bryanchurch06
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Thanks, I've mailed a ton of stuff home, way over packed for this
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Did Clark W. Griswald and family camp there?Traveled from Pinedale to Jackson then turned west into Idaho before turning north to west Yellowstone and my campground, just text Sneakydingo and he just got to old faithful, says traffic is terrible so he's still got quite a ride to go, tbh these 200 mile days are kicking my ass. If I went directly to the border from here it's a little under 500 miles, the cdt track is 800? I think. Tomorrow we'll look at the weather forecast and go somewhere , thanks again for all the well wishes and support, and congrats on being smart enough not to come with us
Didn't see themDid Clark W. Griswald and family camp there?
Those would be a lot of miles for me, in one day. I guess that you’re a very seasoned rider and used to it. Any butt callouses? Just kidding. 70 miles to go, man. You’re almost there!263 miles rode today from 3 forks to Kalispell 70 more miles to the border.
Thank you so much for taking all of us along on your adventure!Sneaky’s checkin:
I decided to get my fill of dirt today and get it out of my system. Thankfully that didn’t take too long.
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For those who are unaware, the RtD bicycle race started and the SOBO riders are crossing paths with us. As I was picking my way through the route I could see several bicycle tires through the section I was on, undoubtedly having an equally difficult time.
Most it was pretty like the above photo. But I realized I haven’t really taken any photos of just how badly messed up the trail is. There were several sections where the water had driven channels deep enough to swallow 2/3 of a wheel, hills consisting entirely of rocks the size of dollheads, steep gear 1 inclines and declines, and lots of mud puddles, only some of which I was able to avoid. Tons and tons of mud too. So this will be my one and only reminder that often we share the good, but gloss over sharing the bad. Holy f that was hard, easily the hardest riding I’ve done on the entire trip. And only a measly 66 mi of the BS. Several sections were 4-5mph for several minutes of traversing terrain.
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Eventually after getting to the other side, amazingly without falling, I proceeded to roll on pavement for a bit and head into Kalispell. Skipped all food breaks, petrol had been purchased in Helena and carried with me, so I chose all my own stops today. Hands are hurting from all the rocks I had to sneak the bike over gently.
Now things have settled down, gonna check out the local eateries and plan tomorrow’s trip home as well. Not sure where @bryanchurch06 ended up but he seems to have made it in an hour before me, so probably not in this motel.
Right? It’s fun to hear about this epic voyage as it’s happening, experience it a little bit…without the inherent discomfort that’s some part of every big adventure.Thank you so much for taking all of us along on your adventure!
Friend if you only knew,Those would be a lot of miles for me, in one day. I guess that you’re a very seasoned rider and used to it. Any butt callouses? Just kidding. 70 miles to go, man. You’re almost there!
Standing Ovation!I made it! Total miles from Las Cruces to Antelope Wells to Eureka Canada border 2200 even, mileage was 262 at start, at border 2462. Putting bike in storage and flying home Wednesday to pickup truck and drive back for bike. I will list costs and other items later, what a ridr.
Damn son, I thought my 300 mile days in New Mexico were tough. You win the Iron ass award on this trip.I’m still on the road, looking to close out this adventure’s day with a ~460 mi day. Lodging tonight will be Omak, WA in a bit, getting food before I do. If you use google maps, avoid highways and take Hwy 20 W, that’s my approximate route.
Got slammed by a heavy storm on the way in, which actually was kinda nice - it’s been too warm and I was able to pin the throttle and not worry about engine temperature for a bit. That was until flash flooding dumped shit all over the road and it became another off road ride.
oh, and Google Maps decided to send me up some random dirt road for bonus miles. Fun.
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