Day 2 Summer Solstice Friday June 19 Lost Trail Hot Springs to Jackson MT 51 miles Breakfast this morning in the RV camp kitchens was breakfast burritos! Jeanne outdid herself with all the fixings and fresh salsa. Delicious of course! 6 riders rode up the big pass this morning. 3 e-bikes and 3 regular. FromContinue reading “Summer Solstice June 19”
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The beauty is endless
Day 1 Thursday June 18, 2025 Anaconda Sportsman’s Park to Lost Trail Hot Springs. Stats: 58 miles. Temp: 78. Blue Sky (no typical stats because neither of us rode the whole day) Breakfast was French toast, bacon, fresh raspberry yogurt and coffee. We were off and on the road about 9:45am. Hard to get aContinue reading “The beauty is endless”
Spa to Spa Ride
June 18-21, 2025 The History In the early 1994 my family started this loop ride with my sisters, brothers, mother, in-laws and our young children. We enjoyed it so much it was worth bringing it to my Cinnicrew skiing friends. The Route… Big Hole River valley, Lost Trail hot springs and the Pioneer Scenic Byway.Continue reading “Spa to Spa Ride”
Beautiful… then wet!
Day 4 6/3/2025 Hill City to Custer to spur trail into Stockade Lake/Custer State Park then back to Hill City Stats: 38mi. AIS: 3:45 Elev: 1071 Mph: 10.1 The trail out of Hill City mostly paralled the highway with a big bridge over the road and then a tunnel under as we climbedContinue reading “Beautiful… then wet!”
Absolutely delightful day
Day 3 6/2/2025 Hill City to Mystic and back Stats: 30 mi. AIS: 3:13 Elev. 1528 Avg. Speed: 9.2 mph Short drive into Hill City this morning to the trailhead. We were the first to arrive at 8am but people rolled in shortly after. We had our earliest departure at about 8:30 but Jim didContinue reading “Absolutely delightful day”
Let’s climb a railroad grade
Day 2 Sunday 6/1/25 Mystic to Dumont Stats: 36 mi. AIS: 3:47 elev gain: 1282. 9.6 mph You know it doesn’t seem to make us any quicker in the morning sleeping in the van! But it is a lot simpler and warmer and convenient making breakfast in the van and getting dressed standing up. IContinue reading “Let’s climb a railroad grade”
Welcome to the Black Hills! It’s not all a tourist trap.
Day 1 5/31/25 Dumont trailhead to Deadwood and back This the highest elevation of the trail. We reached 6236 ft. Stats: Distance: 33mi. AIS: 4.09 hrs*. Speed avg: 7.9mph Climbing elevation 1919 ft. *To any new followers AIS stands for Ass In Saddle. It doesn’t include stopping time. (It’s important to know that cell coverage isContinue reading “Welcome to the Black Hills! It’s not all a tourist trap.”
Riding the Mickelson Trail in the Black Hills
South Dakota Total length: 109 miles Deadwood SD to Edgemont SD Railroad abandoned in 1983 Trail established in 1991. Completed 1998 Destination 300 miles from home We will cross up and over several river drainages before we get to South Dakota Drive Billings to Hardin then to Hwy 212 Bighorn Battlefield turnoff. Crossing the BighornContinue reading “Riding the Mickelson Trail in the Black Hills”
Tobacco Caye
January 15-16, 2025 It was about 1 hour on the shuttle boat to Tobacco Caye. This key is very small. We could circumnavigate walking it in about 5 minutes. On this caye were 3 different “resorts”. None of them fancy by any means. Our resort was called Paradise. Also on this caye were 2 barsContinue reading “Tobacco Caye”
Bocawina Rain Forest
Day 4 January 11, 2025 Today we had a 10am shuttle pickup to the Bocawina Rain Forest where we meeting up with our fellow kayakers and the Island Expeditions tour leaders. It was about an hour drive up toward the Mayan Mountains of Belize. The resort is a lovely campus with cabana rooms, restaurant andContinue reading “Bocawina Rain Forest”
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