Tour of the USA – Page 2 – Gav's Cycling Adventures

Tour of the USA – Week 10

Jul 17, 2022gavscyclingadventures

Well, How Did We Get Here? Miles, Feet Climbed, Maps & Profiles.

Previous updates described how we travelled from Seattle to Spearfish in the first 9 weeks of our adventure. Now find out where we went & what we did in Week 10! Hopefully picking a single photo to represent each day will refresh my mind when it comes to looking back on my adventure!

Alex & Mary welcomed us with beer & great conversation on Saturday. Sunday was a real adventure on the crushed limestone & gravel of The George S. Mickelson Trail. Monday was Independence Day & we spent it exploring Crazy Horse, Custer State Park & had our first views of Mount Rushmore. On Tuesday we experienced Mount Rushmore up close & learned about its history, before heading to Rapid City. We had a rare Rest Day on Wednesday & enjoyed some recovery & relaxation. Thursday gave us a brief glimpse of Badlands National Park & a night in a Camping Cabin. Finally, on Friday we had the full Badlands experience – absolutely breath-taking!!!

Another incredible week of making new friends, getting off the beaten track & exploring some of America’s best scenery on our Coast to Coast adventure.

Week Ten – Spearfish (SD) to Philip (SD)

Date	Start Location	End Location	Miles	Feet Climbed
02/07/22	REST DAY	REST DAY	0	0
03/07/22	Spearfish Campground	Hill City Trailside Campground	63	4,091
04/07/22	Hill City Trailside Campground	Keystone	51	3,832
05/07/22	Keystone	Rapid City	29	2,543
06/07/22	REST DAY	REST DAY	0	0
07/07/22	Rapid City	Interior	74	1,421
08/07/22	Interior	Philip	65	2,165
Totals			282	14,052

Tour of the USA – Week Nine

Jul 14, 2022Jul 14, 2022gavscyclingadventures

Well, How Did We Get Here? Miles, Feet Climbed, Maps & Profiles.

I’ve previously described how we travelled from Seattle to Cody in the first 8 weeks of our adventure. Now find out where we went & what we did in Week 9! Hopefully picking a single photo (2 for Powder River Pass & Devils Tower!) to represent each day will refresh my mind when it comes to looking back on my adventure!

Week Nine – Cody (WY) to Spearfish (SD)

Date	Start Location	End Location	Miles	Feet Climbed
25/06/22	Cody	Greybull	54	771
26/06/22	Greybull	Tensleep – Leigh Creek Campground	62	2,411
27/06/22	Tensleep – Leigh Creek Campground	Buffalo	58	6,070
28/06/22	REST Day	REST DAY	0	0
29/06/22	Buffalo	Gillette	70	2,306
30/06/22	Gillette	Devil’s Tower	72	3,176
01/07/22	Devil’s Tower	Spearfish Campground	66	3,133
Totals			382	17,867

USA Coast to Coast – June Update

Jul 9, 2022gavscyclingadventures

June 2022

You may remember that the original plan when we set off on 30th April was to ride an average of 5 days in every 7 & to average 50 miles a ride.

There were 30 possible riding days in June, so we were expecting to have ridden just under 21 days in the month.

June totals were;

12.4 – average speed in mph.

23 – number of days ridden.

53.3 – highest speed achieved in mph.

59.1 – average mileage per ride.

104.08 – longest single ride.

109 – number of hours ridden.

1,360 – total miles ridden.

53,855 – feet climbed.

CUMULATIVE TOTALS

There have been 62 possible riding days since we started our adventure on 30th April, so we should have ridden just over 44 days so far.

The totals since 30th April are;

12.5 – average speed in mph.

48 – number of days ridden.

53.3 – highest speed achieved in mph.

58.8 – average mileage per ride.

104.08 – longest single ride.

225 – number of hours ridden.

2,823 – total miles ridden.

119.871 – feet climbed.

We’re still nowhere near where we expected to be – due to;

April & May’s unseasonably cold weather, which has resulted in road closures due to snow in the mountains.

Late snow in Washington required us to navigate The Cascades via Stevens Pass, rather than Rainy & Washington Passes.

