Jim

Last night, I went to the only restaurant in town for dinner (happened to be the same restaurant I went to for lunch). It was packed, but there was one seat at the bar. I sat next to a woman named, Agnes, and we had a great conversation. Agnes is from France and is traveling […]

I stayed in Wallace last night and had a great dinner at the Blackboard Cafe. Sat at the bar and had the pleasure to get to know Dennis who was sitting next to me. Dennis is from Australia and works in the mining industry, which is why he was in Wallace. I walked around town

I’m really looking forward to the next two days of riding on the rail trails of western Montana and Idaho. I’ve read about them several times, and I’m excited to be able to ride some of them. Last night I booked a room in a B&B in Harrison, ID for the night of the 12th.

Day #64 I was able to get into a dentist in the morning and have my crown permanently fixed. It was a lot of waiting, but it just gave me time to read. I’m still reading, “Autobiography of a Yogi”. After the dentist, I walked around Missoula. Got some lunch, went to an art museum,

Slept well last night, except for the occasional train running through town in the middle of the night. I started biking at 6:15. It was 55 degrees and I just wore shorts and a T shirt. I biked down the frontage road to I-90 for 10 miles. Then I deviated from the Komoot route. Komoot

I slept in until 5:30, and was able to have breakfast at the hotel (I had been leaving the hotel before breakfast lately). While at breakfast I met Dan who was biking the Great Divide route. We chatted for a while, which was nice. I was riding at 7:00. Still had to start with cold

I woke up before my 4:30 alarm and slowly started getting ready to ride. I was biking at dawn (5:45). It was only 50 degrees to start. The first 20 miles were a continuation of the downhill from Bozeman Pass, except without the headwind. So, I made good progress to start my day – all

I woke up to my alarm at 4:00, thinking that I could start biking at 5:00. But, as I keep moving west, the sun rises a little later each day. At 5:00, it was too dark, so I had to wait until 5:15 to start. It was cold again in the morning – only 47

As is my practice lately, I got up early to get some miles in before the winds picked up. I was biking by 5:30. It was a cold morning. Only 45 degrees to start and the temperature wasn’t expected to reach 70. I had on my leg warmers, full finger gloves, and an extra long

Day #57 was a rest day. I had finished riding the last nine days straight, and felt that I needed a rest. I had made good progress in those nine days – covering 720 miles. Today’s winds would have been a 10 to 15 mph headwind, which also helped me make the decision to rest.