{"id":4473,"date":"2015-06-15T14:07:39","date_gmt":"2015-06-15T19:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sevencycles.com\/blog\/?p=4473"},"modified":"2022-01-31T14:54:29","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T19:54:29","slug":"checking-in-with-brad-across-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/checking-in-with-brad-across-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Checking in with bRad Across America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brad&#8217;s been <a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/on-the-road-brad-across-america\/\">on the road for ten days<\/a>, and he&#8217;s made incredible progress, passing from Oregon, into Idaho, Montana, and now Wyoming. This is the wide open West, pine country, Yellowstone.<\/p>\n<p>Part of us envies him this time, spending whole days on the bike, exploring, seeing beautiful things, thinking. And part of us still can&#8217;t comprehend the size of what he&#8217;s taken on. A ride like this promises all the good of an epic adventure, but it also promises hard work beyond much you&#8217;ve experienced before. There will be highs, and there will be lows.<\/p>\n<p>While we&#8217;re not privy to Brad&#8217;s evolving thoughts about the race, he has sent a lot of great photos, more of which we share with you now:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4485 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica16.jpg\" alt=\"Chief Joseph Pass\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica16.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica16-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica16-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica71.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4476 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica71.jpg\" alt=\"Edless paved road\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica71.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica71-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica71-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4477 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica8.jpg\" alt=\"Brad's bike in Montana\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica8.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica8-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica8-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4478 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica9.jpg\" alt=\"Lewis and Clark Trail\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica9.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica9-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica9-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4479 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica10.jpg\" alt=\"Shadow on the Road\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica10.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica10-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica10-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4480 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica11.jpg\" alt=\"Evergreen Campground\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica11.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica11-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica11-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4481 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica12.jpg\" alt=\"Brad puts his feet in a pond\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica12.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica12-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica12-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4482 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica13.jpg\" alt=\"Winding Road Next 99 miles\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica13.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica13-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica13-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4483 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica14.jpg\" alt=\"Bike Hole Pass\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica14.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica14-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica14-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4484 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica15.jpg\" alt=\"Brad stares down an enless road\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica15.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica15-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BradAcrossAmerica15-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brad&#8217;s been on the road for ten days, and he&#8217;s made incredible progress, passing from Oregon, into Idaho, Montana, and now Wyoming. This is the wide open West, pine country, Yellowstone. Part of us envies him this time, spending whole days on the bike, exploring, seeing beautiful things, thinking. And part of us still can&#8217;t &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/checking-in-with-brad-across-america\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Checking in with bRad Across America&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[654,364,657,658,365,410,23,43,374,655,659,656],"class_list":["post-4473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","tag-brad-across-america","tag-evergreening","tag-idaho","tag-montana","tag-on-the-road","tag-oregon","tag-seven-racers","tag-team-seven-cycles","tag-the-drifters","tag-trans-am-race","tag-wyoming","tag-yellowstone"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4473"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4473\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14548,"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4473\/revisions\/14548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}