After our shuttle from the west side of Glacier National Park we had a long afternoon at the East Glacier Lodge. Bicycle Adventures had kindly booked a room where we could change and clean up. That was very helpful after I disassembled my bike to pack it for the airplane! We had dinner across the…

Today was the grand finale of our trip, with the breathtaking ride across the continental divide on the Going to the Sun Road. The world interfered with our plans, as heavy rains over the past few days caused rockslides and flooding. The road is closed and the Many Glaciers Lodge has been evacuated. We took…

Today we rode from Libby toward Whitefish, Montana. The forecast was for light rain in the morning followed by heavy rain and thunderstorms after noon, so we set out early to get most of the ride in before the weather turned foul. We succeeded, with a very nice ride up the Kootenai River before we…

Today was a nice, nearly flat day along Lake Pend Oreille, east into Montana, north along Bull River, and then east along the Kootenai River to Libby. Although rain threatened the whole day we got only a few drops and had a tailwind most of the time. We saw a few eagles, one in the…

Today was an off day in Sandpoint, a nice little town on Pend Oreille Lake. With rain in the forecast I spent the day truly resting. My hotel room is right above an intersection, and it took me until mid-morning to realize that the intermittent beeping I could hear was not an alarm but simply…

Today started with a long slow climb up Colville Hill (pronounced CULL-ville). Much to our chagrin, it was a chilly 46 degrees with a steady light rain. By the time we got to the first stop, about halfway up, we were all cold and soaked. It was an otherwise pretty stop at Crystal Falls. After…

The camera failed to record any of my photos today. I didn’t take any good ones, anyway. Every morning we go over the day’s highlights and the locations of the stops. I do have a picture of the white board. Pretty exciting, huh? As you can see it was a long day, 101 miles, with…

Today was the last of our “short” days, a 61 mile cruise on lonely roads through Washington, from Chelan to Omak. We followed the Columbia to another dam before heading up the Okanogan River. It was hot again, into the high 90s. The dams provide power sold throughout the west, as well as providing flood…

Today we had a beautiful ride through apple growing country and then along the Columbia River and wine country to Lake Chelan. The weather is hot (90 degrees) and dry, and promises to be hotter tomorrow. We travelled along the Wenatchee River and then turned north, following the Columbia River past the Rocky Ridge Dam.…

Today started with a pickup in the hotels followed by a long shuttle ride to Coles Corner, Washington, best described as a place on the map. After getting everyone comfortable on his bike we rode north toward Lake Wenatchee Lake before heading east and south over a hill and down into the quaint Bavarian themed…