USA 2015

The Second of Dave's 10,000 Mile North American Cycling Odysseys Documented by Daily Posts. The route is different and only lasted 176 Days.

Day 105: Bismark

Detritus Photograph of the Day: (Tyre blowouts like these are the bane of long distance cyclists across the USA, because often it is not possible to avoid all of the broken wires that

Day 104: Hebron

Jetsam Photograph of the Day: Prior to cycling to Hebron we (Eric, Terry and I) visited the Roosevelt National Park, which is located in the North Dakota Badlands. Here is a photograph of

Day 103: Medora

Crap Photograph of the Day: Ever onwards we crossed into North Dakota. Where the temperature was just as high as in Montana. Indeed, so hot that the tar was melting and sticking to

Day 102: Glendive

Trash Photograph of the Day: On the road for 6.21am this morning with the goal of cycling as much of the 106 miles to Glendive before the temperature becomes stifling, which become

Day 101: Wolf Point

Garbage Photograph of the Day: It would appear that the local sports teams are called the Scotties: At 3.30pm it was 93°F, then after putting up tent and consuming a beer

Day 100: Glasgow

Today we road from Malta to Glasgow, a distance of approximately 73 miles! On the way I thought I'd take the alternate route, which I was informed was 6 miles road

Day 99: Malta

So we've (Terry, Eric, Dusty, Angie and I) have been riding US Highway 2 for the past few days. Here is a photograph of it: You will see that the hard

Day 98: Havre

Today I passed through: 1. Dunkirk 2. Devon 3. Galata 4. Lothair 5. Chester 6. Joplin 7. Inverness 8. Rudyard 9. Hingham 10. Gildford 11. Kremlin So perhaps you are wondering why so

Day 97: Shelby

To be honest I could not really be bothered with crossimg the Plains. I think this is primarily due to the great time I've had cycling in the mountains and, as

Day 94: Waterton Lake Village

So Ewan and I were cycling to our point of departure when a cyclist passed by us on one of those go faster carbon fibre type bikes. Shortly down the road we caught

Day 93: Bellevue

So today was the last day of cycling together for Ewan and I on this tour. Tomorrow he heads north towards Calgary, whilst I head south to Waterton Lakes and then on to

Day 92: Fernie

Stealth Camping! Rhonda kindly brought us coffee, oatcakes and Coloured Scottish Cheddar to our campsite this morning. I'm sure I could see a tear in Ewan's eye as this

Day 90: Radium Hot Springs

The name kind of gives it away: Radium Hot Springs. The fact that it includes the word Radium suggests that it should be a place to be avoided rather than a destination! Nonetheless

Day 89: Marble Canyon

So awoke to glorious mountain views. Rode a bit. Got togged up (the donning of clothes in a vain attempt to stay warm on the descent) at the summit of Bow Pass. Rode

Day 88: Silverhorn Campground

No snow in the morning but the excursion onto the Glacier was a treat and highly recommended. I enjoyed both the geology and we also met some interesting people. As a consequence of

Day 87: Icefield Campground

After some phaffing about (breakfast, groceries, new base layer for me and gloves for Ewan) we eventually departed Jasper at about 11.30am for the return cycle up to the Icefield. On the

Day 86: Jasper

Great Day. Having studied Geology at university I got to view the Athabasca Glacier and explore it's Moraine: the first glacier I've seen in reality. Then it was a

Day 85: Wilcox Campground

Today, amongst other things, we saw: 1. A Black Bear 2. A Grizzly Bear 3. A Chipmunk 4. Lots of Mountains 5. And Lakes 6. And Roads ....... etc

Day 84: Mosquito Creek Campground

Yet another enjoyable ride. On the way Ewan's bike developed a noise. On investigation we discovered it was due to a buckled wheel as a consequence of a broken spoke. So

Day 82: Cochrane

So today was a short trip back to Cochrane to meet up with Ewan. He is in Canada for two weeks and we'll be riding up to Jasper and thereabouts. Here