Author: msuding

This morning, a different Jim, I’ll call him “generous Jim”, gave us some free fly fishing lessons, carrots, and some flies he found. He’s an artist that makes things from books. Www.thisIntoThat.com

Rock creek road was so peaceful and scenic … Read the rest

I forgot to mention that Drew convinced us to gamble on Priceline.com and got us 2 hotel rooms in Missoula for $66 each (normally $149). They show you the area of town and the amount of stars and the price…but … Read the rest

The rains of the first days seem like a distant memory. It was 92 degrees. We rode into Seely lake and ate breakfast at Pops restaurant. We met Curtis from Salt Lake City. He’s riding to Alaska if he can … Read the rest

On our usual quest to find a breakfast cafe, we rode into the Laughing Horse Inn only to discover that we were too late for breakfast. Kathleen the Inkeeper talked with us a long time and Bob got his fill … Read the rest

We rode by lots of farms and ranches in the morning. Brent’s flat tire gave Drew enough time for a catnap by the side of the peaceful road. Our host, Bob Lucke, from the previous night, rode over on his … Read the rest

Yesterday was the first riding day with no rain. That was nice! We ate at Eddie’s cafe in Apgar, home of Brent’s favorite french fries (only $1.45). We exchanged tips with, and encouraged an 18 year old young man riding … Read the rest

More huckleberry french toast for a tasty breakfast. Apparently too much because I broke a rear spoke. With 3 pairs of hands and lots of experience, we replaced it in 20 minutes. We visited McDonald lodge and warmed up by … Read the rest

We marveled at the timbers in the East Glacier Lodge and we soaked in the sun and ambiance of their front porch. The sun didn’t last long. Headwinds were fierce but we plodded along up highway 2. The continental divide … Read the rest

We killed time by walking down to Portland’s famous River City Cycles. Unfortunately a pipe burst and flooded their shop. They tried to turn us away but Brent passed their serious cyclist quiz and got us all in for a … Read the rest

We met a nice fellow at the Amtrak breakfast table named Peter Hoss. He’s a retired lawyer and recently wrote a book “Born in Yosemite “. Of course I asked him his best lawyer joke (but I can’t repeat it). … Read the rest

Thanks Karen and Steve for giving us a ride to the train station and Karen’s tasty cookies. Thanks Natalie for the nice beverages. Thanks Ed for seeing us off on our journey to Portland.

Here’s the link to the map … Read the rest

I think we have all our stuff ready. This time, Drew is joining us instead of Steve.

Our train leaves from SB to Portland at 12:40pm

Below is a photo of what I’m packing:

I’ll update it later with my … Read the rest