Quiz Question: Which of the following poses high risk to cyclists in Wyoming: A. Heat B. Wind C. Angry dogs D. Newly laid road surface E. Kamikaze Grasshoppers F. Roadkill G. Wildlife crossing the road ANSWER: If you guessed all of them, congratulations, you’re correct! Today was HOT (made hotter by the newly paved road […]
Day 18 – Dubois, WY to 28 miles south of Lander, WY – 78 miles Read More »
We are not alone……. Quite a change of scenery as we left the beautiful Teton range and headed to Dubois. We had no idea what to expect. Turns out we got a little bit of everything. The first 20 miles we spent looking sideways or behind us towards the Tetons. Such spectacular scenery. As we
Day 17 – Colter Bay, WY to 24 miles east of Dubois, WY – 88 miles Read More »
10 miles goofing off ….. Today was a rest day. That means saying goodbye to Bret and Judy, laundry, massages and a great dinner. I went to the National Museum of Wildlife Art. I’ve visited this place every time I’ve been in Jackson and LOVE it. It’s so beautiful architecturally, small enough to visit in
Day 16 – Jackson Hole, WY Read More »
Friends and a beautiful National Park – the BEST way to spend a day! Friends Bret and Judy joined us for their second day of cycling as we visited Yellowstone National Park, a favorite spot for all 4 of us, but more immersive and enjoyable on a bicycle. The weather was AMAZING and conditions were
Day 15 – West Yellowstone, MT to Colter Bay, WY – 94 miles Read More »
Who’s heard of Earthquake Lake? Anyone? Neither had any of us….. if we hadn’t taken this trip none of us would have landed on this absolute gem of a site. It was everybody’s favorite. The lake was formed when a 7.5 magnitude earthquake under the Madison River occurred in August 1959, causing the side of
Day 14 – Ennis MT to West Yellowstone MT – 71 miles Read More »
HAPPY JULY 4th!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 What a day! Pretty easy riding for the first 42 miles. We went through the gold mining towns of Nevada City and Virginia City which are both national historic landmarks (who knew?) Being towns 2 miles from each other and heavy duty mining (and railroad and thriving and murder) hubs, the towns
Day 13 – Dillon, MT to Ennis MT – 71 miles Read More »
The Big Picture Montana is called the “Big Sky” state for good reason. It seems everywhere we went today the mountains were cradled by the sky. Beautiful clouds, deep blue sky. The mountains weren’t in the foreground like Idaho’s but rather put a ring around our whole view. Let’s bore you with some statistics: Day
Day 11 – Florence MT to Wisdom MT – 103 Miles Read More »
Should’ve been 69 miles. Our GPS sent us all over the place. New map, new attitude, same voice. I think this one was hungover. Thanks to those of you expressing concern over our road safety. Today was our worst road conditions yet – and unfortunately I got hit – by a baby turkey fleeing our
Day 8 – Clarkston WA to Kamiah ID – 72 miles Read More »
They say if your marriage survives the “7 year itch” there’s a good chance you’ll make it for another 7, 14, 21 or even 49 years. The same must be true for long distance cycling but on a different scale – days instead of years. Today was day 7 and we survived. We’re both a
Day 7 – Walla Walla to Clarkston, WA – 86 miles Read More »
More wind. And a lot of it coming from the side. We watched the weather channel yesterday and saw that the winds are going to be pretty brutal in this part of the country for a few days. They were right. But, we’re pretty lucky because today’s hottest temperature was only 72 degrees and we
DAY 6 – Umatilla OR to somewhere east of Walla Walla WA – 66 miles Read More »