More snow in The Rockies meant we couldn’t explore as much of Glacier National Park as planned & the Going To The Sun Road was closed. As a result we didn’t visit the Canadian Rockies.

Our extended tour of Montana delayed our arrival in West Yellowstone – by then there had been flooding which caused Yellowstone National Park to be closed. We detoured via Jackson & Grand Teton National Park, so we could enter via the South Entrance on the day the National Park re-opened.

The changes to itinerary have all added to our experience & have taken us to some amazing places – Grand Teton is one of my favourite places on the adventure to date.

I fully expect the route to remain fluid & will embrace them as they occur.

Tour of the USA – Weeks Seven & Eight

Jul 6, 2022gavscyclingadventures

Well, How Did We Get Here? Miles, Feet Climbed, Maps & Profiles.

Parts One to Three described how we travelled from Seattle to Helena in the first 6 weeks of our adventure. Now find out where we went & what we did in Weeks 7 & 8! Hopefully picking a single photo to represent each day will refresh my mind when it comes to looking back on my adventure!

Week Seven – Helena (MT) to Island Park (ID)

Date	Start Location	End Location	Miles	Feet Climbed
11/06/22	REST DAY	REST DAY	0	0
12/06/22	Helena	Three Forks	66	1,667
13/06/22	Three Forks	Ennis	47	3,825
14/06/22	Ennis	West Yellowstone	72	3,107
15/06/22	REST DAY	REST DAY	0	0
16/06/22	REST DAY	REST DAY	0	0
17/06/22	West Yellowstone	Island Park	40	2,024
Totals			225	10,623

Week Eight – Island Park (ID) to Cody (WY)

Date	Start Location	End Location	Miles	Feet Climbed
18/06/22	Island Park	Ashton	40	1,345
19/06/22	Ashton	Driggs	40	1,365
20/06/22	Driggs	Jackson	33	2,431
21/06/22	Jackson	Lizard Creek, Grand Teton NP	64	2.008
01/06/22	Lizard Creek, Grand Teton NP	Grant Village, Yellowstone NP	31	2,251
02/06/22	Grant Village, Yellowstone NP	Cody	104	3,274
03/06/22	REST DAY	REST DAY	0	0
Totals			312	12,571

Tour of the USA – Weeks Five & Six

Jun 26, 2022gavscyclingadventures

Well, How Did We Get Here? Miles, Feet Climbed, Maps & Profiles.

Part One described how we travelled from Seattle to Omak in the first two weeks of our adventure & Part Two documented our journey from Omak to East Glacier Park Village. Now find out where we went & what we did in Weeks 5 & 6! Picking a single photo to represent a day has proved almost as big a challenge as climbing a 13% gravel slope on a fully loaded bike, but then I wouldn’t want it any other way – plus it will refresh my mind when it comes to looking back on my adventure!

Week Five – East Glacier Park Village (MT) to Lincoln (MT)

Date	Start Location	End Location	Miles	Feet Climbed
28/05/22	East Glacier Park Village	Cut Bank	48	958
29/05/22	Cut Bank	Conrad	53	1,909
30/05/22	REST DAY	REST DAY	0	0
31/05/22	Conrad	Great Falls	65	1,240
01/06/22	Great Falls	Augusta	57	869
02/06/22	Augusta	Lincoln	57	3,176
03/06/22	REST DAY	REST DAY	0	0
Totals			280	8,152

If you want to get more detail, the link below will open in a new tab & allow you to explore further, if that’s your thing;

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/39784702

Week Six – Lincoln (MT) to Helena (MT)

Date	Start Location	End Location	Miles	Feet Climbed
04/06/22	Lincoln	Missoula	82	1,512
05/06/22	Missoula	Darby	63	1,207
06/06/22	Darby	Wisdom	59	3,422
07/06/22	Wisdom	Dillon	66	2,434
08/06/22	Dillon	Whitehall	56	643
09/06/22	Whitehall	Helena	69	2,562
10/06/22	REST DAY	REST DAY	0	0
Totals			395	11,780

If you want to get more detail, the link below will open in a new tab & allow you to explore further, if that’s your thing;

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/39784778

Tour of the USA – Weeks Three & Four

Jun 24, 2022gavscyclingadventures

Well, How Did We Get Here? Miles, Feet Climbed, Maps & Profiles.

