from Boston to Seattle
54.7 miles / +2376.4 ft / Total miles 2966.0 Another spectacular day! I enjoyed the early morning ride on Bull Lake Road -- quiet, almost deserted, (cold): I had to climb a few hills to get to Bull Lake. Below the lake, I followed the Bull River, which eventually flows into the Clark Fork River. …
42.1 miles/ +1277.0 ft/ Total miles 2911.3 Amazing - each day's ride seems more spectacular than the day before! I continued along the lake until I passed the Libby Dam: A little bit past the dam, I turned off the highway, crossed the Fisher River, and turned onto the Old Haul Road, which runs parallel …
44.7 miles/+2240.4 ft/ Total miles 2869.2 Left Eureka about 7 AM -- about 48 degrees and clear/ hazy from smoke. It was cool for at least the first hour. Amazing ride along Koocanusa Lake. The lake is 90 miles long- behind Libby Dam, which was completed in 1972 as a cooperative project of US Army …
58.8 miles/ +2060.9 ft/ Total miles 2824.5 The ride today headed north on US 93 toward Eureka, which is close to the Canadian border. The highway has almost no shoulder most of the way, so luckily the route had two significant sections on back roads - the best riding of the trip so far! Morning …
58 miles/ +1904.1 ft/ Total miles 2765.7 No cell service on Sunday night at Whitefish Lake State Park. Updated Monday afternoon. I left Essex in the fog for the ride down to West Glacier. Just as I got to West Glacier it cleared up and the rest of the day was perfect-- sunny, 70s to …
29.5 miles/ +770 ft/ Total miles 2707.7 Yesterday I rode the Hi-Line -- on the Empire Builder. I got to East Glacier about 8 pm, saving myself about 10-12 days riding the bike on Hwy 2, which runs parallel to the Great Northern RR tracks (now BNSF). This morning I resumed the bike ride, up …
0 miles Thank you to my Warmshowers host and friends! I cannot say enough about what a difference my Warmshowers hosts and friends have made for me on this trip! I feel like I could not do it without them. Thanks a million. I enjoyed the day in Glendive. I sent another package home with …
29.3 miles/ +491 ft/ Total miles 2678.2 Photos today. Another early start: I passed these three eastbound cyclists on I-94. We stopped to chat, across four lanes of highway. I found more art yesterday in Wibaux: Grain elevator: In Glendive, my Warmshowers host took me to Makoshika State Park, which is just outside of Glendive. …
35.2 miles/ +1192.5 ft/ Total miles 2648.9 I enjoyed the dinner and Medora Musical last night. I had a chance to talk to a number of people at the dinner - most of them from North Dakota and Montana. Many had been to the musical before. It is quite an amazing show, with a North …
Judy's Bike Ride 2017 