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”
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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”
Glover’s Reef
Day 5, Day 6, Day 7 Jan 12-15, 2025 Early morning breakfast and shuttle to Dangriga. We boarded a shuttle boat to Glovers Reef. Our group of 7 grew to 11 for Glover’s Reef. Now we added Jeff from Rhode Island, Kelly from Minnesota and Tim and Rachel from London UK. It took almost 2Continue reading “Glover’s Reef”
Hopkins, Belize
Day 2 and 3, January 9-10, 2025 Hopkins is a small village on the Belize mainland. It’s a quiet place that one local ex-pat described as “a drinking village with a fishing problem”. The village runs long and narrow along the shoreline… at most it’s maybe 5 blocks wide. The homes are colorful, really brightContinue reading “Hopkins, Belize”
Belize January 2025
Day 1. January 8, 2025 Billings Montana to Hopkins Belize This adventure is a switch from the usual. We decided to take a tropical adventure trip when it is usually cold and dark in Montana. I found a guided adventure trip in Belize for 7 days through a company called Adventure Life. They in turnContinue reading “Belize January 2025”
Mi…ssi…ssi…ppi River…is the finish!
Day 9. 10/10/24. St Charles to Machens to Portage Des Sioux…. and back. Stats: 32 mi. AIS: 3:10 min. 10.2 mph. Eleven. 272 ft. The usual morning start for our last ride on the Katy Trail. Another beautiful day… 9 for 9 in perfect weather days. How lucky is that? Our goal is to rideContinue reading “Mi…ssi…ssi…ppi River…is the finish!”
Here comes the sun… flowers
Day 8. 10/9/24. Augusta to St Charles, MO Stats: 30 mi. AIS: 2:51min. 10.5 mph Eleven. 351 ft Bed and Breakfast… We had the whole house all to ourselves last night. This morning we woke up to an 8am breakfast and coffee. Our innkeeper was a “sub” for the owner. She wasn’t the friendliest host.Continue reading “Here comes the sun… flowers”
Storybook ride…
Day 7. 10/8/24. Hermann to Augusta MO Stats: 37 Mi. AIS: 3:40 min. 10.6 mph. 196 ft elev. Sag driver…thriller highways I (Suzy) was the volunteer sag driver today. All the riders left the townhouse rental at 9am. Back over the Missouri River to reconnect with the Katy Trail. No mishaps on the return route.Continue reading “Storybook ride…”
Hermann is Germann…
Day 6. 10/7/24. Layover day in Hermann MO Since it was a layover day we had a relaxing start to the day with coffee and zucchini bread. Beautiful morning. Our AirBnb was right along the railroad tracks and many trains went through last evening. But… they don’t use whistles (thank goodness). We are so closeContinue reading “Hermann is Germann…”
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