Selkirk Loop
2024
The Selkirk Loop Final Stats
Glacier National Park or bust… We stopped in Whitefish for a delicious cappuccino and some breakfast. It was a hopping place this morning… most likely every morning. It’s a really cute vibrant community. Often it’s voted the cutest town in Montana. Hard to argue with that. I could spend more time and a lot more…
The final Selkirk Loop ride…
Day 10. 8/28/24 Newport WA to Sandpoint ID Stats: 34 mi. AIS: 3:21. 10.1 mph. 1174 elevation gain Our campground last night was very quiet… in terms of very few campers. In our non-electric area just one other (young) family. They did have an infant that was unhappy for a little while as we were…
Wind in your face
Day 9. 8/27/24 Metaline WA to Newport WA Stats: 63 mi. AIS: 6:38. 9.6mph. 1823 elevation The morning started really nicely. We departed the Bigfoot RV campground about 7:15am. We were on the road before the school buses and the semis. It took almost an hour to get the 9 miles to Ione WA. We…
USA Small Town Hospitality
Day 8. 8/26/24. Nelson BC to Metaline WA Stats: 54 mi. AIS: 5:16. 10.3 mph. 2598 elevation gain. Boy did we have a good day today! Start to finish was a pleasant experience. Here’s the rundown… Off to a good early-ish start…about 7:20am. Of course the climbing was immediate and pretty quickly I was in…
A Glimpse of Nelson BC
Day 7. 8/25/24. Nelson BC LAYOVER DAY Well deserved zero day today. In layovers there’s always tasks to be done. Most importantly…laundry, then some bicycle maintenance. Today our chains really needed some lube attention, cleaned the brakes, check the bolts on racks and tire pressure. We’re good to go! Our motel… The Alpine Inn is…
Running on empty…
It Was A Large Day!! Day 6. 8/24/24 New Denver BC to Nelson BC Stats: 64 mi. AIS: 7:28 min. 8.6mph. 3163 elevation gain. There could be so many appropriate titles for today’s ride: Spits & Quits….Day of Drizzle…Watch for Falling Tree… A River Rail Trail or 12 miles of Hell to the Finish! Hope…
Climb the Kaslo River
Day 5. Kaslo BC to New Denver BC Stats: 30 mi. AIS: 3:18 min. 9.1 mph. 1837 feet (of elevation gain.) No big rush to get out of camp due to the shorter mileage today. 9am departure. As soon as we left the little town the road went up vertically for about 2km. I chose…
Hot Springs and Peaks
Day 4. 8/22/24 Crawford Bay BC to Kaslo Bc Stats: 30 mi. 3:33 min. 8.6 mph. 2092 elevation. All totals include 4 mi ferry ride. Lovely day… lovely day. Up at the usual 6am deciding to get a quick breakfast sandwich and cappuccino at the cafe next to the campground. We were able to store…
Day 3. Mostly flat?!!
According to Google maps anyway… 8/21/24. Creston BC to Crawford Bay BC Stats: 48 mi. AIS: 4:29. 10.6mph. 2529 elevation The rain started at 5am. We thought it was suppose to quit by 6am but it got heavier at 6am. So we settled in nice and warm and comfy in our sleeping bags. At 7am…
Day 2. From birds to brews…
8/20/24. Bonners Ferry, ID to Creston, BC Stats: 41 mi, AIS 4:20, 9.5mph, 1230 elevation Beautiful start to a beautiful morning. We spent all morning riding along the Kootenai River valley on the west side of the river. (West Side road). It kept us off of Hwy 95 all day. This morning we started traveling…
Day 1. Avoiding Hwy 95
8/19/24. Sandpoint ID to Bonner’s Ferry ID 39 miles. AIS 3:43. 10.6 mph. 1016 elev. We were off as planned this morning after a coffee and breakfast sandwich stop at a nearby coffee shop. 8am. departure and the temp was a comfortable 60 degrees. The plan was to avoid a very busy highway 95 that…
Getting our ducks in a row…
August 18, 2024 Took a drive west across Montana with an overnight in Missoula (home of my son Dominic). Always a pleasure to be in Missoula even if it’s a quick visit. Today we drove north following the Clark Fork River to Lake Pend Oreille (ponderay) where the cute town of Sandpoint, Idaho sits. At…
Departing soon…
Just the two of us again. This will be a short international bicycling adventure much closer to home. Planning a 10 day loop ride beginning in northern Idaho riding into British Columbia, Canada then returning south into Washington and back to the starting point of Sandpoint, Idaho.
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