cyberhobo

Hindsdale, MT to Culbertson, MT $10 :: BF, iced mocha 132.3 mi :: 8.55 hr :: 33.5 mph :: 14.8 mph :: 2303 mi Decided to take Kevin’s advice & go for Culbertson. Reinforced by other as a Good Idea. During the night local high school kids come to the CG to blare music &…

Harlem, MT to Hindsdale, MT $11 :: BF, ice cream, museum 90.21 mi :: 6.52 hr :: 28.4 mph :: 13.1 mph :: 2171 mi Sort of a lazy morning. After the usual BF of malt-o-meal & trail mix, saw Deb’s Diner on the edge of town. Restaurants have been rare, so I decided to…

Chester, MT to Harlem, MT $20 :: snacks, grocs, hardware, gas 106.3 mi :: 6.54 hr :: 38.4 mph :: 15.3 mph :: 2080 mi 5:50AM: Noel is up. I’m thinkin’ about it. I know I should get going while the day is cool. The soft park grass feels good. 6:20AM: I haul my ass…

Del Bonita, Alberta to Chester, MT $5 :: campsite, espresso, ice cream 114.2 mi :: 7.45 hr :: 36.8 mph :: 14.7 mph :: 1974 mi 7:30AM: riding. Unsure of wheat germ breakfast. 8AM: Water at Del Bonita store, sign bike book. 8:30AM: no hassle border crossing. 11AM: Cut Bank. B-day card from Eileen, choc…

Crooked Creek, Alberta to Del Bonita, Alberta $17 :: groceries 78.26 mi :: 5.47 hr :: 37.7 mph :: 13.5 mph :: 1860 mi Felt like I slept late, but was on the road by 8 AM. Cool, still, clear morning. Miles flew by to Magrath, esp. when the day grew hot & I got…

Belly River, Alberta to Crooked Creek, Alberta $7 :: campsite 23.7 mi :: :: :: :: 1782 mi The day could hardly have been better. Slept late, got going around 9AM. Was at the head of another tour group: Cycle America. They had an awesome food station set up at one of the pullouts, which…

Apgar, MT to Belly River, Alberta $5 :: coffee, snacks 80.49 mi :: 7.35 hr :: 41.8 mph :: 10.5 mph :: 1758 mi 6AM: awake, weather looks nice 6:45AM: on the road. Cool, easy riding, no shoulder, no cars. 8AM: Getting glimpses of some peaks. Meet a leader of a tour group, talk a…

Trego, MT to Apgar, MT $20 :: lunch, coffee, grocs 81.78 mi :: 6.59 hr :: 32.4 mph :: 11.6 mph :: 1677 mi 8:30AM: on the road, decide to go back by Dickey Lake. Make good use of the restroom there. David & Barbara, who plan to be married Dickey Thurs., give me breakfast…

Lake Koocanusa, MT to Trego, MT (our land) $20 :: food, beer, grocs 73.2 mi :: 6.3 hr :: :: 11.3 mph :: 1596 mi Last night I happened to read the jounal entry of Meriwether Lewis on his 31st birthday, 1805, where he declares that he has lived thus far for himself, and pledges…

Bull River, MT to Lake Koocanusa, MT :: 75 mi :: :: :: :: 1522 mi This journal page is missing at the moment. I remember walking around my private forested campsite while eating my oatmeal for breakfast. As I passed a small pine tree a branch moved, and behind the branch I saw a…