Great Divide MTB Route

Yesterday, walking around Steamboat, having already dropped my bike off at the local bike shop (Orange Peel Cycles- what a place!) to be...

Everything woke up at 5:30, feeling damp in the cool humid morning.  Needing to pee, I just gave up and got up for the day.  Clear skies...

Today was a big fat lie. An easy day. Only 54 miles. Mostly pavement! The weather folks said there would be a kicking tailwind there...

Winds.  That’s the word of the day.  I’m fried. Rising at 3am I got dressed, but didn’t need every single layer, as the night hadn’t...

Didn’t sleep well last night.  I think my body had enough of its rest day and just wanted to jump to it.  Alarms set and everything...

After 886 miles and 12 days straight of riding the less traveled paths through Montana, Idaho, and into Wyoming, I’m going to remember...

Over Union Pass and down to Pinedale… should be an easy day.  We had camped right at the base of the climb at 8400’ and getting to the...

I’m far into Wyoming now, having passed the unmarked border sometime yesterday as I came over the north side of the Tetons from Idaho to...

Today was sponsored by BOLD Cheese-It’s and Excedrin.  I’m fairly certain both contain magical fairy dust that make my body hurt less....

Easy day!  I mean… It was still hard but it’s easy because it’s 5:45 pm and I’m laying in my tent already with two dinners and two beers...

The morning started out as a fashion show.  Titled: bikepacking in all your clothes.  Again. 6am start again, but made coffee which was...

Holy cold morning.  My Garmin read 30 degrees when we all emerged from our tents at 6am wearing every single layer we all owned.  When...

Short write up for today. First half of the day was chill except for the Lava Mtn alternative that my gps guided me along, leaving Brent...

I only got up to pee once last night.  The Milky Way and stars were amazing. Rising at 6 am and loading the bike was easy wit not having...

The fire went late last night and the streetlight was brighter than the stars of the past few evenings, which all together made sleep...

Almost Perfect Day The rain stopped sometime in the night.  I rose at 6, and began the slow process of packing all the wet things.  One...

Day 2: 6/20: 36 miles Rain. It started sometime in the early morning and it hasn’t let up since.  My efforts last night to stage packing...

The train was right on time last night and I was much more efficient in getting my bike and self ready to roll from the station in...

Great Divide Mountain Bike Route Forty is one of those birthdays that makes you start thinking about time differently.  For myself, it...