In reality we are not on the Great Trail. That's the name of our trip but we are making it up as we go until we get to Cranbrook this weekend. The Great Trail follows the Great Divide Trail from Banff, South to Fernie and then works its way over to Canmore. We came North … Continue reading Great Trail – day 2
Getting to Canada was only the beginning of the beginning. In fact, my trade for getting my wife to come with me on the ride was to go with her to the Glenwood days. This is a yearly event celebrating the Pioneer arrival both in Salt Lake and in the Glenwood area of Southern Alberta. … Continue reading Starting
The Great Trail, not the Great Divide is our adventure this year. Rather than bore you with details of the preparation, much of which happened in the past few days, I thought I would start this year's story by telling about getting to the start. The great Trail is in Canada and is probably a … Continue reading Great Trail – To the Start
Up is followed by down. Bad times don't last forever. Canada to Mexico isn't downhill, but it gets less pretty. Group size is inversely proportional to the chances of finishing together. No one will understand your experience. Including you. Everyone on the trail is connected by the trail. To meet trail angels off the GD, … Continue reading Truths of the GD
Deming to Mexico It's over with one last strange place in New Mexico
Silver City to Deming Still running into strangeness even has the trip approaches its end
About 2,500 miles and it seems like 100 years ago, we ran into a British couple. They were riding the Divide south to north as we went north to south. We stopped and chatted with them outside Seeley Lake, Montana. As we talked we noticed a ukulele on the back of the woman's bike. When … Continue reading The Death of Adventure
Glenwood to Silver City A sad moment as we cross the divide one last time
Reserve to Glenwood Hunters are bad neighbors but Glenwood is beautiful.
Pie Town to Reserve Another uneventful divide Crossing and a long day to Reserve where dead animals are the theme de jour
Grumpy Grandpa's Great Bicycling Adventures 