When ever I finish a trip-adventure, its envitable to find myself getting introspective. First and foremost, thank you to everyone who made the trip what it is.
Thank you to my parents for their support, worries, advice and care.
Thank you to all the people that let me stay with them, either forewarned of me existence, or just let me on a whim:
John, Andy and Emma, Mike, Al and Connie, Gary and family, Elisa, Kim and Bob and Carina, Leon, larry and The Church in Miller,St.Lawrence (South Dakota), Barry and Edna, Mary Lou and Family, Mathew, Tom and Edith
Every person that I met along my trip has had a huge impact on me and the way that I see life, the universe and everything. Ive got a lot more to do and see before my time is up.
Im glad that I managed to raise some money for the SDLCF (Seand Devereux Liberians Children Fund).
I intend to be in Vancouver for about a year, riding my bike around, which is well in need of a service.
Thank you to all again, peace and love.
Sam
Monday, 20 September 2010
Tuesday, 14 September 2010
Upgraded Hospitality
So its worth mentioning that I'm having a day off before the final few days to the west coast. Its also worth mentioning that I have been very lucky to experience some great places to stay. When I was in Troy,MT a few days ago a gas station attendent (who also owned a motel) let me shower in it for $5 and sleep out the back. Just as he was closing up, his wife came up to me and said 'We're not going to rent the room, your welcome to sleep in it for free!' So I watched tv for three hours (a luxury i rarely allow myself).
Then two days ago when coming through into Washington (after doing Idaho in a day) I got to a campsite where the lady gave me a reduced rate, $10, which is not bad considering it had showers. Then I found out it had a hot tub! So i've been living the life of luxury. Saying that, i'm far too lazy at the moment to put up my hammock, and I stay warmer on the ground, so i look like a bum on the floor in my sleeping bag, but its warm, so don't knock it untill you've tried it.
Today started off well, a cycle into town, a big milkshake, and over two hours of batman comics, ahhh, life is good, off to get a sandwich.
Then two days ago when coming through into Washington (after doing Idaho in a day) I got to a campsite where the lady gave me a reduced rate, $10, which is not bad considering it had showers. Then I found out it had a hot tub! So i've been living the life of luxury. Saying that, i'm far too lazy at the moment to put up my hammock, and I stay warmer on the ground, so i look like a bum on the floor in my sleeping bag, but its warm, so don't knock it untill you've tried it.
Today started off well, a cycle into town, a big milkshake, and over two hours of batman comics, ahhh, life is good, off to get a sandwich.
Monday, 13 September 2010
Pictures
This is the only picture I managed to take of me in Glacier National Park, thanks to my battery running out. But luckily help was on hand! Two very kind people took my pictures and sent them to me!
Libby, city of Eagles (apparently!) This is about 12ft wide and 6ft tall.
Libby, city of Eagles (apparently!) This is about 12ft wide and 6ft tall.
Funny church sign
The wiked campsite I stayed at, got a $10 rate, had a shower, then found out they had a hot tub, i've been living it up the last few days!!!
The wiked campsite I stayed at, got a $10 rate, had a shower, then found out they had a hot tub, i've been living it up the last few days!!!
Saturday, 11 September 2010
Libby, city of Eagles
I'm in the library in Libby, MT, about 35/40 away from the Idaho state line, of which I plan to go through the whole of Idaho in a day, then get to Spokane for my birthday (which I may turn into my rest day). So unfortunately my camera has completely run out of juice, so all the memories i have of Glacier National Park will have to stay in my head. Luckily a very nice couple took pictures of me in the Sean Devereux t-shirt at the top of Logan Pass.
