Dear fans (or anyhow former followers of this-here blog),
I had so much fun riding around Montana last summer that I just have to go back… so this July I’m going to take 2½ weeks to do what we sped through in just three days last year.
I’m not going to ride as fast, as hard or as far as I did last summer - hoping to feel more like I'm dawdling than rushing, so I can get even more pictures of those snow-capped mountains (which I plan not to have to cross over the tops of).
I worked way too much this winter & spring (not to mention winter lasted Way Too Long), but lately I've been able to get back to “training,” by which I mean riding around back roads that are scenic & not too hard to get to from the city. My friend Vicky has been organizing bike-camping trips for us, so I get to practice packing all the essentials (like sugar-snap peas, chips & beer).
In a couple of weeks I'll fly up to Spokane, Washington (after sending my bike ahead - which ends up being cheaper than paying the extra baggage fees...) and riding over to Idaho on the 4th of July. From there I head north - into British Columbia! - for a few days, then come back into the US and turn east to Montana. I’m planning to celebrate my birthday by hiking in Glacier National Park (taking advantage of the free shuttles they have, so I don’t have to drive in the park and can just gawk out the windows instead!!)… and then finish up in Missoula, Montana.
My desk is covered with bike maps, tourist info brochures, and library books about Glacier NP; I’ve got a new seat for my bike (my butt is very happy about that) and can’t wait to hit the road!
(Except - anybody have a spare can of grizzly bear repellent spray…?!)
