Itinerary

The total distance of my bicycling route was just a little bit over 3,000 miles through seven states.
 
Here it is broken down into several segments.

Here is the route I took the first couple of weeks (about 450 miles):

Here is the route I took for the second couple of weeks (about 550 miles):

Here is the third leg that took me the rest of the way across North Dakota and into Montana (about 350 miles):



Next few days map (about 500 miles): I had a few extra days so changed the route and took the long way to get to Billings, Montana, (where I took a week-long break from pedaling and toured Yellowstone/Grand Tetons National Parks with my brother in a car).  The detour up to Fort Peck was an opportunity to see an incredible dam, lake and town:

Here is the route I took from Billings southward after spending some time with my brother touring in the car (450 miles):


After the mountains of the Bighorn, the Colorado Rockies didn't seem that difficult after all!  Here's the route I took down through southern Wyoming and Colorado (500 miles):


And then finally, up to Estes Park and then back down to Denver to finish off the bicycling adventure (300 miles):