Tag: BikeAcrossUSA

I had hoped that the wind would have died down after the storm blew out, but that was not the case. My map showed a few restaurants in the first 20 miles or so, but all of them were only open for dinner. So it was a Hostess Donuts breakfast at one of the small…

I was packed and ready to go by 7:30, but Ed at the KOA was having an all you can eat breakfast at 8:00, so I stuck around for that. Most of the same “regulars” were there and were helping with the preparation. I was the first one served to pancakes, sausages, and eggs. Ed…

Dillon is a town that can definitely be considered small (about 3000 people), yet almost too big to strike up conversations with locals at restaurants. As far as I could tell, there were no other bikes at the campground. This is one of those rides where it looks flat on the map. In fact, it…

It turns out I wasn’t able to see much of last night’s fireworks display from the campsite, but judging from the sounds there wasn’t much to see. It was still loud enough to keep the cows next door mooing, though. I woke up at 1 AM with a few rain drops getting me wet. Hey,…

I was running a little late this morning, arriving at the breakfast place at a quarter past 6 – the service was a little slow since the family in the hotel room next to mine showed up before me. I was still out and on the road by 7, though. After heading out of Darby,…

I woke up at sunrise, feeling a little better than yesterday, but still stayed in the tent for about another hour, as the sun had not yet risen above the mountains to the east. The hour delay was a bad idea. By the time I had finished breaking camp, the same nasty feeling as yesterday…

No, the mileage is not a typo, especially considering this update is late, but all will be clear later… I woke up shortly after sunrise and Dave was already packed and gone – he had mentioned something about getting an early start. I walked over to the KOA Kafe for breakfast, and Phyllis and Geoff…

One thing I had forgotten to mention yesterday was that I had broken a spoke on the rear wheel. This is the first time I’ve ever broken a spoke in my life (excluding the tandem bike). Luckily the break was on a non-drive side spoke (quite unusual, actually), so it was a fairly straightforward do-it-yourself…

After breaking camp I made it to the town of Trout Creek. Not much there, but there were a couple of casino/saloons – both closed, since it was too early in the morning. There was also a cafe, though, where I had breakfast. Today had more good scenery along the Clark Fork, but I hadn’t…

After getting out of the US 2/95 logjam in Sandpoint, it was smooth sailing on Highway 200 eastbound, which would get me to Missoula, Montana in a few days, where I could rejoin my original planned route. Highway 200 has some nice views of Lake Pend Oreille before it breaks off to follow the Clark…