Well, due to some family events, my re-living the x-country trip has taken a back seat for the past few weeks. How shocking to see that we arrived by ferry from Milwaukee to Muskegon on this date. It surely felt like home territory as we frequently vacationed in Michigan when I was a kid. Suddenly, [...]

We didn’t want to deal with that horrid bridge that we crossed yesterday and were thrilled to find that there was a bike path not too far from our hotel. We opted for a longer route because we were worried about having to make a left exit off the interstate. It seemed like a very [...]

Poor weather would plague us for the next few days. The forecast out of Deer Lodge was for thunderstorms in the morning, so the original plan was to leave later in the day. Not hearing early morning rain, we turned on the TV for a weather report, which was revised from yesterday and put the [...]

This was such a strange weather day. We didn’t leave too early because we wanted to miss the rain predicted in the morning. Well, that never really materialized until we got on the road. That and some nice and strong winds out of the west. What great tailwinds those would be if we were heading [...]

This day was full of adventures. We reluctantly left Lolo Hot Springs and headed to Lolo and took a tour of two fascinating attractions right across the street from each other. The Holt Heritage Museum focuses on cowboys, the rodeo and native history. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit and could have stayed longer if time [...]

The ride today is the one that has taken precedence in all my thoughts about this trip. Physically intimidated by the thought of climbing Lolo Pass, I had planned for the worst. The morning started that way. I was so stiff and lacked energy that I was certain that I would be covering the territory [...]

We set out early again to give ourselves ample time to reach Powell. We followed a brushing truck for some time. Traffic thinned out in this stretch and riding was quite pleasant, even though the possibility of falling into the creek was a very real one.
We passed several campgrounds, which we had expected to be [...]

After finishing our trip across the continent last year, I swore that I would never do such a thing again. So why am I wishing that I were doing such a thing again? I really can’t do the trip again and certainly can’t be away for 75 days, but thought it would be nice to [...]

You might get the idea that I had abandoned the blog. Don’t worry. I was thinking the same thing, but have not abandoned the blog. Obviously the theme will change a bit as it will focus more on general bicycle touring rather than that so distant transcontinental adventure.
Shortly after that trip, we both vowed that [...]

From the coast to the end of the trail - endless
Average speed - Not important
That massage yesterday at the Cliff House worked wonders. I figured that I might be just a bit too relaxed to bicycle, but that wasn’t really the case. I will be heading to the massage school in Albany when [...]