The following is a selection of some of the websites I used in researching and planning for the trip.  Forgive the briefness of the descriptions and any inactive links.

 

 

I. Charitable

1.  http://www.laf.org/ - This is what I’m working for
2.  http://www.cancer.org/  - The American Cancer Society
3.  http://www.networkforgood.org - A site that encourages involvement

II.  Travelogues – Many of these sites have further links to other travelogues

1. http://www.biketrip2001.com/ - The story of a couple's trip across the States using the TransAmerica trail, good journals and photos
2. http://www.crazyguyonabike.com - A collection of links to other travelogues, especially some related to the TransAmerica trail, each site has information on a variety of subjects.  Also a great site with respect to other links.
3. http://www.biketouring.net/ - This was the first good site I checked out on a trip across the States using the TransAmerican trail, includes journals and travelogues

4.  http://www.mikebentley.com/bike/touring.htm - A huge selection of travelogues

5.  www.travisyoes.com - His journal has a nice collection of photos along the Trans-Am trail

6.  http://www.hedney.com/cycling-us.htm  - Only a few links to travel logs, the cross-country one is solid

7.  http://klmtrip.com/ - Trip following Adventure Cycling’s Southern Tier route

8.  http://cyclelogicpress.virtualave.net/index.html - Nice selection of photos and assorted travel information

9.  http://www.downtheroad.org/ - Worldwide travels

10. http://www.wpps.k12.va.us/cc_plan.htm  - A bicycle trip following Lewis & Clark

11.  http://www.americanrediscovery.com/ - A group of from California that followed Lewis and Clark trail during the summer of 2002

 

III.  Inspirational Reading and Advice

1. http://gorp.com/gorp/activity/biking.htm - Gear guide, trips, broad array of information
2. http://www.bamacyclist.com/crosscountrytips.htm - Words of wisdom from someone who has traveled long-distance on a bicycle

3. http://www.bikeroute.com/LongDistAtt.htm - Some sound inspirational advice and tips

4. http://www.atlantic.net/~tavaresv/TIPTRICKS.htm - More tips on what gear to use etc.

6. http://www.cptips.com/  - Good site with lots of general information

                a.  http://www.cptips.com/weights.htm - Weight training for cycling

 

IV.  Equipment Lists (for obvious reasons there is a good deal of repetition)

1. http://www.briandesousa.com/bicycling/touring/packlist.htm
2. http://catfood.phred.org/getmsg.asp?Filename=touring.9805.0014.eml
3. http://www.stanford.edu/~jcolwell/bikelist.html
4. http://www.biketouring.net/rides/xcountry/pack.html

5. http://www.geocities.com/biketourist/equipment.html

6. http://www.atlantic.net/~tavaresv/GEAR.htm

7. http://www.bikeroute.com/BikeTourCheckList.html

8. http://www.bestwebbuys.com/bikes/stores - a good Internet search source for bicycling equipment

V.  Links to links

1. http://www.adventurecycling.org/ - This is where it all starts.  A great organization with all the maps and basic information on bike touring and actual trips

2. http://www.bikelane.com/ - Lots of links for advocacy groups, tours, bicycle manufacturers and part’s suppliers
3. http://joesacher.com/links/touring.php - Mostly links to other travelogues but some other useful links are noted

4. http://www.sheldonbrown.com/articles.html - A very sizeable source of links on a variety of subjects

5. http://www.crazyguyonabike.com... - Links to a large assortment of travelogues
6. http://www.crazyguyonabike.com... - Links to books and a couple of retailers
7. http://www.biketouring.net/rides/xcountry/links.html - Travelogues and biking resources

8. http://www.homestead.com/bicycletouring/Orgs.html  -Bicycling clubs and organizations

9. http://www.bamacyclist.com/ - A variety of links to tours, bike parts, other links etc.

10. http://www.homestead.com/bicycletouring/Misc.html - Extremely comprehensive list to a variety of subjects including books, routes, accommodations, classifieds, and bicycle parts etc.

11. http://www.bikecrawler.com/ - Great link to company with gear and bikes etc.  
12. http://www.atlantic.net/~tavaresv/entrance.htm - Some of everything, a list of links, journals etc.

13. http://catfood.phred.org - Internet Search Site for things related to bicycles

14. http://hypertextbook.com/eworld/links/transportation.shtml - An extensive list of links on touring, articles, bikes etc.

