Don't Grow Old Without A Few Cold Ones

Delaware River, NJ - one cooler per five tubes.

Camping - Glacier National Park, MT

Camping and Canoeing - Boundary Waters, MN

"Russian Hooker" Halloween Drag - Tracks, Washington, DC

Random Roadside Photos - Eastern Montana & Wyoming

Billings to Hardin, MT

We've starting to get our route down. We arrive at our host's home (or camp site, if we don't have a host for a particular day) usually around 8 PM, shower, eat dinner, set-up a tent in the backyard, hangout with the host, then go to bed, wake-up then next morning, eat breakfast, pack-up the tent and start out cycling again around 9 AM until 8 PM then next evening.

The monotony of the routine, however, is alleviated by flat tires, broken spokes, personal injuries, cold nights with no sleep, minivan repairs, road construction with detours, searching for water while on the road, etc.

Third Rest Day - Two Dot, Montana

We were only supposed to stay one day in Two Dot MT then cycle to Billings the next day and spend a "rest" day in Billings. Billings is a much larger city with more amenities and more suitable for a rest day. The glitch was, however, the alternator on the minivan died on our way to Two Dot, so we spent an extra day in Two Dot replacing the alternator. Lucky our host in Two Dot, Randy, a sheep farmer, was able to tow the minivan to the local mechanic and have it repaired. Randy is pictured in the upper right quadrant being interviewed by Vernon. I'm constantly amazed at the openness, support and generosity of our hosts. Randy was another great example.

McDonald Pass, Western Montana

Myself on the top of McDonald Pass. Climbing and crossing the McDonald Pass signified our crossing of the Continental Divide. It was also the last of three large mountain passes along our route. The two previous passes we climbed and crossed, where the Snoqualmie Pass over the Cascade Mountain Range in Western Washington State (a 3000 feet climb) and Lolo Pass in Eastern Idaho as we entered the Rocky Mountain Range.

Elliston, MT

Vernon and Ananda are interviewing Vicki our host in Elliston MT for the Bike4Peace documentary they're making. The documentary will feature interviews with our hosts along our cross-country journey. Our hosts are typically strong supporters of the bike4peace message: The message in a nutshell: 1) to become less dependent on foreign oil by using bikes as an alternative means of transportation; and 2) support the return of the U.S. troops to U.S. soil and return Iraq to the Iraqis.