Now that we are on the official Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, there is very little pavement, few towns, and no services. It’s been a hard three day’s ride from Eureka to Whitefish during which time we saw virtually no pavement and not a single store or water source other than lakes and streams. This … Continue reading
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Goodbye Pavement!
Posting from my phone is still awkward, sorry! I’m currently in my tent in a city park in Eureka Montana. It’s 10:30 pm and there are air horns and sirens everywhere, but I have no idea why. If I learn anything by the end of this note, I’ll let you know! I’ll start by saying … Continue reading
Fire and Water – Nothing’s Ever Simple!
Bike trips always require a certain amount of flexibility. My general preference is to not have a specific unchangeable end date and not map out exactly how many miles each day for the entire trip. That way you can get up in the morning and say “well, I’m tired and lazy, let’s do a short … Continue reading
Cycling the Great Divide
This summer I’m saying a temporary goodbye to the tiny house, emptying the fridge (and composting toilet), turning off my makeshift water pump and my propane tanks, and generally closing up the house for two months. The great thing about living in a tiny house – all of this will only take a few hours, … Continue reading
It’s a Dirty Job
I moved into the Tiny House last summer, after a very non-romantic discussion of how it was silly for me to be paying rent for an apartment when I was spending so much of my time out of it. For my part, I was willing to do many different tasks and jobs in tiny house … Continue reading