Keep the Wheels Turning

Category: Route

  • Bike Trip Days 15-17: Rest days

    We’re taking a few days off the bike while Brian and I head home to help our daughter get set up at college. Anita and Mark are staying in Missoula to visit with friends. I was able to get my bike fixed at the Specialized bike shop in Missoula – Big Sky Bikes. They are…

  • Bike Trip Day 14: St. Regis to Missoula

    Biking: 78 miles (Denise)/ 81 miles (Anita and Mark) Long day in the saddle. We were able to reroute and skip some gravel roads today, shortening our route by about six miles, but that meant riding up on I-90 twice. Each time was only one exit and less than 2 miles. Otherwise, we were on…

  • Bike Trip Day 13: Wallace, ID to St. Regis, MT

    Biking: 54 miles We crossed into Montana today. Another milestone for us. We saw two bears and a moose. Got to love the Montana wildlife! About 10 miles into the ride, we had a mechanical issue. Mark’s bike had a flat tire. He changed it, but the tire wasn’t seating properly. After a number of…

  • Bike Trip Day 12: Harrison to Wallace

    Biking: 50 miles Another day on the Coeur d’Alene trail. Beautiful. We rode along the water and then through the woods, all the way to Wallace, ID. Really, the most notable thing about today was the amazing riding. We had lunch at the Blackboard Cafe in Wallace. The lady at the table next to us…

  • Bike Trip Day 11: Rest day in Harrison

    We enjoyed a rest day in Harrison. In addition to the great bike shop, the town also has an ice cream shop. We had a chance to check it out tonight, and have some ice cream on the deck overlooking the lake. Tomorrow we continue on the Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes to Wallace. It’s…

  • Bike Trip Day 10: Cheney to Harrison

    Biking: 20 miles A short day. The smoke has finally interfered with our route. We started out in Cheney, near Spokane, where the air quality has been very poor. Brian offered to drive us to Plummer, a place where the air quality was in the yellow. Not perfect, but so much better than in the…

  • Bike Trip Day 9: Ritzville to Cheney

    Biking: 50 miles Smoky, so smoky. Our destination today, Cheney, WA, is just south of Spokane, where the wildfires are still not under control. As a result, the air quality here is in the red. We could definitely tell the difference between Ritzville, where air quality was in the orange, and here. We finished the…

  • Bike Trip Day 8: Potholes State Park to Ritzville

    Biking: 60 miles Tailwinds. That’s the headline today. We love tailwinds. Today, I biked from Potholes State Park, and Anita and Mark biked from Othello. The sun was still rising when I left the park a little after 6 am. We met up about 13 miles into the ride, and covered the rest of the…

  • Bike Trip Day 7: Ellensburg to Potholes State Park/Othello

    Biking: 62 miles (Denise)/74.5 miles (Anita and Mark) Today was a good day on the bike. The three of us rode the Vantage Highway from Ellensburg to Vantage, WA. It started with a slow gradual climb for 20 miles followed by 10 miles of downhill. Perfect. The road had a wide shoulder, lots of visibility,…

  • Bike Trip Day 6: Rest day

    Today we take the day off – do laundry, shop, clean our bikes, journal, sit by the water, and most importantly, sleep in a bit. Enjoying the time off the bike. Gearing up for tomorrow’s ride.