{"id":6275,"date":"2016-08-26T13:28:50","date_gmt":"2016-08-26T17:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/?p=6275"},"modified":"2020-01-14T02:07:45","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T07:07:45","slug":"great-divide-mountain-bike-route-montana-moments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/2016\/08\/great-divide-mountain-bike-route-montana-moments\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Divide Mountain Bike Route: Montana Moments"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"myabout\" style=\"margin-left: 160px; margin-right: 160px;\">\n<figure style=\"width: 819px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" src=\"http:\/\/worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/28839010871_40a628ab39_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"546\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A ride on the Great Divide, Montana Section.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Great Divide Mountain Bike Route is the world\u2019s longest off-road bicycle touring route. The GDMBR is 2,768 miles (4,455 kilometers) long. It begins in Banff, Canada and continues across the spine of the continent all the way to the Mexican border.<\/p>\n<h2>GDMBR terrain<\/h2>\n<p>Crossing the Continental Divide thirty times, the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route (GDMBR) surface is 90% unpaved roads and trails. \u00a0Riders on the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route face over 200,000 feet (60,960 meters) of elevation gain and loss as they traverse largely undeveloped areas of the Rocky Mountain West.<\/p>\n<p>Complex logistical issues add another layer of challenge to the GDMBR. In some spots, reliable food and water sources are over 100 miles (160\u00a0km) apart. \u00a0Riders also contend with unpredictable weather patterns and must be prepared for possible snowstorms, plus the inevitable rain, gusty winds, and temperature extremes.\u00a0 Add to that the threat of grizzly bear encounters\u00a0and\u00a0you\u2019ve got a recipe for adventure (or disaster depending on your level of preparedness).<\/p>\n<h2>Let&#8217;s do it!<\/h2>\n<p>We were in.\u00a0 The Great Divide Mountain Biking Route had been banging around our bucket list for years.\u00a0 Back in 2009, we\u2019d knocked off the TransAmerica, the Pacific Coast and snatches of the Southern Tier.\u00a0 A ride up to Alaska in 2009 had whetted our appetite for the Rockies.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6315\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6315\" style=\"width: 819px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"p\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6315 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/GDMBR-1024x508.png\" alt=\"map Great Divide Mountain Bike Route (GDMBR)\" width=\"819\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/GDMBR-1024x508.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/GDMBR-500x248.png 500w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/GDMBR.png 1271w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6315\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The entire GDMBR route from Banff to Antelope Wells. We Began our GDMBR ride in Southwestern Montana.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 819px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/28539183434_0296e751a5_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"819\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Picked up a length of extra sturdy rope on our way out of town. Bear boxes are great but we&#8217;re wild camping most of the time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As is often the case with adventures big and small, our Ride the Divide got off to a rocky start.\u00a0 Departure day saw us frantically dashing around Bruce\u2019s bicycle retreat on Daly Street in Missoula. After a decade on the road you\u2019d think packing would be so automatic you could do it with your eyes closed.\u00a0 Normally I can. Great Divide departure day was different.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d tracked down new (to us) gear in Missoula\u2019s many well-stocked thrift shops and a few companies (including<a href=\"https:\/\/www.showerspass.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Showers Pass<\/a>\u2014yeah\u2026real rain gear that keeps you dry no matter what) had come on board as World Biking supporters.\u00a0 All that new <i>stuff<\/i> meant we rolled out the door with our bikes looking even more cumbersome than usual (and they were already pretty unwieldy).\u00a0 Although I hadn\u2019t dared to peek into Eric\u2019s panniers (for fear of discovering 6 spare chains and an old crank as I had once in China), he\u2019d obviously held on to all his old gear on top of the new stuff.\u00a0 I had not married a minimalist.<\/p>\n<h2>Looking like newbies<\/h2>\n<p>As he wobbled down Higgins Avenue like a novice rider on his first-ever bike overnight, I wondered how we would possibly tackle all those passes on the way to Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Before hitting the road we popped downtown to the Adventure Cycling headquarters for a portrait with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventurecycling.org\/about-us\/staff\/\">photographer Greg Siple<\/a> for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventurecycling.org\/resources\/portrait-gallery\/\">Open Road Gallery Series<\/a>.\u00a0 In addition to visually documenting the cyclists who pass through Adventure Cycling\u2019s Missoula headquarters, Greg now conducts a bicycle weigh-in.\u00a0 How humiliating.<\/p>\n<h2>How heavy are your fully-loaded bicycles?<\/h2>\n<p>Eric&#8217;s bicycle and loaded panniers weighed 180 pounds (81 kilos).\u00a0 My bike and gear tipped the scales at 140 pounds (64 kilos).\u00a0 Greg cheekily suggested we split the difference and even out the loads at 160 each.<\/p>\n<p>My refusal was adamant. Having just relinquished my much-loved yoga mat in a quest to lighten my load, no way was I going to enable hubby\u2019s hoarding habits.<\/p>\n<p>A few harsh words may have been exchanged on the way out of town, but by the time we hit our first big climb on the way to the ghost town of Garnet, all focus was on forward momentum.\u00a0 Every pedal stroke was agony.\u00a0 It was near sunset when we finally topped out and set up camp.