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Routes / Re: Gibson Pass or Lost trail Pass?

« on: May 23, 2012, 10:22:58 am »

I hope you understand that neither is a trail in the sense of a bike trail. The option over Lost Trail Pass uses paved highways. Gibbons Pass uses unpaved U.S. Forest Service roads and rejoins the paved highway (U.S. 93) just east of the store/campground in Sula.

Which is better depends, in part, on your tolerances and preferences. One is unpaved. One is paved. Gibbons is more isolated since it's through the forest rather than on a main highway. If it has been raining, Gibbons might present mud issues. You probably have a better chance of seeing more wildlife on Gibbons because it's more isolated.

Thank you very much, had no idea!

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Routes / Re: Gibbons Pass or Lost trail Pass?

« on: May 22, 2012, 09:02:37 am »

Do you mean Gibbons Pass Rd, which runs from Lost Trail Pass to the village of Sula?

Fred

On the map of the Transam Adventure Cycling Association the Gibbons pass is an alternate trail... I wonder which trail is better? The trail on Lost trail Pass is the regular trail...

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Routes / Re: cycling Germany

« on: May 20, 2012, 01:17:35 pm »

Germany have hundreds of trails with very good  bicycle maps. Look for maps at: http://www.fietsvakantiewinkel.nl/2www/adfc.php
May-be (a part of) trail R1 is sometihing for you:
http://www.euroroute-r1.de/EN/Introduction/Details/Introducing_the_Euroroute_R1/K407.htm

More trails in Europe or Germany on:
http://www.euroroute-r1.de/EN/Introduction/Details/Introducing_the_Euroroute_R1/K407.htm

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Routes / Gibson Pass or Lost trail Pass?

« on: May 20, 2012, 12:48:48 pm »

That is my question on my way to Missoula, Montana Transam in the end of June...
Thanks in advance...

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Routes / Re: Transam trail from Twin Bridges to Missoula, Montana

« on: May 20, 2012, 07:13:52 am »

Trail Ikenberry: Twin Bridges - Butte - Anaconda - Georgetown Lake - Drummond - Clinton - Missoula

Those are the places we went through via the route I described up to Philipsburg, where we took Rock Creek Road. If you stay on MT 1 to Drummond and then head to Missoula you will end up riding more miles on I-90 because, as Carla notes, in some places there are no frontage roads.  I would either stay on the Trans Am or take one of the routes I suggested. BTW...Sklalkaho has a long section of dirt. From the videos I have seen it looks amazing (The descent starts around 1:25 min.):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ3Miy8Jhj4

And you can pan for Sapphires at Gem Mountain.

Again, send me a PM if you would like more details.

Thanks I will stay on the TA.

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Routes / Re: Transam trail from Twin Bridges to Missoula, Montana

« on: May 18, 2012, 04:08:15 pm »

Trail Ikenberry: Twin Bridges - Butte - Anaconda - Georgetown Lake - Drummond - Clinton - Missoula

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Routes / Transam trail from Twin Bridges to Missoula, Montana

« on: May 18, 2012, 06:06:18 am »

Which trail should I choose: follow the trail maps (direction Dillon) or the trail adviced from Donna Lynn Ikenberry (direction Butte) which is shorter?
What is your opinion and why?
Thanks in advence.

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GPS & Digital Data Discussion / Tracks worldwide...

« on: February 28, 2008, 01:38:30 pm »

I did collect them... :
http://verweg.de/linkenpagina_tracks_over_deze_we.htm

If you have more please tell me...

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GPS & Digital Data Discussion / Garmin topo U.S. useful application?

« on: April 13, 2008, 07:00:27 am »

Thanks...
I agree... There are really more details on it.

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GPS & Digital Data Discussion / Garmin topo U.S. useful application?

« on: February 28, 2008, 01:34:42 pm »

I have the City Navigator of the U.S. . This is very useful. I made a track in Mapsource of the Transam with the GPS routes and maps of ACA.

When I compare some maps of the CN with the maps of the Garmin topo of the U.S. my conclusion is that the topo don't give much more... Before I buy the topo...
What do you think?

This message was edited by Heerda on 2-28-08 @ 9:42 AM

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Routes / Lewis & Clark Trail

« on: April 01, 2008, 05:44:19 pm »

Thank you for the link! We did just the first effort for preparing this trail. This year we start on the Transam: http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=16101
Fer

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Routes / Lewis & Clark Trail

« on: April 01, 2008, 03:15:28 pm »

We have plans to bike the Lewis & Clark Trail and did already order some guidebooks.

But we cannot find reports of that trail on internet.

We like to hear your experirnce if you have...
Thanks.

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Routes / Transam in Montana: best route...

« on: March 05, 2008, 11:39:02 am »

On the crossing on US 12 with US 93 (N46 45.407 W114 04.942) there are two possibilities: going North on 12 to Missoula, MT or south on 93...
Connection is on Twin Bridge on SR 287/SR 41

What you think is the best choice?

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Routes / Wind-->TransAmerica

« on: March 05, 2008, 12:38:15 pm »

We planned to start in Astoria on mai, 21. As I understand this topic it is a little (to) early. So I thing we make a slow start. We finish this year in Denver. We planned to continue from Denver in mai 2009. Thinking we do the hot plains in Kansas when the heat is tolerable.