Preparing to leave for Portland

In two days I will board a flight for Portland, Oregon and meet up with my daughter and her boyfriend who are taking Amtrak to Portland. They are transporting our bikes and a BOB trailer on the train for us to use on our trip. We will be using the Adventure Cycling maps to ride on the Lewis and Clark trail across the northern United States. When I arrive in Portland, I will be borrowing the SUV of a very generous friend to go pick up the kids from the train station and we will go to Wilsonville, Oregon to spend the night with another friend and assemble the bikes. Then the next day, Sunday, we will load up the bikes, drop off the SUV, and rent a van to transport all to Seaside, Oregon to begin the journey. Our friend will return the van and we will be off on our bikes. Check back here to find out what adventures we are having.