Archive for the 'travel' Category

To Custer and Forsyth

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

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 [...]

A long stretch

Monday, May 26th, 2008

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 [...]

Day 18/May 19 On to Deer Lodge

Monday, May 19th, 2008

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 [...]

Day 17/May 18 Beyond Missoula

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

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 [...]

Day 16/May 17

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

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 [...]

May 16/Day 15 Lowell to Powell

Friday, May 16th, 2008

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 [...]

A re-cap of our transcontinental adventure

Friday, May 9th, 2008

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 [...]

Reed Point Running of the Sheep

Friday, August 31st, 2007

It seems long ago that we rolled in to Reed Point Montana, but I still haven’t forgotten the strong crosswinds and the rain that we fought on the way into town. We stayed at the Old West style Hotel Montana where we got an overview of the annual Running of the Sheep, from owner, [...]

 
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Selling the bike

Saturday, July 21st, 2007

It’s been over a week since we been home and not going anywhere by bike didn’t seem strange for the first few days home. But now, I am antsy to get on the bike and go somewhere. The problem is that I don’t really have a bike anymore. We decided that it [...]

Portland

Saturday, July 14th, 2007

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 [...]