We began our first day in Canada with Chris “the Captain” Weld and my brother, Chris Geggie enjoying the hotel-provided breakfast. Let me tell you, I enjoyed my Canadian yogurt much better than that junk Yoplait we had at the Econolodge in Livingston. Well fed, we gathered our belongings from
Continue reading »2024-08-23: Hurley to Sault Ste Marie
Our night in the classy Love branded motel in Hurley, Wisconsin was actually much better than either Chris or I had expected. The beds were firm, but comfortable, and the shower was actually pretty great as I found out first thing in the morning. There was drizzle falling however, so
Continue reading »2024-08-22: Brainerd to Hurley
We began the day surprisingly early after Chris and Marv had stayed up until 1:30am telling stories about one another. Marv was up first, of course, and was already out on the property filling his hummingbird feeders by the time I came upstairs. Chris was up not long afterwards, and
Continue reading »2024-08-21: Glendive to Brainerd
After our harrowing day escaping the Great August 20th Storm of Circle, Montana the night before, and our daring ride to escape it to Glendive, we knew today was going to need to be a major mile munching day. In order to make it to our rendezvous in Sault Ste
Continue reading »2024-08-20: Livingston to Glendive
After spending the night at the exorbitantly-priced “Econolodge” in Livingston, Chris and I partook in the absolutely mediocre breakfast offered by our hotel. Mine consisted of a stale toasted bagel and Yoplait, while Chris’ consisted of a plate of biscuits and gravy. For the $200+ they charged, I’d certainly have
Continue reading »2024-08-19: Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks
We had a nice night’s rest at the Swiss Mountain Motel in Thayne, Wyoming. We slept in a bit, but were up by 7:00. Chris and the owner of the place traded stories in the parking lot again while I got myself ready to go and we were on the
Continue reading »2024-Aug-18: Wells to Thayne
I woke up a bit earlier than my alarm to find the sky just starting to light up and the power still out at the Sharon Motel in Wells, Nevada. I got to thinking about how to charge all the devices I’d plugged into the wall overnight, hoping the power
Continue reading »2024-Aug-17: San Francisco to Wells
The day began early, 5:00am for me, and even earlier for my riding partner, Chris “The Captain” Weld. Evidently, The Captain was anxious about the trip, and had trouble sleeping. He was up by 4:00am. I had my bike loaded up and was ready to leave home in Alameda by
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Day 10: Montague to Wood Islands
Having thankfully cut our day short the day before, this day was looking like it should be pretty relaxed. We were only due to ride about 32km (21mi) to get to Wood Islands and the weather forecast was also calling for clearing skies and warming temperatures. Staying at the inn,
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Day 9: Souris to Montague
When we stopped in Souris, we did some reverse figuring. Both Chris and I were due to fly out from Charlottetown Saturday morning. In my case, at 6:30am, way too early to be able to pack my bicycle up before heading to the airport. So we knew we needed to
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