Week #11 – High Desert and Hot Days

Week #11 – High Desert and Hot Days

Day #71 – July 20, 2019 Miles – 65.3White Bird, ID -> New Meadows, ID Day #72 – July 21, 2019 Miles – 48.8New Meadows, ID -> Cambridge, ID Day #73 – July 22, 2019 Miles – 70.6Cambridge, ID -> Richland, OR Day #74 – July 23, 2019 Miles – 41.4Richland, OR -> Baker City, OR …

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Week #10 – Making Bets and Bye, Montana

Week #10 – Making Bets and Bye, Montana

Day #64 – July 13, 2019 Miles – 49.0Dillon, MT -> Jackson, MT Dillon is a neat town, so we chose to stick around for most of the morning and explore. We went to the Patagonia outlet in town so I could replace a pair of shorts I left in Ennis a few days earlier. We …

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Week #9 – Tetons, Geysers and Tent Guests

Week #9 – Tetons, Geysers and Tent Guests

Day #57 – July 6, 2019 Miles – 48.3Dubois, WY -> Bridger-Teton Natonal Forest, WY Much of the day was spent climbing Togwotee Pass. At the top, we were rewarded with a lakeside mountain view. We hung out by the water for awhile taking it in. After the descent down, we were feeling pretty drained and …

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Week #8 – Private Camping and Parade Crashing

Week #8 – Private Camping and Parade Crashing

Day #50 – June 29, 2019 Miles – 65.7Silverthorne, CO -> Sawmill Gulch Campground,  CO We had breakfast with Bruce and then hit the road. The first section of the day circled the Green Mountain Reservoir. The clear water and mountains made for spectacular views. We came to Colorado-125. This road ran alongside a wide …

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Week #7 – Gravel and Guffey

Week #7 – Gravel and Guffey

Day #43 – 45 – June 22nd – 24th Miles – 0Telluride, CO We took a few days off to go to Telluride, Colardo. One of Jason’s friends picked us up in Pueblo. We camped on a property about 8 miles out of town. Both Sunday and Monday morning we rode our bikes to town on a …

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Week #5 – Chain Repair and Cyclist Race

Week #5 – Chain Repair and Cyclist Race

Day #29 – June 8th, 2019 Miles – 68.1Houston, MO -> Marshfield, MO I woke up at 5:30AM. I had my first time constraint in over a month today. I told Prashant to mail my battery bank to Hartville, MO. This was a poor calculation on my part. It’s Saturday and Hartville is 38 miles …

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Week #4 – Flooded Bridges and Fording Ditches

Week #4 – Flooded Bridges and Fording Ditches

Day #22 – June 1st, 2019 Miles – 51.7Fordsville, KY -> Sebree, KY I awoke to absurd amounts of dew on the grass, on my tent, on my bike, and anywhere else moisture could show up unwanted. This is a common problem, but today, it seemed unreasonable. I felt like complaining. On our ride, we …

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Week #3 – Dry Counties and Dark Caves

Week #3 – Dry Counties and Dark Caves

Day #15 – May 25, 2019 Miles – 48.6Booneville, KY -> Berea, KY We started off at 8:30AM. The beginning of the ride was through rural country roads. There were hills, but the fields and woods made for scenic riding. Eventually, we pulled onto a state highway for the remainder of the day. There was …

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