From Lincoln, the official CDT is done, but there are still miles to ride. On to the Great Divide Mountain Bike route, with a huge sign of relief and excitement at some straightforward miles.
It’s not well a known fact, but Ez is a horse whisperer.
Quick ride to Ovando. Look what we have for you! Thanks to Blackfoot Angler Fly shop for embracing the long distance cycling community and putting Ovando on the map!
We saw more snakes in northern Montana than in New Mexico, I think. 5 or 6 in one day.
Richmond Peak on the GDMBR. If only there were more sections like this on the route.
Yes please!
Old road closed and turned to near singletrack, with jaw-dropping views.
Pretty well sums up the current sentiment, and what’s about to come. Ooof-dah!
But first, a night in a B&B/photo studio/land of giant boulders.
I watched this guy ‘endo’ over multiple rocks, landing on its back every time.
Alpine #7. Look, evidence that some of it is rideable!
YOUR TRANSACTION HAS BEEN DENIED.
Attempts to withdraw from the hike-a-bike bank account were all rejected.
So we flipped it. Riding back on the singletrack was pretty nice. Descending the 3000′ of dirt road in retreat was terrible for the ego. But it was the right choice.
Apparently God forgot about the 11th commandment — don’t spray my yard!
Cyclotourists! Katrien and Manu are two, going on a much longer trip than us.
Pedaling a few nice backroads into…
Glacier!
When being a tourist, embrace it and be a tourist! Cheesy photos and all.
Crazy colored rocks, pools and slides. A side hike to Avalanche Creek.
Going-to-the-sun road.
Up we go. Thankful the weather is still holding.
To the ‘crown of the continent.’
Look! Goats. A little while later we’d see a couple from yards away.
Winter literally coming right at us, like a slow moving monster.
What we woke up to on the other side of Glacier. Winter beat us to Canada.
Ever the sun will rise! Back into Glacier briefly, then on to Canada!
Waterton National Park!
Yeah, it snowed a little bit here.
Trail is closed to bikes, and we didn’t miss them on the icy/slushy trail, hiking the last few miles to the border.
Official end of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail. OH YEAH!
A B-roll shot from the finish obelisk. CDT Done. We did it!
Wow! that whole trip has been amazing to watch from my computer. Been following since it started. Congrats!