Day 2 June 22, 2026 Monday Choteau MT to Banff AB Canada Entering Canada on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. The Port of Piegan/Carway near Babb MT. It enters Alberta west of Lethbridge and directly south of Calgary Driving north of Choteau on the Ivan Doig Memorial Highway. Ivan Doig is a famous Montana writer. SomeContinue reading “We keep returning to Canada”
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Western Montana headed to Alberta…again😊
Day 1 June 21, 2026 Sunday Grasshopper Creek Inn Polaris MT to Choteau MT. We are starting our trip after joining our Spa to Spa friends on their annual bicycle ride around the Pioneers. (See Spa to Spa bike ride in 2025 posts). We left Grasshopper Creek travelling the Pioneer Wild & Scenic road toContinue reading “Western Montana headed to Alberta…again😊”
Let’s go to Alaska in a van!
Summer 2026 June 19 – September 4 We are embarking on the longest and biggest trip of our lives. 10+ weeks in the van. Driving from Billings MT to Alaska (Kenai Peninsula) and everywhere in between and then south to San Gregorio CA for a family wedding before heading back to Montana. At this pointContinue reading “Let’s go to Alaska in a van!”
The Loop is Closed
DAY 20 4/7-8/2026 Tuesday/Wednesday AdVANture finish Summing it Up. Essentially we spent 3 weeks circumnavigating Utah and a dab into Wyoming, western Colorado and Idaho in a clockwise direction. From the Colorado western border, south to the Arizona border then southwestern Utah not far from the Nevada border, north through the Salt Lake City madnessContinue reading “The Loop is Closed”
Last Best Hike
DAY 19 4/6/26 Monday Hiking Stats: 5.3 mi. Elev: 1141’ We knew we needed an early start to get a “close to the entrance” parking spot in Zion. After arriving at 10am a couple of days ago and parking 4 miles down, we knew we’d need to start earlier. We were up and out ofContinue reading “Last Best Hike”
Ride around a Volcano
DAY 18 4/5/26. Easter Sunday Stats: 37 miles AIS: 3:49. Speed: 9.7 mph. Elev: 2312’ A local’s route. Our longest mileage of this trip. Not quite the most climbing we’ve had but definitely some steep climbing moments and switchbacks. Today’s ride felt like a normal bike ride. Most of it was out in the countryside ofContinue reading “Ride around a Volcano”
Riding in Snow Canyon
St George Art Festival. Snow Canyon State Park
Brrr… it’s cold to start
Kolob Canyon Zion NP
St George UT
Zion! e-bike park
Zion National Park
April Foolishly Cold + Windy
DAY 14 4/1/26 Wednesday Rained some last night. No snow at camp this morning when we woke up. It rained a bit more in the morning. We were in no rush to get going as it was really cold outside… in the 30’s. We were glad we chose that campsite when we saw some of theContinue reading “April Foolishly Cold + Windy”
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