| Hyper-Blog #27 | Aug 2010 | Museums | Reason | Breweries | Stuff | Biking | ||||||||
| Date | # | Town | ST | Hotel? | Cheap? | History | Other | to Be | (Raided) | (miles) | Trophies | Prize of the Town | Bypassed | |
| 2-Aug | 1 | Aberdeen | WA | Possible | Possible | No | Logging | 0 | Groceries | Ambiance that gave Kurt Cobain his sunny personality | History museum | |||
| 2-Aug | 2 | South Bend | WA | Possible | County | No | Oysters | 0 | Cheap paperbacks | Not a lot of traffic | Spending the night | |||
| 2-Aug | 3 | Astoria | OR | Yes | No | County | Maritime | Fishing | 2 | Bike trail | 8 | None | Scenic views of Columbia River | More bike trails |
| 3-Aug | 1 | Astoria | OR | Canning | Yep, fishing | 0 | Observation tower (foggy) | None | The tower | |||||
| 3-Aug | 2 | Portland | OR | Yes | Yes! | Hippies | 2 | Hostel beergarden | 2 | None | Folk music, oddly enough | |||
| 4-Aug | 1 | Portland | OR | Yes | Yes! | State | Maritime | Shipping | 1 | 5 | Flag; R. Crumb Book of Genesis | Weird dormitory | Three more breweries | |
| 5-Aug | 1 | The Dalles | OR | Yes | Sort of | County | Local citizens | Cherries | 0 | Tries hard to snag tourists from scenic Hood River | 3 | None | Quiet night in hotel room with mountain view | Local restaurants |
| 6-Aug | 1 | Arlington | OR | Possible | Probably | Someone has to be here | Gas station | Groceries | One of the towns every 30 miles where a cyclist might spend a night | Spending the night | ||||
| 6-Aug | 2 | Pendleton | OR | Yes | Yes | County | Brothel and Underground | Livestock | 1 | Cheap farmer's market by Portland standards | Blackberries | 100th anniversary rodeo this year; still lots of saloons | Rodeo Hall of Fame | |
| 7-Aug | 1 | Umatilla Reservation | OR | Possible | Town | Casinos | If they're a sovereign nation, so am I | Casino | ||||||
| 7-Aug | 2 | La Grande | OR | Yes | Yes | Firefighting | Livestock | 1 | ||||||
| 8-Aug | 1 | La Grande | OR | Yes | Yes | Church, hike | Yep, livestock | Very quiet on Sunday | 2 | Stick | Cool temperature | Scenic drives | ||
| 9-Aug | 1 | Boise | ID | Yes | Yes | Mostly closed Mondays | 2 | Riverfront bike trail | 6 | Fancy yet cheap hotel | Everything 'til tomorrow | |||
| 10-Aug | 1 | Boise | ID | Yes | Yes | State | Statehouse, Basques | Old gold mines | 1 | 8 | Potato pin | Basquetown | Art museum | |
| 11-Aug | 1 | Pocatello | ID | Yes | Yes | County | Trains | 1 | Street festival | 6 | Half-county fair with junior mutton bustin' | Natural history museum | ||
| 12-Aug | FORCE HALT | |||||||||||||
| 16-Aug | 1 | Soda Springs | ID | Possible | Probably | Town | Springs | Mineral water | 0 | Geyser, soda spring | Carbonated water - bring your own dipper | Fancy antique hotel | ||
| 16-Aug | 2 | Montpelier | ID | Yes | Yes | County | Oregon Trail with reenactors | To keep going | 0 | Truck stop dinner | 5 | Mile high: air conditioners optional | Scenic Bear Lake | |
| 17-Aug | FORCE RETREAT | |||||||||||||
| 20-Aug | 1 | Baker City | ID | Possible | Maybe | County | Old gold mines | 0 | Directions to stuff that was closed | Brew pub (evenings only) | ||||
| 20-Aug | 2 | Yakama Reservation | WA | Possible | Maybe | Local | Casinos | Sticker | They love horses, but don't admit the white man brought those | Town of Toppenish | ||||
| 20-Aug | 3 | Yakima | WA | Yes | Yes! | Fruit | 0 | 2 | All-night Happy Hour | Brewery (business hours only) | ||||
| 21-Aug | 3 | Yakima | WA | Yes | Yes! | Regional | Trolley, arboretum | Yep, fruit | 0 | Soda fountain | 15 | Sticker | Town so antique, people drink soda and wave at the conductor |