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Bikecentennial - 1976, Trans - America - Trail

A 4,250 miles, 6,838 kilometers, bike-ride from Astoria, Oregon to Yorktown, Virginia.

Bikecentennial the grandest touring event in the history of the bicycle.

More than 4.000 bicyclists from around the world took part in this majestic journey
to inaugurate the TRANS - AMERICA - TRAIL during the summer of 1976,
the 200th anniversary of American Independence
and the 100th anniversary of the introduction of the bicycle to the United States of America.

This gallery is a little photo-impression, mainly black and white scanned pictures, of the trip,
taken part by 5 persons (Mart Versluys, Aad Wolvers, Fia van Rijn, Marion Sprünken en Marjan
Schavemaker) inhabitants of a little town Warmond, near Leiden in The Netherlands.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikecentennial
more biketrips: https://pbase.com/digitales/gallery/otherbikepics



http://www.adventurecycling.org/routes-and-maps/adventure-cycling-route-network/transamerica-trail/
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Bikecentennial badge TAT 1976 The trail De Volkskrant
g12/14/415814/3/170365149.yf2fJpCo.jpg Map of the trail g1/14/415814/3/110058574.i5k4KPRL.jpg g3/14/415814/3/110058575.o8lfg78X.jpg
g1/14/415814/3/110058576.sAQzr7U0.jpg Bikecentennial Trip Confirmation g12/14/415814/3/170365161.pZoTg5sd.jpg g4/14/415814/3/138031911.7zCZH27Y.jpg
g4/14/415814/3/91646611.j74PdSM6.jpg g12/14/415814/3/170365163.WHZYx37p.jpg A souvenir g12/14/415814/3/170365151.NhIRMUw2.jpg
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Ach mijn lieffie... , vertrek van Schiphol Peeling potatoes/Piepers jassen! Sycamorestreet The final check!
Fia en Marjan Fia is starting her diary Start from the Sycamore St. Somerville, Massachusetts Aad
Aad Eight miles to Amsterdam g4/14/415814/3/91646628.xJHa0sgC.jpg g4/14/415814/3/91646629.TqvFTY8B.jpg
Enjoying the American hospitality g1/14/415814/3/109899460.LmJLudz5.jpg g4/14/415814/3/91646631.HBV3WnEy.jpg g13/14/415814/3/173672045.35fb76cf.JPEG
Fort Stanwix, Rome, NY g13/14/415814/3/173672044.cfbbb9cb.JPEG One of the many logtrucks Another puncture, Wolvers!
Mart Versluys, Aad Wolvers en Fia van Rijn Mart Versluys, Aad Wolvers and Fia van Rijn with June Haskell Bike troubles Niagara Falls
24 hour restaurant g3/14/415814/3/91646640.WQFZTErf.jpg That's the result! Heading for the top
Portland, start of the Bikecentennialtrail Getting ready! Just met up with Marion, who flew in later From this old schoolbuilding the trip started Marion
Aad Where did these two guys go!! Fia Marjan
Aad, Fia, Marion and Mart having breakfast Fried eggs and wet shoes g4/14/415814/3/91646612.vEoHqX4X.jpg A real good breakfast
That's how we parked our bikes Exercise, man! g4/14/415814/3/91646638.xEZqqO2q.jpg Aad
g4/14/415814/3/91646632.p5ggAMRr.jpg g4/14/415814/3/91646639.ZwaWhUqm.jpg Oregon State Park Aad Wolvers frying an egg
No idea what we were eating!! Sticky stuff! g3/14/415814/3/110018294.aF69USrn.jpg g9/14/415814/3/110018288.WH2nN5bY.jpg g4/14/415814/3/91646624.vktBOVBy.jpg
g4/14/415814/3/91646622.8eDizCjV.jpg The first hills in Oregon Time for a break Aad Wolvers and Mart Versluys in Oregon
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Be careful, bikes on the road! We slept in this barn, owned by a couple from Friesland, the Netherlands. Wyoming Truck A ghosttown
Coffeehouse Drying the tent A ghosttown Bikecentennial hydrant
General store A flat tyre A long way to go Bike route sign
Bike route g3/14/415814/3/31624705.a1hGwqte.jpg Boxturtle on my front-pannier Yellowstone Nat. Park
g9/14/415814/3/164217791.oDvoSdug.jpg Yellowstonepark g1/14/415814/3/109862180.IJISmlsR.jpg Yellowstone
Skeleton and Bitterroot in Yellowstonepark g3/14/415814/3/110022231.t4FTpmgw.jpg g1/14/415814/3/110022229.0soNlJLK.jpg g1/14/415814/3/110022227.Cp74T9GM.jpg
Fountain paint pots Geysers Geysers Geysers
Geysers g1/14/415814/3/110022213.0CJeuCi8.jpg g3/14/415814/3/31624774.er66Njz7.jpg Bison
Yellowstone bison Dit was een hert Thirsty Continentel Devide
A real good spot to pitch the tent Along the road Grand Tetons g9/14/415814/3/164217792.MfKJkPRt.jpg
Jenny Lake, Grand Teton National Park Jenny Lake, Grand Teton National Park Mart Versluys en Marjan Schavemaker g3/14/415814/3/110022584.03OqNjLn.jpg
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Lake Solitude Snow in the Grand Teton Mountains Bike Centennial Snake river
Snake river g1/14/415814/3/110053613.f1Jl67sf.jpg Ferryboat to Illinois Gravelroad
Louie Schultz Hoosier Pass, elevation 11.542 feet Keep America clean ! g3/14/415814/3/31624722.mkjY6Pjp.jpg
Kansas, Midway, USA Last hill today Dragonfly Locomotief Bikecentennialbike
