one of your stops is Minot, ND. My nephew Jeff, his wife and daughter are stationed there while Jeff is in the Air Force. Perhaps I should try to set you up with a roof over your head, a soft mattress for the night and a hot shower? I'll start the plans now - just in case you want to take me up on the pursuit. NH Bob

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25 Jun 2006
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Howard -- your last entry was June 21 -- where are you now and have you not been able to find hotels with wired or wireless connections to the Internet? We miss you back here in San Francisco and the City is so depressed about you not being around, they held a big parade and party in Civic Center to get over not having you here! :) Let us know when you are finally able to get another entry logged -- looking forward to your next series. Jeff, Dan and Rufus

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26 Jun 2006
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Howard: Just wanted to let you know your 'Ride 'em Cowboy' video works just fine. (One just has to let it download first...) Ah, the joys of technology! Take more pix - use the time delay feature - we want to see more of YOU!!! ...and , are you gonna' hit Wisconsin?, or just skim the edge? NH - Bob

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29 Jun 2006
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Hey Howard ... dunno where you are ... dunno where your going ... dunno where you've been (lately) ... hope Rusty is taking care of you where ever you are ... run Forest run !

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29 Jun 2006
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I'm impressed with the site. Quite informative - I didn't think anyone was as organized as me but you've proven me wrong. I love the witty trip journal - I've logged in a few times to see your progress. The pictures and awesome and the videos are cool! It's inspriring to see you accomplish this dream. Have you managed to get on the road early lately? You gotta try to beat the heat. Ann P.

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30 Jun 2006
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Howard, my bro J.T> told me about your trip. What a great journey. You have a great web site. Jim sent me a picture of our creek sign. that was great thanks for taking that picture. All the best and enjoy every moment. Have a great 4 th and a safe trip home. Ted & Anita

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01 Jul 2006
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Howard, I'm glad you got this site fixed, I have been trying to follow your trip. Tonight we are hosting our second rider of the season, also a trans-continental. He is traveling a little lighter (no laptop, cell, or ipod), but I don't think he will catch you. Keep up the journal and the photos. I am really enjoying the vicarious riding experience. I am tempted to go ride portions of the Clark Fork. Your language and descriptions are great. Good Luck, Tom Sullivan, Winthrop, WA

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03 Jul 2006
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Howard, we are glad to have seen your most recent posting and we will celebrate your 1,000 mile success today with some of our friends -- but definitely want to celebrate ALL of your successes when you come home. Keep good track (like you won't!) of all those things you consider successes and we'll be sure to celebrate all of them appropriately when you return. Hope the humidity isn't too bad and that you have more of those tailwinds to make you feel fantastic. Tell us a little about the people you encounter along the way when you have time. Keep safe -- Jeff, Dan and Rufus

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04 Jul 2006
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Howard, Glad to read of your journey and that you are doing well. Happy 4th of July. Any fireworks ? I worked today(the hotel is always open).Will not see fireworks today.Just hear the noise,of course. I had some friends and some square dancers over this past Sunday for the 4th.So,I figure that was my 4th celebration. Take care, Bob Brundage

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05 Jul 2006
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Hey Howard ... notes is down, hyattsville is dark and feddebt prod is down with no failover. Looks like rebasing is job 1 this morning. And while that does whittle away the hours, catching up on Rusty and the Lone Rider is far more interesting. I have never know you to pass up a comp'ed beverage !???! What is happening to you ? And your pics actaully make you look thinner (is that possible ... or is that just mid-west air). Whaere are the pics of you breakin' broncos ? I like the pic of the pancake bigger than your head. I've never heard it called 'tail wind' ... but whatever helps you move along ... ask not for whom the prod-sup phone rings ...

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05 Jul 2006
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STUD !!! You're under way, and you and your Montana cowboys are looking mighty fine. Thank you for posting all of the cool pics and words. We're getting excited. We many not join you on a 2.5K mile bike trip some day, but don't count us entirely out of a 2.5 mile trip! You're inspriring! Carl and Doug

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06 Jul 2006
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I like the wave story. I do believe the BIG WAVE is a country thing. It does make you feel welcome, though, doesn't it? Hey, here's a list of reasons to use the tent: 1) it's less expensive than a motel; 2) it's usually more comfortable than a cheap motel's bed; 3) the air in the great outdoors is fresher; and 4) you carried the damn thing all that way, you might as well use it. Keep pedaling! Ann P.

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12 Jul 2006
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Hi Howard, Sorry I have been so long in getting back to you but have been on the road traveling myself for work. I am really enjoying the pictures and commentary of your greay adventure. Hope I can do the same some day but also making me very award of the negative aspect of a journey like this. I love the pictures of the West as I lived in Denver for many years and used to fly for charter companies. We would fly a lot of oil people and to alot of the places you are going. In fact we used to have a production in area in Williston and used to go there about every two weeks. Nice in the summer but you don't want to be any where near that damn place when it comes winter time. Anyway, keep up the good riding and enjoy the passage. Jim Wells jwboeingdrivr@bellsouth.net

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13 Jul 2006
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Howard - I remember the mental stuggles when I was riding centuries. One a minute fraction of what you were fighting. I am enjoying reading about your travels. Jordan Wong

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17 Jul 2006
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Howard - Your photos really capture the feel of your trip with wit and atmosphere. I especially like the signs (Dairy Queen, Road Closed, etc.) and details (teepee support beams). Really crisp and colorful slices of the world around you as you breeze through the countryside. Who needs Photoshop? Your camera is certainly up to the task without geeking ( I assume these are right out of the camera.) Making the journey under your own steam, on two wheels, well - that's pretty amazing. - John in San Francisco

