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
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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
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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
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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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