Alcyon-Bikecentennialbike Lower Blacktail Rescue Creek Al Good's General Store Mart Versluys on a dirtroad
Je bent er een van de melkboer of niet! Wyoming Big Skies Mart through the cornfields What are you doing with that broom!
Hold my bike! Op weg naar een achtertuin/Looking for a camping Ranch Tobacco shed
Tobacco shed g3/14/415814/3/31624760.8Ui0nOmi.jpg This lady offered coffee and tea for the cyclists Watch out for bicycles with brooms!
We camped behind that church Let's air the tent! Welcome to Idaho Welcome bikers in Kansas
g3/14/415814/3/109896890.5yMxUVuQ.jpg Wyoming Badlands Wyoming Badlands Wyoming, Big Skies
g3/14/415814/3/31624769.nUi5AeRn.jpg g3/14/415814/3/110054826.28Kv9XEX.jpg Lubricating the chain g1/14/415814/3/110054828.CGUyb11S.jpg
g1/14/415814/3/110054830.IlZ5dpfd.jpg Just over the top! g1/14/415814/3/110054831.WNC7e2ov.jpg Boxturtle
Boxturtle g1/14/415814/3/110054836.A0aotFW8.jpg g3/14/415814/3/110054837.m63eQSCf.jpg g3/14/415814/3/110054835.WLzc0bqD.jpg
Blue Ridge Pky Cricket The finish, the Atlantic, Yorktown g9/14/415814/3/150888616.JO1yzhcJ.jpg
g4/14/415814/3/91646618.ne383Faq.jpg 40 years Derek Jennings, since 1947 member of The Becontree Wheelers Bikecentennial sign nowadays
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Dennis McDonnell21-Oct-2019 04:29
Excellent gallery. Long time ago, eh, back then ('77) while you were biking I was walking the lower portion of the Pacific Crest Trail. It looks as though you were more
successful than I !!
Wheeler Creative Works30-Jul-2015 00:00
Every day a new adventure. Every tour opens the eyes, the heart and the mind. Tailwinds!
Roland11-Jan-2014 12:14
A wonderful gallery. I would have enjoyed that experience so very much. Too old now :-)
Buba Jafarli20-Jun-2013 10:55
What a nice collection, Marjan! I did enjoy watching these old photos! V.
Rick 13-Sep-2012 21:30
I was apart of the 1976 group (1TAWB523)
What great memories this brought back!
Looks like we may have left at the same time.
I had an older man in my group from Holland, but I can't recall his name.
Thanks for sharing.
Rick
Eckhart Derschmidt02-Feb-2012 08:58
Great document. Must have been quite an adventure.
rick bolt28-Aug-2009 17:46
a really fun gallery and well documented trip. thanks for sharing it.
Guest 10-Mar-2009 12:52
wow Marjan, wat goed zeg, je bent geen spat veranderd.
Petje af voor de reportage en de trip.
Chris Sofopoulos10-Mar-2009 12:08
So great memories. It is good that you uploaded the photos!!
Giancarlo Guzzardi09-Mar-2009 16:31
what a splendid mood in these pictures of nice past
Steve Morris16-Dec-2008 19:42
Great photos of a momentous trip during that milestone year in American history. Really enjoyed looking. My girlfriend (now wife) and I did a similar trip that year only the lazy way, in a car!! We went North-South from the great lakes to Florida and stayed in both Williamsburg and Washington. The Bicentennial firework display in Washington was amazing!! Thanks for the memories Marjan!!BV
bill friedlander29-Nov-2008 00:56
I envy you that trip. The photos are a great memento of a fabulous trip. V
Ali Majdfar28-Nov-2008 14:18
Fabulous collection, marvellous work. GMV
cits_4_pets31-Oct-2008 06:19
thanks for the memories. I did the TransAm with Amer.Lung Assn. with 196 other cyclists. 47 days, a trip of a lifetime. Feel lots of emotions looking at these shots. Congratulations...so glad you have these up. Flo Trekker #134
Monte Dodge27-Oct-2008 12:56
Very nice!!! big vote,,
Martha Albuquerque14-Jan-2008 00:31
Amazing trip, adventure and collection, Marjan! VOTE
Esa Ervasti31-Dec-2007 12:57
Great photography and story, well done. This would be also nice as a book or television document. V
anuschka10-Sep-2007 14:25
Inspirerend, mooi document!
Thanks for sharing.
lorand22-Nov-2006 12:10
Amazing gallery.Well done!
Guest 25-Jul-2006 00:36
I recall the event, and the good old days which they were. This gallery is deserving of it's own site, thanks for the memories.
Streetworks Photography06-Jul-2006 18:45
what a great historic moment -- superb pictures
Bob Moul27-Jun-2006 22:12
Wow! what an adventure this must have been. I can't imagine driving a vehicle that distance let alone riding a bike. Thanks for sharing these great photos.
Thomas18-Jun-2006 10:45
Hey Marjan I am most impressed that you can bike these distances and log it so wonderfully with a film camera at the same time. Jeddore is a nice place and you captured the old wooden lobster traps nicely.
Guest 31-Aug-2005 16:26
WOW! The freewheelin' Dutch Pack! What an adventure! Those were the days! I envy you so much!
Sir Wembly Trablant 31-Jul-2005 16:03
Bravo
nicely done!
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