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47.3 miles, 19.3 mph, Odometer: 787 KEVIN – I needed a rest so we took it easy. A helping wind had me in camp at noon after a slow start. We are now out of the woods and can see to the horizon. SUZI – Driving the truck/trailer, I had the fresh sight of aContinue reading “Day 11 – Monday, May 17”

78.5 miles, 13.6 mph, Odometer: 740 KEVIN, RILEY & STEVE – Today was Steve’s last day to ride with us. The three of us rode over Marias Pass to East Glacier with a helping wind. We left Steve at the railway station waiting on the Empire Builder. Tomorrow to Cut Bank, Montana. Lauren and RileyContinue reading “Day 10 – Sunday, May 16”

Wednesday – Day 6 from Colville to Riley Creek was a heads-down day. I looked up once and saw some cows, which was nice. All kidding aside, the drivers east of Colville were the most considerate and respectful of the trip so far. It was more hill at the beginning of the day than weContinue reading “Peaches & Ice Cream, by Riley”

Kevin had hoped to ride Going to the Sun Road in Glacier National Park, but we knew that it wouldn’t be open in time for us. Scheduling constraints meant that we would take an alternate route on this trip, and he planned to go back to Glacier in the future to do that ride. Yesterday,Continue reading “Going to the Sun Road”

71.1 miles, 14.5 mph, Odometer: 661 KEVIN, STEVE & RILEY – Steve, Riley and I rode from just south of Rexford to Columbia Falls. It was fun to ride with three people taking turns pulling. We seem to be slow learners as we continue to be surprised by turning the corner only to find anotherContinue reading “Day 9 – Saturday, May 15”

87.5 miles, 13.4 mph, Odometer: 590 KEVIN & STEVE – Steve rode with me and pulled all morning. It was cold out. We rode from Bad Medicine Campground. Riley and the girls found us in Libby, Montana. We were on rollers by Lake Koocanusa most of the day.

So we are getting better at this, but wouldn’t yet make an A in the class (always a concern for Suzi and Lauren). Thanks for your patience. We have edited some earlier posts now that we are able to successfully load photos etc. For those who are hanging on our every word (!), be sureContinue reading “Is blogging Pass/Fail?”

Kevin called Tuesday night – he was on the Northern Tier trip with Suzi, Riley and Lauren (and Peach!) I had wanted to ride, but a new granddaughter arrived along with a trip to Denver to see her, and hopes of joining at the beginning disappeared. Kevin wondered if there was any chance I couldContinue reading “Fresh legs – Steve starts to pull”

79.2 miles, 14 mph, Odometer: 503 KEVIN & RILEY – Today we rode along the Pend Oreille River and Lake for miles. Our legs were tired. I was glad to see Steve Knox 18 miles from camp. He pulled us to camp.

99.6 miles, 13.6 mph, Odometer: 424 KEVIN & RILEY – Today was a day of rude surprises. Last night, Google Maps said 78 miles. This morning we discovered that Google used Hwy 395 but we were actually riding Hwy 20 headed east; 99 miles. We knew there was a climb at the beginning. We didContinue reading “Day 6 – Wednesday, May 12”