15. http://www.kenkifer.com/bikepages/ - Lots of links on advocacy, articles, directories,

16. http://www.westervillebicycleclub.org/linkpg.html - Another extensive list of shops, organizations, rides, advocacy, repair etc.

17. http://www.cycling.org/ - Links to many other links

      a.        http://www.cycling.org/ws/products.html - Products

18.  http://www.bikersbarbecue.com/bicycle_links.html - Solid site with links

19. www.bicycletheamericas.com - Another solid site dedicated to travelers in the Americas, also links to advice etc.

20. http://www.roble.net/marquis/ - A website which deals with some of the physiological and other related elements

21. http://www.almanac.com/weather/index.php - The Farmer’s Almanac and a long-range weather forecast

 

VI. Various books about bike trips, quotes etc.

1. http://www.breakawaybooks.com/books/cycling/cycling.html - A collection of books related to some travels on a bicycle
2. http://www.quotegarden.com/bicycling.html - Quotes related to bicycling

3. http://www.stephenambrose.com/ - The author whose book, Undaunted Courage provided a first-rate account of Lewis & Clark’s expedition.  Sadly, he recently passed away of cancer.  

VII.  Lewis & Clark

1. http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/ - History and lots of information on some of the Native American tribes
2. http://www.seanet.com/Users/pamur/l&c.html - Links to events and dates during the travels
3. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/west/main.html - Very basic information designed for children
4. http://www.lcarchive.org/ - Extensive list of all links to stuff related to Lewis & Clark (go to bottom of page for full list)
5. http://www.altrec.com/features/ontheamericantrail/?ngotat - A listing of several trails including Lewis & Clark, brief narrative, map and some pictures
6. http://www.lewisandclarkexhibit.org/ - Missouri Historical Society’s links to Lewis & Clark
7. http://www.time.com/time/2002/lewis_clark/ - Great photos as well as a few links

8. http://www.nps.gov/lecl/welcome.htm - A good site with what appears to be lots of information

9. http://www.lewisandclarktrail.com/ - GPS coordinates and quotes for the many sites that L&C visited

10. http://www.lewisandclarktrailbybicycle.com/maps.html - Two cyclists who completed a similar trip

11. http://www.lewisandclarkhistorian.com/ - Lots of information for stuff to see and do along the trail including lodging, trail information, supplies, etc.

12. http://www.lewisandclarktravel.info/page743365.htm - Some basic FAQ's

13.  http://www.historicaltrailscycling.com/home.html - Company offering tours along historic trails

14. http://lewisandclarktrail.dns2go.com/ - Good site for general information on the expedition
15. http://www.mountain-memories.com/ - A link that appears to focus on the Rocky Mountain part of the trip with information on lodging etc.

16. http://www.americanrediscovery.com/links.html - Assorted links to Lewis & Clark information

17. http://www.americanrediscovery.com/ - Great site with a good listing of links and brief journals by some Southern California school kids who rode the Lewis & Clark trail by bicycle

18. http://www.lewisandclark200.org/trailsites/trail_sites.html - A good listing of the sites to visit along the trail and accompanying links to some of these places

 

VIII. Lewis & Clark journals

 

1. http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/JOURNALS/toc.html - The journals of Lewis & Clark

 

IX. Lewis and Clark maps of the journey

 

1. http://www.adventurecycling.org/features/lewis&clark.cfm - Details of the trail

2. http://www.lewisandclark200.gov/ - The whole trip including Lewis's route to St. Louis
3. http://lewisandclarktrail.dns2go.com/map.jpg - Possibly the actual version completely by Lewis & Clark
4. http://lewisandclarktrail.dns2go.com/ - A basic map of the trip, but it does have links to other maps

5. http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/archive/idx_map.html - A selection of good maps

6.  http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/archive/maps.html - PBS’s maps of the trip

 

X. Future rides

 

1.  http://www.ridetherockies.com/ - An annual trip in the Colorado Rockies

2.  www.ragbrai.org - Ragbrai, the well-known annual bicycle trip across Iowa

3.  http://www.rimtours.com/tours/kokopelli.html - Kopelli's Trail, Grand Junction to Moab and Road Cycling from Old Fort to Hickory Nut Gorge, North Carolina

4. http://www.bicyclingcuba.com/ - Bicycling Cuba

5. www.historicaltrailscycling.com - In addition to the Lewis & Clark Trail, they have the Oregon Trail route