Tag: biking
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Bike Trip Day 26: Grand Tetons to Dubois, WY
Biking: 68 miles Good morning! This is what greeted us this morning. The Grand Tetons. We started out a bit before 8 am, but due to a miscommunication about the meet up point, we were delayed, finally leaving around 9 am. But, who complains about spending an extra hour in the Grand Teton National Park?…
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Bike Trip Day 25: Ashton to the Grand Tetons
Biking: 64 miles What a day! We climbed a lot. So many gravel climbs, but the road wasn’t as bad as I feared. I forgot to mention yesterday, that the road we’re taking today isn’t safe for the RV, so Brian stayed in Yellowstone last night, and Anita, Mark, and I stayed in an AirBNB…
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Bike Trip Day 14: St. Regis to Missoula, MT
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…
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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…
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Bike Trip Day 10: Cheney, WA to Harrison, ID
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…
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Bike Trip Day 9: Ritzville to Cheney, WA
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…
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Bike Trip Day 7: Ellensburg to Potholes State Park/Othello, WA
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,…
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Bike Trip Day 5: Lake Easton to Ellensburg, WA
Biking: 40 miles An easy day on the bike. The route was mostly flat from Lake Easton to Ellensburg, but the gravel was thick and the dirt was loose. There were sections that were easily rideable and sections that were difficult. I forgot to mention that on Day 4 as we descended from the Snoqualmie…
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Bike Trip Day 3: Port Ludlow to Issaquah, WA
Biking: 45 miles Today was a day of rerouting, and generally getting by on our wits. We found out last night that the fast ferry from Kingston to Seattle wasn’t running today, and it looked like our only option was to add another 30+ miles to our route. That didn’t sit well with us. When…
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Bike Trip Day 2: Port Angeles to Port Ludlow, WA
Biking: 75 miles Day two is in the books. We continued on the Olympic Discovery Trail to its end, and then rode about 20 miles more to reach Port Ludlow. It was another good day for riding, low 60s with some sunshine. The trail weaved along the coast and back through the woods, across bridges…
