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 81: Ghost Lake Campground

So I visited the Bow River Edge Campground (Independent) in Cochrane. They were fully booked tonight, but have availability tomorrow night. So I enquired about fees, because I'll be joined by

Day 80: Longview

Hilly 85 mile ride with few services on the way. Alberta, at least that which I have cycled through, is very green with many ranches along the way, with the Rockies an ever

Day 79: Pincher Creek

A very pleasant day cycling in the green and pleasant land of Southern Alberta as my route skirted the Rocky Mountains. In Pincher Creek, a visit to the library was required so that

Day 78: Cardston

I do like things that have multiple uses as this reduces the amount of baggage that has to be carried. Today I discovered that my BIG BEAR bear spray doubles as a potential

Day 77: East Glacier Village

Yesterday, having put up my tent, it rained on and off for most of the night. And in the morning I rode in drizzle to my breakfast stop at the Issak Walton Inn

Day 76: Stanton Creek Lodge

Arrived at Glacier Park and, as expected, the Going to the Sun Road is not open to cyclist along its entire length. However, on June 19th it should be. Therefore, hopefully I'

Day 75: Ferndale

A very pleasant 80 mile cycle with views of forests, lakes and mountains. Unfortunately I have discovered that I've lost my third item of the trip. Last year I managed to

Day 74: Salmon Lake State Park

Well my visit to Missoula has been very productive: 1. Bought and installed new chain; 2. Changed oil in Rohloff for the first time after some 3,750 miles of cycling (250 miles

Day 73: Missoula

So today I left Steve and John at Hamilton. They remain so that they can attend worship on Sunday at the Church we camped at last night. It was very odd leaving them

Day 72: Hamilton

Breakfast at The Crossing and Grill followed by a gentle 26 mile climb up to Chief Joseph Pass. On the way I spied a fox and a moose. Then it was effectively all

Day 70: Dillon Episcopal Church

So I'm back on course having rejoined the Trans Am Route at Twin Bridges. Shortly thereafter I met Greg travelling in the opposite direction so we stopped and swapped bicycle stories.

Day 68: Livingston

So I woke up this morning to the sound of retching and general unwellness and was pleased to discover that it was not me! On the road: 1. I was dry for the

Day 66: Red Lodge

Again the weather played a major role in the day's events. I know it is boring, but more weather stories to come! The climb to Beartooth Pass was hard work but

Day 65: Hunter Peak Campground

Weather: 1. For the first time in what seems like ages, this morning there was significantly more blue sky than clouds and the sun was shining. Yippee! 2. By noon it had clouded

Day 64: Cody (Rest Day)

So, as a result of yesturday evening's rain, instead of a half day in Cody I get to spend the whole day here. Tomorrow the primary plan is to cycle on

Day 63: Cody

Phew ... So the night passed without incident; I was neither discovered by human nor bear! But on the way out I nearly bumped into a guy walking his two dogs in the campground:

Day 61: Jackson (Rest Day)

So I decided to take a rest day: 1. Jackson is an okay place to hangout 2. The weather was supposed to be better on Monday 3. I could watch the Manchester United

Day 60: Jackson

So at Sweetwater Junction my path crossed that of Todd and Luciana, who are cycling the Trans Am route. Today we crossed Togwotee Pass together and our paths diverged at Moran Junction. Not

Day 59: Dubois

I'm not going to mention the weather (as we must all be getting bored with it!), other than to say that I was caught on the periphery of a storm with

Day 58: Lander

Yet another enjoyable day of cycling in Wyoming, but only about 40 miles, so arrived at midday. A view of an Orogeny. Indeed it is the Laramide Orogeny (to be honest, I just