<\/p>\n<p>We were knackered and hadn\u2019t even hit the 100-kilometer mark. This plummeting of fitness is nothing new&#8211;happens every time we take time off the bikes.\u00a0 Within a few days, we\u2019d get our rhythm back.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 819px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" src=\"http:\/\/worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/28487078502_99a0fb31b5_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"505\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">First day on the road out of Missoula. The last tarmac we&#8217;d see in awhile. Note Eric&#8217;s extra carrying capacity backpack.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 819px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" src=\"http:\/\/worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/28170319693_f0a91d92c6_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"546\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Camping at the Montana Ghost Town of Garnet. It was a long hard slog up and we were fortunate that the kind host allowed us to camp. Normally this is a day use only area. Good people everywhere.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>No route planning woes<\/h2>\n<p>At the tiny hamlet of Wise River, we slipped on to the actual GDMBR.\u00a0 I was excited.\u00a0 First off, because following somebody else\u2019s route takes away all the stress of choosing a route.\u00a0 The downside being that planning a route can also be the fun part.<\/p>\n<p>I also thought it would be cool to hang out with some other cyclists.\u00a0 In obscure cycle touring destinations like Bangladesh or Northeast India, we sometimes go months and months without encountering a fellow two-wheeled traveler.\u00a0 Things can get lonely.<\/p>\n<p>But most of all I was curious to find out if we had what it took to take on the mighty divide.\u00a0 We do\u2026most of the time.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few highlights from the Montana and Idaho sections of the GDMBR:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/29154372645_9312303262_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"546\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 819px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" src=\"http:\/\/worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/28839033871_668300cf43_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"546\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">GDMBR surprise us with long stretches of nothingness. \u00a0We were expecting narrow forest tracks and epic mountain vistas.<span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 819px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/28481147090_9692bae940_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"461\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some sections of the GDMBR (like Fleecer&#8217;s Ridge) are notoriously tough. We found this scenic alternative. Not bad, I&#8217;d say.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 819px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/28785403785_27f25ca374_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"430\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A touch of rural America on the way to the tiny town of Lima, Montana.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/28545221773_707b5e0be4_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"461\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6297\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6297\" style=\"width: 819px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6297 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/collage-riders-montana-1024x760.jpg\" alt=\"Cyclists on GDMBR\" width=\"819\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/collage-riders-montana-1024x760.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/collage-riders-montana-500x371.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6297\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Most riders on the GDMBR go fairly light&#8211;our overloaded rigs are definitely the exception. Aaron (bottom left) was cycling the Continental Divide Trail (brutal&#8211;this is a HIKING trail) and the couple on the recumbent tandem were cycling the TransAmerica.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 819px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" src=\"http:\/\/worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/28539174794_cdcf60aba6_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"546\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A friendly ranching family near Lima Reservoir. \u00a0Ranchers are usually very courteous and always ready to help with route info or tips on camping spots and where to find water.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 819px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/28539181134_cb1360ebc1_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"461\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Time to swap bike touring tales.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 819px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/29160939725_a55f15f306_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"546\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunrise at Red Rocks Wildlife Refuge, Southwestern Montana.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 819px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/28147576154_2a27f0b366_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"546\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Just one of 30 Continental Divide Crossings on the GDMBR. With a gentle grade, this one was fairly easy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/28753911836_d80b9782ab_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"546\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 819px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/28839001081_e14cd76ca6_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"655\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Onwards to Wyoming!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The Great Divide Mountain Bike Route is the world\u2019s longest off-road bicycle touring route. The GDMBR is 2,768 miles (4,455 kilometers) long. 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