Category: Montana & Wyoming in 2014

While drinking my coffee, I noticed a bike path on the map that goes 16 miles from Jenny Lake all the way to Jackson. Our first stop was Jackson Lake Lodge…it’s a luxury lodge built in the 50’s. The lobby … Read the rest

Today was a recovery day from yesterday’s long ride. We rode out Yellowstone’s south entrance with Lewis Lake on our right. Moose falls was worth stopping for, partly because we could get next to the falling point.

We ate lunch … Read the rest

We ate breakfast at the visitor center area and got a relatively early start because of the long riding day. I saw my first geyser among the dozens at Norris Geyser Basin. I like that the signs are blunt and … Read the rest

Ray, the friendly host, talked with us a bit more. He said a bear was eating a dead bison on the road last night while we were sleeping. Sorry we missed that (I think). Ray is the friendliest host we’ve … Read the rest

We descended out of the Beartooth area stopping every mile to view the amazing waterfalls and mountains. Pilot peak was so pointed it made the Matterhorn look blunt. There was a little climbing and boy did my legs feel it … Read the rest

10,947 ft is the elevation of the summit of Beartooth pass. That’s 5,400 ft of climbing.

We stocked up on food supplies at the market in Red Lodge. It’s a great example of trade-offs. You want lots of fuel but … Read the rest

We were able to do 57 miles on our weakened bodies. It really helped that it was only 1% uphill grade and we had a tailwind for the first part. We ate some snacks in the tiny town of Joliet … Read the rest

We ate at the Cats Paw casino next to our motel and saw Tour de France on one of their 30 TVs. I like breakfast burritos in Santa Barbara much better. Bob rented a minivan and we drove along the … Read the rest

We got food poisoning last night so we are recovering in Billings for 1-2 nights.

Drew luckily missed out because he left the trip early as planned.… Read the rest

In Butte, we rode from old town to the newer part of town – not as bad, but a lot less character. We ate lunch in the small farm town of Whitehall and continued onto the smaller town of Harrison. … Read the rest

We ate breakfast at a fishing and hunting club in a 1 horse town. It has a hotel, bar, casino, cafe, and ice cream shop all in one building. We saw another solo rider from the “divide ride”. We rode … Read the rest

We were glad we didn’t get kicked out of Flint Creek campground for using an unmarked space. We used Brent’s filter pump to fill our water bottles before climbing the hill. A local pointed us to a breakfast restaurant called … Read the rest

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