Maybe you need to burn some sage all around Odysseus. 🚵 💨

What an amazing coincidence!

I agree, time to replace the tire... you brought an extra one with you, right? Maybe 2 extra ones?

Punctures - when I get three punctures in a short period of time then I replace the tyre. I also ride folding tyres without that pesky wire bead.
They are pricey but they last a long time. I am currently using Schwalbe Marathon Supremes which are a light tyre.

Thanks Jill!

Keith - 4 Stevens Court is cheering for you!! Xoxo Mark, Jill, Morgan and Taylor:). Enjoy your journey:)

Great talking with you, disappointed we won't meet this time in Boise, but your route is a better decision with the rising temperatures. Better to stay high and in the mountains.
You are welcome to visit us anytime, on or off a bike.
Racpat

Hi

I'm in Cambridge now. Staying on my original plan would take me the opposite direction on the Weiser River Trail.

This is my decision point.

Unfortunately I can't really do a good job of evaluating the Boise route because the web version of the RWGPS route planner is unusable on a phone screen, and I have the app busy navigating my planned route.

If you see this by about noon today please email me your phone number. It'll be very helpful if I can actually talk to you.

My email address is ibike2havefun at gmail dot com.

Here in Boise even though we are not on a direct ACA route, we get Eastbounders in Spring, and Westbounders more likely in Fall (late August, Sept, mid Oct)
We are on the Idaho Hot Springs Loop where people fly into Boise, and that too is more late Spring, (after the snow melts in the Mountains) and Fall (hopefully avoiding the summer fires and smoke)

From Baker City to Boise, Ride GPS sends you to the Weiser River Trail from Cambridge to Weiser. We did part of that trail as a training ride (see journal).
We've directed others from Baker City staying West of I84. Patrick can give more details later (we are headed out now)

Are you on Warmshowers? We are Racpat and have a list of suggestions on that page. There's a bike path that gets you into and out of Boise that follows the Boise River. And we live a 10 min walk to downtown and off another bike path.
We are going rafting today and will respond more later. Especially about how to get to West Yellowstone.

A quick and dirty RWGPS route comes to 160 miles, from Halfway. That makes it a three day affair, plus whatever time I need to get to West Yellowstone on the 24th. It seems like there should be plenty of time to do that but I know nothing about the region.

Your thoughts?

It's a serious thought.

From Cambridge what would you recommend? John Egan wasn't thrilled about Boise traffic or egress earlier this summer. I don't want to ride I 84. Is there any alternative?

I keep forgetting about Warm Showers.

Good luck. We should cross tomorrow.

Thanks for the info. Hoping for a Warmshowers home. Otherwise we might change our plans