Author: neil
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Yellowstone National Park (Roosevelt), WY
17 days ago I spotted an opening and was able to book one night at a cabin at Roosevelt Lodge. 16 days ago I booked a second night when I saw another opening pop up, even though it was in a different cabin type that would require a move. 9 days ago we decided to…
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Silver Gate, MT to Yellowstone National Park (Roosevelt), WY
Hey, there goes that 5am alarm again! But this time the main reason to get an early start wasn’t one on our normal list (usually wind, heat, or traffic). It was because we would be riding through the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone, called the Serengeti of North America, and they say early morning is the…
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Cody (Island Lake), WY to Silver Gate, MT
The alarm went off at 5am, once again trying to get us to complete our ride before the afternoon headwinds rose. Surprisingly the temperature had “only” gone down to 41 degrees, which isn’t too bad considering our bed was 2590 ft. higher than where we had woken up yesterday. We still had the campground loop…
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Red Lodge (Parkside), MT to Cody (Island Lake), WY
Today is the day, the day we summit Everest. Well, our Everest. It’s only a little over a third of the way to the top of the real Everest, but crossing the Beartooth Pass at 10,947 feet will be the highest we’ve ever been on our bikes. “Only” nineteen miles of distance remained between us…
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Red Lodge, MT to Red Lodge (Parkside), MT
Over the next two days, we’re set to climb to nearly 11,000 feet above sea level, to conquer the Beartooth Pass. That’s higher than either of us have ever been on our bicycles, and more than 5000 feet up from our current mile-high elevation in Red Lodge (and even getting there already required a 2000…