Exploring the backcountry and wilderness of the Western USA.
Travel using a bicycle, whether on paved or gravel roads or trails.
In July 2013 Linda and I rode the Montana Bicycle Ride, a 400-mile loop out of Missoula, Montana, organized by Bicycle Rides Northwest. The route included 6 days of cycling from campsite to campsite and one layover day.
20 July (Saturday)
We arrived in Missoula and checked in on Saturday, July 20, joining about 270 other riders. We spent the night at the Sentinel High School grounds and left our car there for the week.
[Read more…] about Montana Bicycle Ride 2013In July 2011 Linda and I joined three bicycling friends on a self-supported bicycle tour around Mount Hood. It had been two years since Linda, Doug Parrow, and I last rode a self-supported “loaded bicycle tour” together.
These bicycle tours involve loading a touring bicycle with bicycling and camping gear and riding a route without auxiliary car support. That previous tour started in West Glacier, Montana. It led east over Going to the Sun Road, across Glacier National Park, north to Waterton Lakes National Park, and back.
In July 2004 Linda and I joined Bicycle Idaho 2004, a supported bicycle camping tour traveling a loop through Southeast Idaho, Western Wyoming, and Northeast Utah. This was our fourth consecutive Bicycle Idaho tour, including last year’s Bicycle Idaho 2003.
The tour was organized by Bicycle Rides Northwest, a bicycle touring company based in Bend, Oregon.
[Read more…] about Bicycle Idaho 2004In December 1997 Linda and I joined an REI Adventures* multisport adventure in Costa Rica. This included bicycling, whitewater rafting, and ocean snorkeling.
Linda and I were joined by Lando and Mary, bicycling friends from our home town. We had joined them earlier in August on the Oregon Bicycle Ride 1997 and that was a new adventure for us. This trip promised another adventure. It was well organized and led by friendly and professional local staff. We enjoyed it very much.
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