Day 9 Swan Valley Centre, Condon to Salmon Lake State Park 8/12/14 Tuesday 36 miles The phone booth in front of the store. I wasn't expecting to still be able to see jagged peaks and snow fields. Nice! We had a nice bike path to enter the town of Seeley Lake. It was very windy, … Continue reading 8/12/14 Condon to Salmon Lake State Park
Month: August 2014
8/11/15 Big Fork to Swan Valley Centre, Condon
Day 8 Wayfarer State Park, Big Fork to Swan Valley Centre, Condon 8/11/14 Monday 48 miles Our first day without proper stove fuel, but we did meet some very friendly people. And have some amazing luck! Unfortunately, some parts of Rt. 83 had really poor shoulders, especially when right next to Swan Lake; killer view! … Continue reading 8/11/15 Big Fork to Swan Valley Centre, Condon
8/10/14 Wayfarer State Park, Big Fork
Day 7 Wayfarer State Park, Big Fork 8/10/14 Sunday 6 town miles Campsite photo! It was easy as we didn't pack up. We decided to stay an extra day rather than share the roads with all the yahoo's with big trucks and boat trailers we've seen at the park. Even the rangers were happy about … Continue reading 8/10/14 Wayfarer State Park, Big Fork
8/9/14 Columbia Falls to Flathead Lake, Big Fork
Day 6 Columbia Falls to Flathead Lake, Big Fork 8/9/14 Saturday 30 miles Terrance was up and ready to go but was having trouble with the U-locks. I remembered to take a camp photo in the middle of packing up. This shouldn't be so hard! Soon after leaving our fancy campsite we were confronted with … Continue reading 8/9/14 Columbia Falls to Flathead Lake, Big Fork
8/8/14 Glacier National Park to Columbia Falls
Day 5 Avalanche Creek Campground, Glacier NP to Columbia Falls RV Park 8/8/14 Friday 39 miles A is for Avalanche Creek Campsite! I forgot to take a picture before we broke camp and packed up our stuffs. Thanks Kerry! The riding to West Glacier was mostly downhill and most of the traffic was incoming; which … Continue reading 8/8/14 Glacier National Park to Columbia Falls
8/7/14 Highline Trail, Glacier National Park
Day 4 The Highline Trail, Glacier National Park 8/6/14 Thursday 12 miles hiking in the sky! We are spending a second night at Avalanche Creek Campground to explore more of the park! It is far too beautiful here to just pass through! And that's the theme of our whole trip! We took a free National … Continue reading 8/7/14 Highline Trail, Glacier National Park
8/6/14 Going to the Sun Road, Glacier National Park
Day 3 Going to the Sun Road, Glacier National Park 8/6/14 Wednesday 29 miles This is the day! The big climb! The Going to the Sun Road proper! Up and over Logan Pass! There was road construction as soon as we left the campground. This was great for us because it created a need for … Continue reading 8/6/14 Going to the Sun Road, Glacier National Park
8/5/14 Glacier National Park
Day 2 Glacier National Park 8/5/14 Tuesday 0 miles! Our bicycles remained at site 6 all day, but it certainly was not a rest day! Time for some hiking. Well, sort of. It was more like constantly wondering where the bear would be, while walking slowly! We learned of a waterfall and a pool to … Continue reading 8/5/14 Glacier National Park
8/4/14 East Glacier to Rising Sun Campground, Glacier NP
Day 1 East Glacier to Rising Sun Campground, Glacier National Park 8/4/14 Monday 38 miles The East Glacier Amtrak station where we arrived the day before. The bikes are now assembled, the panniers packed and we are ready for the open road! We've officially started our bicycle ride! Woooohaaaaa! We took the beautiful Hwy49 out … Continue reading 8/4/14 East Glacier to Rising Sun Campground, Glacier NP
Prologue! A day in East Glacier
How did we get to the start of our great big adventure? Ha! That's quite the story. It's probably best to just skip down to the next photo and not read the ridiculous next few paragraphs. We left Key West, Florida, the southern end of the road, in a van loaded with camping gear, touring … Continue reading Prologue! A day in East Glacier