Today we had another short ride to Virginia City. We did have one major 1800’ climb, and then it was all downhill to the RV Campsite where Jane had reserved a spot. ( Once again I have been able to set up my tent at their campsite.) This gave us time to explore historic Virginia City. One great thing about low mileage days is the opportunity to be a tourist. Virginia City grew as a result of a Gold Strike in Alder Gulch in 1863, and within months the city exploded to 20,000 prospectors, business owners, prostitutes and thieves. Everything except lawmen. It became a lawless town, and robbery and murder became commonplace. Vigilante Justice was the way justice was done. Finally Congress declared the region as Montana Territory, and the bill was signed by President ... read more

As a pure coincidence, it turns out Pat and I are both ahead of schedule. He is meeting his daughter Becky, and I am meeting Bruce Tipton in Missoula on July 30. That gives us several extra days to get to Missoula. We decided to just do fewer miles per day and enjoy the sightseeing. Today was the first, and we easy peddled to a campground called Driftwater Resort, situated about 37 miles from our start. We spent most of the day riding along Hebgen Lake, and it was just beautiful. In 1959, a 7.5 Earthquake centered on the lake caused 28 fatalities and a huge landslide that blocked the Madison River thus creating a new lake called earthquake lake. There were numerous turnouts and side trips that allowed us to see how the earthquake altered ... read more

All is well . The last few days have been extremely exciting and busy. However, there was absolutely no WiFi or Cell Service so I was unable to communicate. I left Moran Yesterday and rode through Grand Teton Park and into Yellowstone. Camped with Pat and Jane Scanlon at Louise Lake 10 miles South of Grant Village. I then rode in their car for a tour of part of Yellowstone. Today, Pat and I rode through Yellowstone and arrived in West Yellowstone, Montana. Tomorrow,I am taking the day off and we will again see Yellowstone by car. I am exhausted and need some sleep so the big blog to fill in the last two days will occur tomorrow sometime. Until then.... read more

I anticipated a long day and I sure wasn’t disappointed. Knowing that, I was on the road right at Sunrise! It was probably close to the longest day of my Trans Am to date. The entire day from Lander was through the Wind River Indian Reservation and they don’t allow camping. So it is by nature a 75 mile uphill day. Unfortunately, my luck didn’t hold out and I had strong headwinds all day. I spent almost 8 hours on the bicycle! However, the good news is that the scenery was absolutely beautiful today and my Cousin Janet met me in Dubois for a late lunch. She also brought me some treats. Lots of good nutrition items from her health food store in Worland called Bee Healthy! She also brought me a T shirt from Lisa ... read more

Mother Nature was good to me today. This is the second time since I left Yorktown that I have had a tailwind. It was really helping me all day and the ride was effortless! Although I rode 65 miles, it took me about 41/2 hours. Saddle time is what is important and that’s pretty good! The timing is perfect because I have two more long days ahead and knocking this one off so easily has really saved my legs and butt! I enjoyed the wonderful vistas today and even got to see some Pronghorn Antelope! That was fun. They were actually pretty close to the road as I approached, but as soon as I stopped to get a picture they took off. Part of the joy was watching their grace as they effortlessly put distance between ... read more