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22 Jul 2006
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Howard: I continue to keep up with your journey thru your comments... a ride of a lifetime! My friend Michael especially appreciates your words on ND - his home state. Jim Williams Stockton, CA

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23 Jul 2006
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Howard: It's my turn again - seeing you're always ready to receive incoming words from the real world. ...but I think it's the other way 'round, because it seems WE are the one's who have lost touch with reality! You're experiencing a phenominal reality daily. I think you may be in the running to give the Tour de France a try next year! After all, the Americans are on an eight-year winning streak. As always, happy trails... Bob from NH

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26 Jul 2006
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27 Jul 2006
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Howard Congrats. that should like quiet a goal. And I just wanted to wish you the very best of luck. I ran across your website because I am part of an email list from the Rasberry Feilds from Tuesday training rides from the AIDS/LifeCycle. And I just wanted to say you are quiet the hero to us right now. congrats. Manuel Murillo

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28 Jul 2006
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Howard, Still following along with you. My favorite photo so far is the bug splattered Minn License plate. That sums it up very well. I thought about you during a three day bike trip in central Idaho a few weeks ago. I cycled in the Couer d'Alene River drainage, just south of Thompson Pass/Falls, where you had ridden the Clark Fork just weeks before. Keep those wheels rolling and journal entries coming. Enjoy the change of scenery. The worst time on my cross country trip was through Texas. Headwinds and the same view for days. What a pleasure it was to finally reach the rolling pine country, and increased population density. Buena suerte y que te via bien. Tom Sullivan, Winthrop, WA

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31 Jul 2006
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So as I was flying back from FRB Cleveland last week, crammed in my economy seat. I explained to the fellow in the middle that I couldn't draw the shades just yet because I was looking, or rather dreaming about someone down below. Yes, a friend of mine was somewhere down there pedaling across the country looking at every blade of grass while we stared at the image of a plane working its way across a map of the country on the seatback in front of us. In a few weeks I'll be on my way to DC. Look up Howard, and wave. Luv ya, Mark T.

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26 Aug 2006
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26 Aug 2006
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I guess 'they' got your guestbook back to operational and functional again! Several days ago I tried to let you know (via this medium) that Jeff, Tiffany and Keelie were on their way back to your favorite (ya' right!) state, ND, after a 2-week visit home to NH. Wanted to let you know they were going to be in the skies in a neighborhood near you. Hope you caught a glimpse... c-ya' in a week or so... Bob in NH

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31 Aug 2006
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Howard, Great site. Congratulations on your retirement. When are you due back. Mark Zeserson afterfifty@sbcglobal.net

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01 Sep 2006
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Howard,receved your post card it was very nice.It was great meeting you and sharing pizza and a couple of beers hope all is going well on your adventure,also I see I made your web site thats the first time my picture has been on the web,now Im somebody Im giving autographs ...your pal dave mckinniss woodville OH

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01 Sep 2006
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hey howard this is dave from woodville like the site and thanks for the postcard

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01 Sep 2006
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hey howard this is dave from woodville like the site and thanks for the postcard

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06 Sep 2006
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06 Sep 2006
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06 Sep 2006
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Howard... your postcard to us got lost in the mail. :) I am glad that you are doing well and enjoying your trek. I am looking forward to your return home and having another dinner at the Last Supper Club. Arthur

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11 Sep 2006
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Hi Howard, Did you visit Judy in Rochester? How's the trip? I understand you'll be retired in a few months! Congratulations--hope you're looking forward to it. See you soon, Nancy (Emerson)

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11 Sep 2006
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Howard, You missed Indiana, one of the friendliest spots in the nation. Maybe next time. Helene

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11 Sep 2006
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Congratulations Howard!!! You’re almost there. It sounds like an amazing experience. How many flat tires does it take to get from Washington to Maine? Ride safe. –Alan FRBSF

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11 Sep 2006
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Howard: Just learned of your TransAm Tour of the Bank's website this morning. BRAVO! Excellent! I'm impressed!!! Gary Zimmerman PS: You'll double the number of coast-to-coast riders I've known. About 25 years ago at the top of Carson Spur on Highway 88 (almost 9,000 feet) while taking a break from cross country skiing we spotted an exhausted bike rider struggling up towards the summit. We of course, were very impressed that anyone would attempt to ride over the Sierra and up to Lake Tahoe in the middle of the winter! He was from Japan, and said no, he planned on riding across the US and had about three months of vacation to complete the adventure! WOW! We fed him as much as he could eat and and sent him on his way towards Carson Pass and Lake Tahoe! When we returned to the car that evening we found his gloves on the roadside by the car... by then it was nearly dark and freezing! Ice and snow patches on the road... We grabbed the gloves, hopped into the car, and headed back to South Shore! Much to our surprise, at the crest of the last pass before desceding into the Tahoe Basis, guess who's ahead of us on the road. Blue hands, not gloves! He was most pleased to see us and even more so when we gave him his gloves! Overjoyed? We kept in contact for a number of years -- He of course made it to New York in time to catch his return flight! One very happy guy! WISHING YOU THE SAME! Gary

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12 Sep 2006
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Howard, I am utterly amazed and virtually (pun intented) speechless that you doing this! I had no idea! Bravo! Rick M.

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13 Sep 2006
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Howard, CONGRATULATIONS on the completion of your incredible journey!!!! I just wish I'd been able to be there for the ending wheel dip as I was for the beginning wheel dip. What an inspiration you are for following our dreams. Patricia

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23 Sep 2006
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Congradulations! You are very inspirational! Rebecca Dwyer