Author: elchillywilly

I have loved bicycles since I could ride them and am now trying to make a living fixing, promoting and advocating bicycles and riding bicycles. Please support my tiny shop in Key West and the larger one on the interwebs at chillysbicycleshop.com! I love being semi-lost and having just enough of a plan to be safe but open to anything. If you enjoyed any of the blurry photos or survive the awful writings, please leave a message or two, it means a lot! Now go for a ride!

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

7 Mile Bridge Ride 4/4-4/5 2014

All packed and ready to go! We're ready for a quick escape from the sandbar. A one night mini tour with two oceans! (We don't let facts get in the way of a good story down here!) Kerry flatted out near a tiny patch of shade and wisely took advantage of it. This is nice! … Continue reading 7 Mile Bridge Ride 4/4-4/5 2014

El Cañon del Pato, Peruvian Andes!

El Cañon del Pato in Caraz, Peru is an amazing 26km ride through 35 hand carved tunnels in the Andes Mountains. It is a dramatic canyon where two mountain ranges, the Cordillera Negra and the Cordillera Blanco almost touch each other; creating a deep canyon sometimes only several meters wide while still thousands of feet … Continue reading El Cañon del Pato, Peruvian Andes!

Seven Mile Bridge Ride 2013

These newer sections of the path are really, really nice. The 15 mile ride to Baby's is much nicer with the additional path and no road shoulder riding. The pounding sun is great for charging up some batteries with solar panels for use tonight. Bucci Esperanza, my touring bicycle has 26x1.5 kevlar slicks. There is … Continue reading Seven Mile Bridge Ride 2013