Part One described how we travelled from Seattle to Omak in the first two weeks of our adventure. Now find out what happened next & where we went! I’ve also continued with the idea of posting a photo from each day – it will refresh my mind when it comes to looking back on my adventure!

Week Three – Omak (WA) to Heron (MT)

Date	Start Location	End Location	Miles	Feet Climbed
14/05/22	Omak	Republic	69	4,252
15/05/22	REST DAY	REST DAY	0	0
16/05/22	Republic	Colville	57	4,354
17/05/22	Colville	Ione	43	2,618
18/05/22	Ione	Sandpoint	86	2,552
19/05/22	REST DAY	REST DAY	37	2,589
20/05/22	Sandpoint	Heron	44	1,634
Totals			299	15,410

If you want to get more detail, the link below will open in a new tab & allow you to explore further, if that’s your thing;

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/39784497

Week Four – Heron (MT) to East Glacier Village (MT)

Date	Start Location	End Location	Miles	Feet Climbed
21/05/22	Heron	Libby	69	3,205
22/05/22	Libby	Rexford	69	3,507
23/05/22	REST DAY	REST DAY	0	0
24/05/22	Rexford	Whitefish	63	2,835
25/05/22	REST DAY	REST DAY	0	0
26/05/22	Whitefish	Glacier NP – Lake McDonald	68	2,854
27/05/22	Glacier NP – Lake McDonald	East Glacier Park Village	68	3,556
Totals			339	15,957

If you want to get more detail, the link below will open in a new tab & allow you to explore further, if that’s your thing;

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/39784602

Tour of the USA – Weeks One & Two

Jun 18, 2022gavscyclingadventures

Well, How Did We Get Here? Miles, Feet Climbed, Maps & Profiles.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to get in contact, saying that details of where we’ve been would be of interest. I’ve created a weekly table showing where we started & finished each stage, how far we rode & how many feet we climbed. In addition, you’ll find a weekly map & profile chart.

I’m interested in any feedback you may have, so feel free to comment on this post, or drop me a message. I’ll publish 3 updates over the coming days, each will give you a 2 week block. Going forward I’ll update on a weekly basis.

I’ve also decided to post a photo from each day – it will refresh my mind when it comes to looking back on my adventure!

Week One – Seattle (WA) to Arlington (WA)

Date	Start Location	End Location	Miles	Feet Climbed
30/04/22	Seattle	Port Townsend	52	3,127
01/05/22	Port Townsend	Mount Vernon	59	2,936
02/05/22	REST DAY	REST DAY	0	0
03/05/22	Mount Vernon	Mount Vernon – Chuckanut Loop	66	2,480
04/05/22	Mount Vernon	Concrete	37	387
05/05/22	Concrete	Concrete – Baker Lake Dam Loop	37	2,589
06/05/22	Concrete	Arlington	61	1,198
Totals			312	12,717

If you want to get more detail, the link below will open in a new tab & allow you to explore further, if that’s your thing;

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/39337818

Week Two – Arlington (WA) to Omak (WA)

Date	Start Location	End Location	Miles	Feet Climbed
07/054/22	Arlington	Gold Bar	46	850
08/05/22	Gold Bar	Leavenworth	72	4,767
09/05/22	REST DAY	REST DAY	0	0
10/05/22	Leavenworth	Chelan	56	1,939
11/05/22	Chelan	Mazama	77	2,556
12/05/22	Mazama	Twisp	57	4,462
13/05/22	Twisp	Omak	39	3,271
Totals			345	17,845

As for Week One, the link below will open in a new tab & allow you to get further into the detail, if that’s your thing;

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/39439506

Our original plan was to cycle from Concrete to Mazama on 5th May. However, due to heavy snowfall late into Spring, the Washington Pass wasn’t open, so we did a 6 day detour via Stevens Pass instead. The first of what will be a few re-routes & all part of what a BIG adventure is all about!