Category: Across America – 90 days in Summer 2022

Finally we get to ride the Hiawatha trail. Andreas joined us.

It’s an interesting backstory too. The railroad company chose that name because of a Longfellow poem. He ran so swiftly that the arrow he shot into the air landed … Read the rest

Tallie at Durango cafe fed us a superior breakfast in the small town of Superior. We stopped in St Regis for lunch and got some cherries. We ran into Andreas again so he joined us.

We talked with local cyclist, … Read the rest

We chose Oxford cafe/bar for breakfast – a classic greasy spoon. The cook didn’t know how it got that name but he did say it existed since the 1880s – that’s impressive.

We mostly rode frontage roads along I-90 and … Read the rest

That’s what the locals call Missoula.

As suggested, we had “the heap” for breakfast at Catalyst. I love those iron skillet dishes. Steve packed up some stuff to send home and mount his new “anything bottle cages”. Brent and I … Read the rest

It was a easy, peaceful ride out of Rock Creek. When we saw the “Home cook’n “ sign, we had to stop. Surely it was better than the gas station we were headed to back at I-90.

Kat with a … Read the rest

Last night a local named Mary suggested we get breakfast at the hardware store in town. We had to try it. Charity made us some tasty burritos for sure. She bought the store from her mom 8 years ago and … Read the rest

Sorry for the missed day – we were out of cell phone service.

We had an easy day of 18 miles riding on Rock Creek Road so we had plenty of time to chill, dip in the creek, sing, and … Read the rest

Annie’s cafe was closed despite their google listing showing they were open. Plan B is Hummingbird cafe so I called them to make sure since they were uphill 1.5 miles in uptown Butte.

Near the college uptown we found a … Read the rest

Up ahead in the distance we saw a blinking light coming at us. It was a lone cyclist on his morning bike ride. He stopped to say hello. When I asked him where he rode from, he said his house … Read the rest

It was a luxury to not have to pack up and fix breakfast when you stay at a motel.

We rode the frontage roads thru several small towns next to I-90 which was nice and calm. We even saw high … Read the rest

For me, rain in a tent is fine but strong winds makes it hard for me to sleep. I didn’t expect rain and cold but I’m a weather wimp. Tasty huevos rancheros in the warm Cat Eye cafe put me … Read the rest

Chuck at the Exxon station suggested Cafe 191 but when we saw the prices, we got sticker shock. $17 for a basic egg breakfast! That’s ski resort pricing I guess. We politely left and reluctantly ate at the gas station.… Read the rest

We said goodbye to Andreas and rode into the village of West Yellowstone for breakfast at Old Town Cafe. Across the street Steve and Brent met Paul, the proud owner of his customized Harley.

The ride up highway 191 was … Read the rest

Who DOESN’T like waterfalls?

We said goodbye to Scott as he headed down to Grand Tetons National Park. I look forward to see you in Santa Barbara some day.

We are almost regulars at the cafe in Fishing Bridge General … Read the rest

Today is a rest day for us in Bridge Bay campground. Brent arrived shortly after breakfast and set up his camp including hammock in time for a afternoon nap. It rained a few times today so it was a good … Read the rest