I am now on the west side of the continental divide, which means that all the water that lands as rain or melts off the rockies runs to the west side of the country, before it all ran to the east on the other side.
i'm feeling good, although a bit tired, and i must confess its about 6 days since i last had a shower, but as the temperature is so cold at the moment it means that i'm not sweating so much.
so last night didn't want to pay for a campsite so found a spot under a truck, in a quarry sorta place. it was cold!! i slept in my sleeping bag in my liner with jeans, wool socks, thermal baselayer, grandad top, and the hat marla made, then i put the emergency blanket over my toes then my other blanket over that.
so i put my bag of food ontop of the truck and head something scrabbling around ( i guess some kinda ferrety thing). its was scrabbling around all night, so i didn't get to sleep till 1. on the plus side, the sky was amazing, saw quite a few shooting stars, and made some wishes.
I am now on the west side of the continental divide, which means that all the water that lands as rain or melts off the rockies runs to the west side of the country, before it all ran to the east on the other side.
i'm feeling good, although a bit tired, and i must confess its about 6 days since i last had a shower, but as the temperature is so cold at the moment it means that i'm not sweating so much.
so last night didn't want to pay for a campsite so found a spot under a truck, in a quarry sorta place. it was cold!! i slept in my sleeping bag in my liner with jeans, wool socks, thermal baselayer, grandad top, and the hat marla made, then i put the emergency blanket over my toes then my other blanket over that.
so i put my bag of food ontop of the truck and head something scrabbling around ( i guess some kinda ferrety thing). its was scrabbling around all night, so i didn't get to sleep till 1. on the plus side, the sky was amazing, saw quite a few shooting stars, and made some wishes.
Friday, 3 September 2010
What I've been up to
Me and Lance at the top of Beartooth Pass, it was bloomin' windy at the top and I got rather nervous from how far up we were. In 15miles there is an increase of 5,00ft, then on the other side, about the same, the downhill was great. Clocked 39mph on me bike computer.
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park. We saw loads of Bison and some bear tracks, but thankfully no bears themselves. We did get hail, and frost, and freezing temperatures.
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park. We saw loads of Bison and some bear tracks, but thankfully no bears themselves. We did get hail, and frost, and freezing temperatures.
Rainbow on the way to the bottom of the waterfall in the Grand Canyon.
Geyser, look at the pretty colours. This one, wasn't too hot, although some of them are boiling.
Lance, writing up the past few days by our big ole fire, the last night together.
Geyser, look at the pretty colours. This one, wasn't too hot, although some of them are boiling.
Lance, writing up the past few days by our big ole fire, the last night together.
Oh I, I will survive
Hello, I am sitting in the library of Ennis, Montana, where the population is 840 and the trout are 11,000,000 (according to the sign when i got in). Though as I have been out of the practise of blogging for a while I'd put up the back log of photos I've got aswell as a little explanation.
So here's a landscape of the Badlands, or the Mal Terre, called by the French when they came through. There is no water to speak of, apart from in campsites and there are rattlesnakes, tricksy hills and its pretty barren, basically, not somewhere you'd want to come through with a waggon back in the day.
Prarie Dog, these little critters are funny and wag their tail when they'res signs of danger!
Lance, on our second day together. Lance and I cycled together for over a week and a half, it was great fun, but alas, he's going south, and I, North.
So here's a landscape of the Badlands, or the Mal Terre, called by the French when they came through. There is no water to speak of, apart from in campsites and there are rattlesnakes, tricksy hills and its pretty barren, basically, not somewhere you'd want to come through with a waggon back in the day.
Prarie Dog, these little critters are funny and wag their tail when they'res signs of danger!
Obviously, me at Mount Rushmore, South Dakota. The information, exhibits and general layout of the area are brilliant and strongly contrast the gaudy neon Keystone town, which is a few hundred feet below it.
Chatted to a park ranger who was kind enough to give me her knife, as well as advice on how to
avoid getting stalked by a mountain lion. If it knows you can see it, it won't try and sneak up on you.
avoid getting stalked by a mountain lion. If it knows you can see it, it won't try and sneak up on you.
Lance, on our second day together. Lance and I cycled together for over a week and a half, it was great fun, but alas, he's going south, and I, North.
Tony Adams, a man that has cycled the continental divide 8 times and has spent 10 years cycling. He does summer jobs then cycles for the rest. He covers 20-30 miles a day and has a 500lb load!!!!
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