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Hey Kelly,
I hope you have a great tour. I rode Going to the Sun Road back in 2008. It's ultra scenic. It should be even nicer without cars. When I did it, there were annoying rules about when bicyclists had to be off the road. That should not be an issue for you when you do it.
Jeff
Not a routing suggestion - but we will be arriving in St. Mary, MT on June 13th. The 14th will be the last day for a car free ride up Logan Pass/Going to the Sun Road. We are hoping the road will be plowed to the top.
9 months agoFor some reason, my entire comment didn't post. This is what it said in its entirety:
"No way I could do that right now, given my degraded fitness level." As I've commented before, I think your definition of "degraded fitness level" and mine dramatically differ. :-)
I've been in contact with John, AKA the Route Master, already. I'll probably try to ride in Wyoming on this tour, where he lives, and of course knows literally every road.
But I thought someone in California or Nevada might have some local suggestions.
Hmm. I hadn't noticed that. Your attention to detail is very impressive.
I'm going to vote for Yarmulke, simply because the idea of a Jewish person relocating to the small rural town of Benton, Illinois 100 years ago to open a combination drycleaner/furrier shop amuses me for no good reason.
Maybe John Egan might have some suggestions?
9 months agoDo you think the guy in the picture is balding, wearing a yamaka, or just a victim of peeling paint?
9 months agoIt's true though - I almost certainly could not ride the Fargo 100 miles right now with 40 lbs. of stuff on the bike.
Not to brag, but as recently as 2019 I did a fully loaded tour on the same bike, 3,200+ miles, and averaged almost 90 miles a day. Compared to that, I'm very out of shape.
I hope I can get back to that level... Despite my advanced years ;)
"No way I could do that right now, given my degraded fitness level."
9 months agoThanks Jeff. I don't even remember the circumstances of taking this, other than that I must have ridden out of Hardinsburg pretty early.
I hope you're doing well. When's your next big tour? I loved following your last one.
Stunningly beautiful! Frame-worthy!
9 months agoI have a very faint memory that this old country store might have been open, despite its decrepit appearance. So the children might have been inside.
9 months agoIt's actually the Public Works building, not a school. So yes, I guess it actually IS difficult to read ;)
A cool sign, nevertheless.
Is that a twin stroller in front of your bike? Where are the kids?
9 months ago
Jeff,
9 months agoThanks. I'm well. Glad to see you're doing so much better after your recent setbacks. Yours will be the trip to follow this year!
Presently I should be looking for a job to reimburse our 'emergency medical account' for what I used from it for last year's trip. But my wife has suggested I hold off and instead borrow more from that account to fund a trip this summer. So, I've been tentatively planning a six-week trip through eastern Nebraska and Kansas. (I know - "There again?!") Starting date would be mid-July - just after getting prescriptions refilled to avoid having to look for Walmart Pharmacies along the way.
Jeff