July 3, 2018 West Yellowstone - Grand Teton (Colter Bay) 145 km (90 miles) 1450 m (4756 feet) elevation 6:39 moving time 2312 km (1437 miles) Today was one of our most feared and most anticipated day of our trip. We would be riding in the Yellowstone national park and amongst the wildlife we might …
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July 2, 2018 Jackson - Virginia City 138 km (86 miles) 1334 m (4377 feet) elevation 6:42 moving time 2167 km (1347 miles) Holy headwinds Batman!!! After a great cup of coffee with Scott and Amanda we started our day with a huge climb straight out of town. The view was wonderful and had a …
Continue reading TransAm – Day 18 – Virginia City – West Yellowstone
July 1, 2018 Jackson - Virginia City 170 km (106 miles) 1114 m (3654 feet) elevation 6:27 moving time 2029 km (1261 miles) Had a great night's sleep in our little cowboy tent. Had to put wood in the furnace twice during the night too keep it warm but it was still a wonderful experience. …
June 30, 2018Darby - Jackson124 km (77 miles)1261 m (4137 feet) elevation5:27 moving time1858 km (1155miles) totalSnuck out of the Warmshower host's house since we didn't want to wake anybody up. It is Saturday and Curtis had the day off.We didn't have a long day planned today so we were kind of too relaxed. We …
June 29, 2018 Missoula - Darby 119 km (74 miles) 508 m (1667 feet) elevation 5:03 moving time 1734 km (1077 miles) total Fairly uneventful ride today as we rode on a nice cycle path next to the highway for most of the day. There was quite a bit of noise from the cars which …
Today was a well deserved rest day in Missoula which we took advantage of by sleeping in for the first time in more than 2 weeks. What a nice feeling it is not having to get started early, even though a train passing close by tried to wake us up a few times throughout the …
June 27, 2018 Lochsa Lodge - Missoula, MT 98 km (61 miles) 673 m (2208 feet) elevation 4:10 moving time 1615 km (1004 miles) total Another interesting day today. Woke up early but had a very late start because many folks at the camping grounds were interested in hearing about our trip. Said goodbye to …
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June 26, 2018 Kooskia - Powell (Lochsa Lodge) 142 km 88 mile 898 m (2946 feet) elevation 5:50 moving time 1517 km (942 miles) total Had a good night sleep and went for some eggs and sausages for breakfast. Almost as soon as we started biking we started climbing and so we did for 140 …
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June 25, 2018 White Bird - Kooskia 71 km (44 miles) 1040 m (3412 feet) elevation 4:03 moving time 1375 km (854 miles) total We were nervous about tackling the 1000m climb out of town having had limited food and without water. Did not want to wait until the store opened at 9 AM. As …
June 24, 2018 Cambridge - White Bird 179 km (111 miles) 1075 m (3526 feet) elevation 7:33 moving time 1304 km (810 miles) total Hard getting out of bed as the bed was so soft! More expensive hotel than previously but we expect the prices to get lower. Rode for about 2 hours to a …
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