I'll be up in the mountains again for a couple of days now ... another 5,000-foot climb today!
Enjoy this video of the downhill from the last time I went up and over the mountains: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPonLR6g6jI
It's long!--you probably only want to watch a few seconds of it to get the idea!
Saturday, August 1, 2015
Thursday, July 30, 2015
Getting high....
... and I'm not even in Colorado yet! 9033 feet high to be exact, after a 5,000+ climb yesterday. The ascent was really not at all unpleasant ... that's making me feel good about the many big climbs ahead of me. And the descent today was incredible! ... I made a video of that which I will post when I get some Wi-Fi.
Warmshowers host Blaise (in picture below) was a lifesaver in Cody while my bicycle was being repaired. Rick and Brian at the shop were awesome too, and Birdie (that's the bicycle's name) has never ridden any better than she does now! Thanks to all of them!
Warmshowers host Blaise (in picture below) was a lifesaver in Cody while my bicycle was being repaired. Rick and Brian at the shop were awesome too, and Birdie (that's the bicycle's name) has never ridden any better than she does now! Thanks to all of them!
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Sunday, July 26, 2015
Back in the Saddle!
I'm back on the road, but not without complications.... a flat tire and check out this picture (hint: the pedals are supposed to be *opposite* each other!):
I'm pretty sure the bicycle shop where I left my bike while with my brother did a very sloppy job in various ways, and now I am suffering the consequences. We'll see if they make it right (i.e. at this point all they can do is give me a refund since I'm 130 miles down the road) before I start naming names and posting blistering reviews. At least I made it to Cody safely and will be able to take it into a shop here tomorrow to get it fixed and checked out.
On the upside, I had a lovely visit with Paul Tackes (my canoeing friend that I met in MN) at his cabin in Red Lodge, MT last night.
I'm pretty sure the bicycle shop where I left my bike while with my brother did a very sloppy job in various ways, and now I am suffering the consequences. We'll see if they make it right (i.e. at this point all they can do is give me a refund since I'm 130 miles down the road) before I start naming names and posting blistering reviews. At least I made it to Cody safely and will be able to take it into a shop here tomorrow to get it fixed and checked out.
On the upside, I had a lovely visit with Paul Tackes (my canoeing friend that I met in MN) at his cabin in Red Lodge, MT last night.
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| View from the cabin ... Wow! |
The scenery has definitely taken a turn for the better, but I can certainly feel the altitude (over 5,000 feet part of the day yesterday and pretty much all day today) as I breathe the thin, dry air. |
| Getting ready to get on the bike this morning |
Thursday, July 23, 2015
More Grand Teton Fun
Yesterday was the perfect day for canoeing and hiking to Inspiration Point and Hidden Falls. https://goo.gl/photos/GPYLNjZY2XQEkqNK9
Today it's drizzling in Bozeman.
Today it's drizzling in Bozeman.
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Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Intensive Sightseeing (by car) at Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks
I thought taking a break from pedaling and doing some sightseeing by car with my brother would be restful, but it has been an intense couple of days! We have done quite a bit of walking on little day hikes, and my legs are killing me--it's definitely a different set of muscles from riding the bicycle!
There were way too many pictures to share here in the usual way, so I created three picture "stories" to summarize all that we've been able to see in the past two days.
Click here to view a story about the geysers, hot springs, mud pots and other thermal features we saw at Yellowstone.
Click here to view a story about the many bison (and one elk) that we saw.
Click here to view a story about the waterfalls, mountain views and and canyons we visited,.
There were way too many pictures to share here in the usual way, so I created three picture "stories" to summarize all that we've been able to see in the past two days.
Click here to view a story about the geysers, hot springs, mud pots and other thermal features we saw at Yellowstone.
Click here to view a story about the many bison (and one elk) that we saw.
Click here to view a story about the waterfalls, mountain views and and canyons we visited,.
Friday, July 17, 2015
All roads lead to ... Pompey's Pillar National Monument?
What an amazing coincidence happened today! I was at the Pompey's Pillar National Monument, where William Clark carved in the rock his name and the date when he passed by there on the Lewis & Clark expedition. This is one of the only bits of extant physical evidence of the Lewis & Clark expedition.
In the visitor's center, while I was chatting with someone I had just met in the parking lot there who happens to own the Harbor View Cafe in Pepin, Wisconsin (which I passed by on this trip but had not stopped to eat at the restaurant), who should walk up and grab me by the shoulder but Paul the canoeist from the campsite in Minnesota that was so overrun with mosquitoes that he and his friends invited me to tag along to eat at the Olive Garden rather than being stuck trying to eat at the campsite with the mosquitoes (as described in this blog post from June 24).
Almost one month and about 1,000 miles of pedaling later, we randomly chanced to meet again! Here's a picture of me with Paul and his family in the Pompey's Pillar visitors' center:
I've been following the Lewis & Clark Trail for a while now, and, while I've never been particularly interested in that expedition before, the exhibition at the visitors' center at Pompey's Pillar may have tipped the scales and sparked my interest to make me want to learn more than just the tidbits from a visitors' center exhibit. I downloaded a copy of The Journals of Lewis and Clark and will give it a try. It certainly fits the "travel" theme of my reading list, and I've just finished a couple of the books I was reading so am ready for a new one anyway.
Tomorrow I meet my brother in Billings and will take a week off from bicycling while we tour Yellowstone etc. by car. I suppose I'll keep up with the blog, though.
In the visitor's center, while I was chatting with someone I had just met in the parking lot there who happens to own the Harbor View Cafe in Pepin, Wisconsin (which I passed by on this trip but had not stopped to eat at the restaurant), who should walk up and grab me by the shoulder but Paul the canoeist from the campsite in Minnesota that was so overrun with mosquitoes that he and his friends invited me to tag along to eat at the Olive Garden rather than being stuck trying to eat at the campsite with the mosquitoes (as described in this blog post from June 24).
Almost one month and about 1,000 miles of pedaling later, we randomly chanced to meet again! Here's a picture of me with Paul and his family in the Pompey's Pillar visitors' center:
Pompey's Pillar itself was also pretty neat. There were great views from the top!
View of Pompey's Pillar as you approach it
View from the top of Pompey's Pillar
Another view from the top of Pompey's Pillar
I've been following the Lewis & Clark Trail for a while now, and, while I've never been particularly interested in that expedition before, the exhibition at the visitors' center at Pompey's Pillar may have tipped the scales and sparked my interest to make me want to learn more than just the tidbits from a visitors' center exhibit. I downloaded a copy of The Journals of Lewis and Clark and will give it a try. It certainly fits the "travel" theme of my reading list, and I've just finished a couple of the books I was reading so am ready for a new one anyway.
Tomorrow I meet my brother in Billings and will take a week off from bicycling while we tour Yellowstone etc. by car. I suppose I'll keep up with the blog, though.
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
The Yellowstone River
After a relatively short ride today mainly on ridges overlooking the Yellowstone River valley, my campsite is right near the river.
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