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23-07 – 29-07-2017 Ovando to Helena, capital of Montana In Ovando we spent our first night in jail ever! It was a jail from 1890, they call “hoosegow” in slang, but nobody knows why. Now restored for people to stay (you just give a small contribution per person). They also have a tepee and a […]

16th of July till 22nd of July Glacier National Park was beautiful. Happy we stayed in Whitefish to visit Glacier. It was very easy to take the shuttle from Whitefish to the visitors centre of west Glacier, followed by two other park busses to Logan Pass (6646 ft). Reason not to bike the 65km distance […]

9th July – 15th of July, KooCanUsa to Whitefish Yes this week we crossed the border between Canada and USA. But before we did this we want to enjoy for the last time one of the great lakes in Canada. At the National Campground we find a great spot at the KooCanUsa lake and enjoy […]

Week 8. On the 30th it was the moment to finally start with the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route. In October 2015 photos in an article about a cycling route from Banff to Mexico stirred something deep inside us. Being outside, remote, minimal traffic and testing your limits, linked with the possibility to bike to […]

Week 7 Lake Louise to Banff 25th of June till 29th of June. Normally our blog is from Sunday till Saturday but as we started the GDR on a Saturday  we will include that Saturday in our next Blog. Lake Louise, is it impressive? Turquoise coloured, 7 mountains which feed the lake, impressive hotel, souring […]

Week 6 What a luxury to have toilets with running water, what a luxury to have a sink with warm water. What a luxury to have clean water which you do not have to filter before drinking. What a luxury to have a running tap. or what a luxury to be outdoors and feel nature! […]

11th of June – 18th of June 2107. As we are burning a lot of calories we need to ensure to eat sufficiently. In Enderby we get the best omelet ever in the Cliff restaurant. This week we started to meet more dedicated local or long distance bikers. Frank and Jerry are biking to collect […]

More of the pictures we promised last week. Finally a campsite with decent internet connection. Williamson Lake Campground just outside Revelstoke. On the way to Myra, first through some puddles. @ Peter and Carmen, tripod is working great! We will try to make more photos with both of us. Chocolate on the way to ride […]

Being back in time. Chute lake.