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Routes / Total Solar Eclipse
« on: May 19, 2017, 01:32:55 pm »
Relevant to a post I made concerning routes, is anyone out there planning on being near KY during the total solar eclipse on August 21st? What route are you taking?

Royce Christensen

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Routes / Route Choice
« on: May 19, 2017, 01:01:08 am »
Riding from Whitefish, MT to Hopkinsville, KY for the total solar eclipse. I'm down to choosing from two routes. I can head south, through Missoula and follow the Transamerica for most of the way. The alternative is Northern Tier, then connect with the Great Rivers South Route. I figure The TA route to be about 2250 miles, the NT+GRS is about 2300 miles. Planning on about 50 days to make the trip. The pros for the NT: No mountain passes after I get out of the Rockies, prevailing winds out of the west (I know, never count on that), I've heard that services are more numerous. Cons, hot, humid summer months.

Pros for TA, closer to the path of the eclipse, classic route, maybe more bike tourists to meet up with, heard there were a lot of bike friendly small towns where you can camp in city parks. Cons, heard it has more remote stretches until you get to Kansas.

I'd really appreciate hearing from people who've done both routes. Hope to leave the last week in June, via Amtrak from Seattle to Whitefish.

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Routes / Great Divide Rooseville, MT to Helena, MT
« on: August 28, 2014, 02:15:25 am »
Can anyone tell me how much of the GDR from Rooseville, MT to Helena, MT is on paved road? The thumbnail provided makes it look like it follows highway along Flathead lake, down the Sealy Swan to the junction with MT 200, then on to Helena.

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Routes / Great Divide Route Solo
« on: August 21, 2014, 02:58:50 pm »
Anyone who has ridden the Great Divide Route solo, or knows firsthand of someone who has, I would like to get some information. I'm planning on riding North to South, from Whitefish, MT to Silverthorn, CO, the summer of 2016, leaving in late June. ACA recommends against a solo ride, but I know it has been done frequently. If you're willing to get into some Q and A over the next two years, I'd appreciate the time.

Royce Christensen

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