With Wyoming and Idaho in the grip of the first really cold and snowy storm of autumn we decided to take a rest; leaving the Man Cave to ride a few kilometres down…
Mark WatsonNovember 18, 2016
Lying mostly east of the Continental Divide, this section of the Great Divide mountain bike route was our first introduction to the big sage brush basins and more arid, open…
Mark WatsonNovember 11, 2016
We left the wilderness corridor of the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route at Eureka, MT in late August after a fantastic first week biking the trail down from Banff. Late summer…
Mark WatsonOctober 30, 2016
Our arrival in the Bow Valley, Alberta had been much anticipated; for there, in the scenic-as-anything tourist town of Banff, lay the start line of the Great Divide Mountain Bike…
Mark WatsonOctober 19, 2016
Departing Jasper (see previous post) our upcoming ride of the famous Icefields Parkway was much anticipated. We'd driven this route back in 2009, very much as tourists and without doing…
Mark WatsonOctober 5, 2016
This post is long overdue, but to update followers fully, we’re currently biking the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route through the USA, a brilliant and challenging route that connects wilderness…
Mark WatsonOctober 5, 2016
When I was 10 years old I visited Disneyland. The experience was overwhelming: the outside world was gone, and before me was a new paradigm of possible experiences – and all…
Mark WatsonSeptember 19, 2016
After the wide and relatively busy Alaska Highway from Whitehorse to Watson Lake, we were looking forward to the Stewart - Cassiar Highway, a much quieter road that would be…
Mark WatsonSeptember 15, 2016
This post follows our journey across the Yukon; Canada's north-western state, and one of its remotest. With a ride of over 1100 kilometres and 10 riding days, we combined the Top…
Mark WatsonAugust 17, 2016
