Onto Altoona
28. Juni in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Up very early to avoid detection 🙄. Start riding, without morning coffee. Barely make it to Dilltown only to find B&B/store not yet open. Make our own coffee and have some breakfast. Feeling muchWeiterlesen
A day of 4 trails
27. Juni in den USA ⋅ 🌧 23 °C
Start the day on a typical PA pike: 4 lanes, no shoulder and very hilly. Drizzle begins and we duck under supermarket awning. Get food and hop on our first rail trail, Westmoreland Heritage trail.Weiterlesen
Around Pittsburgh
26. Juni in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Survive the wet night. Dry out as best as we can and continue he along our rail trail to the river. Ride along the water as we pass by downtown Pittsburgh. Very nice system of dedicated trails for theWeiterlesen
A 3 state day
25. Juni in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Leaving Cadiz involves a lot of hill climbing. Decide to take a break and hop on highway. Spot a sign indicating we can’t ride on it. Get off and and recalculate. Back to cycle route 50 and downWeiterlesen
Up to Cadiz
24. Juni in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
More gravel to start our day. But the road is quiet. Stop in Newcomerstown for breakfast. A very steep climb before long ride along a beautiful lake. Too late to stop and it’s clouding up a bit. BigWeiterlesen
Hot and hilly day
23. Juni in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Doug’s Frankenstein wheel seems to be holding. Need to make up some time. Nice start on trail into Dresden. Stop for lunch and tasty ice cream. Hit steep hills soon after which causes me to regretWeiterlesen
Onto US Bike route 50
22. Juni in den USA ⋅ 🌧 22 °C
Quite a stormy night but our tarping keeps us nice and dry. Quickly pack up and finish the drive to Columbus. Drop off car and load up bikes. Meander through nice neighborhoods and golf courses,Weiterlesen
And we are back
21. Juni in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Return to St Louis and our bikes are awaiting us. Get a ride to the car rental to pick up our car. Found that a car was way cheaper than the train. Get out quickly to stay ahead of the storm. DougWeiterlesen
Hitting the pause button
9. Juni in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Managed to stay dry though morning skies look threatening. Move quickly to get the tent down and stuff under the pavilion. Fortunately the sun came out. Spend some time organizing for a pause in ourWeiterlesen
Continuing along the Katy Trail
8. Juni in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Rainy morning but we are under cover in the pavilion. Wait out the rain and go to breakfast. Tad bit full as we rode along the trail. All the water makes for slower riding. Pick up some dinnerWeiterlesen
A stormy day
8. Juni in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
While it didn’t rain overnight, it began in earnest as we were preparing to leave. Then the gods started bowling. Waited out the worst of it. First 10 miles were pretty wet with boomers in the nearWeiterlesen
Along the Missouri
6. Juni in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Early am blue skies give way to cloud cover. Back to the Katy Trail and the “hardest section”. 🤣. Cover Lard hill easily (there’s a story that involves a dead pig & greasing the tracks withWeiterlesen
Onto the Katy Trail
5. Juni in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Winds are a blowing - but at least not in our face. In order to save 10 miles, opt to ride in HWY 50 to get to our trailhead. Bad shoulder and so much road kill. Everything from turtles to armadillosWeiterlesen
Sleeping through Kansas … literally
4. Juni in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Our train took us all the way through Kansas and we disembarked in Kansas City Missouri. Nice route out of the city; even meandering among their stadiums before getting on the Rock Island Trail. QuiteWeiterlesen
La Junta town and an Amtrak train
3. Juni in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
The day seems to be warm and pleasant. Take our time, even having pancakes, as we only have 28 miles to go. Turns out that the wind is particularly strong, blowing us either into the road or it’s inWeiterlesen
Onto the plains
2. Juni in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
The wind has died down, but thick clouds are all around. Get an early start as we are worried about more wind. Bit misty as we continue along our cycle path through the buttes of the park. Hit anotherWeiterlesen
The mountains are all behind us
1. Juni in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Wake to bike horn sheep wandering around our campground. They blend in with the rocks; except for their white butts. Continue down through the canyon until we leave the river and head up. Only 800Weiterlesen
Arkansas Headwaters
31. Mai in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Make our way to the tony town of Salida. Quite the hub for all sorts of outdoor activities. Doug rolls into a bike store to get gears fixed. Walk around town a bit. Bike mechanics do what they can,Weiterlesen
Crossing the Continental Divide
30. Mai in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Wake to frost on the tent. The Sky is clear and the wind has yet to pick up. We have 10 miles to climb to Monarch Pass at 11,300 feet. Wind picks up as we head up but it is generally behind us. HaveWeiterlesen
Sargents - a perfectly placed oasis
29. Mai in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Another short day; our version of a rest day. Day starts out cloudy but does clear. Visit the campground animals before hitting the road. 34 miles along HWY 50 - much of the time into the wind. YetWeiterlesen
Gunnison
28. Mai in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Only 24 miles today to town of Gunnison. Beautiful ride along the water and amongst the rocks. We have transitioned back to Hwy 50 and it is much busier but we have a good shoulder. Arrive at the KOAWeiterlesen
Black Canyon of the Gunnison
27. Mai in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
A monster day awaits us: over 4000 ft of climbing to 9100 feet. Nice morning as sun is out and seems to be little wind. Roll along on as we gradually climb. Some bits get steeper but not too bad. AtWeiterlesen
We are headed up
26. Mai in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
A short day planned, only 35 miles but we are climbing up to the North Rim of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. SR 92 is relatively quiet as we ride towards Hotchkiss. Get last supplies and continueWeiterlesen
A blustery day
25. Mai in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Slow start as we utilize good internet to do some planning. Finally head out and return to lovely cycle path which leads us out of Grand Junction. Dark clouds all around and it does appear to beWeiterlesen
State #4: Colorado
24. Mai in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Survive our night in the vast high prairie. Pack up and conserve as much water as possible. Cross into Colorado and still no services. Turn off into Mack and a nice woman gives us Gatorade and water.Weiterlesen