Category Archives: Bicycle Trip Log

Trip Log – Day 104 – Sandpoint, ID to Coeur d’Alene, ID

August 17, 2015 – Sun, 80 degrees Miles Today: 55 Miles to Date: 5,782 States to Date: 21 I meandered through Sandpoint on my way out of town, and visited the beach I missed yesterday. The distant mountains were silhouetted … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 103 – Noxon, MT to Sandpoint, ID

August 16, 2015 – Sun and haze, 75 degrees Miles Today: 53 Miles to Date: 5,727 States to Date: 21  I was happy to discover a coffee spot a few miles beyond Noxon this morning. I chucked to myself when … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 102 – Plains, MT to Noxon, MT

August 15, 2015 – Cloudy, 75 degrees Miles Today: 64 Miles to Date: 5,674 States to Date: 21 An uncharacteristic morning for the West; thick clouds spanned the horizon. Hard to tell which were passing moisture and which were entrapped … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 101 – Missoula, MT to Plains, MT

August 13, 2015 – Haze 100 degrees Miles Today: 73 Miles to Date: 5,610 States to Date: 21 Fire Danger: Extreme! I had heard there is often August snow in the mountainous Montana, so I wasn’t expecting the hottest day … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 100 – Missoula, MT

August 13, 2015 – Sun 90 degrees Miles Today: 12 Miles to Date: 5,546 States to Date: 21  Day 100 of my adventure – in the Bicycle Mecca of America! Every touring cyclists knows about Missoula – headquarters of Adventure … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 99 –Ovanda MT to Missoula, MT

August 12, 2015 – Sun 90 degrees Miles Today: 57 Miles to Date: 5,534 States to Date: 21 Any day that starts in Ovanda is a good day. I woke in my shepherd’s wagon with more energy than it takes … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 98 – Helena MT to Ovanda MT

August 11, 2015 – Sun 90 degrees Miles Today: 78 Miles to Date: 5,577 States to Date: 21 I rolled out of Helena by 8:30 a.m. for my climb over the Continental Divide – for my fifth time! Riding conditions … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 97 – Helena MT

August 10, 2015 – Sun 90 degrees Miles Today: 15 Miles to Date: 5,499 States to Date: 21 Helena is a delightful town; I had a perfect rest day here. I started with an early morning spin through town – … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 96 – Bozeman MT to Helena MT

August 9, 2015 – Sun 80 degrees Miles Today: 102 Miles to Date: 5,484 States to Date: 21 If there is such a thing as an easy century, this is it: one hundred miles on a cloudless day with a … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 95 – Livingston, MT to Bozeman, MT

August 8, 2015 – Rain, 65 degrees Miles Today: 30 Miles to Date: 5,382 States to Date: 21 Today was short on miles and long on mental conundrums. Yesterday afternoon I was in downtown Livingston on a sunny afternoon enjoying … Continue reading

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