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These are all over Montana and each represent a traffic death. (I'm from Libby, by the way)
2 years agoIt really has changed. I'm also working on my 1982 journal, and am realizing how things were WAY different with that trip. Jeff Lee (a great poster in CycleBlaze) called the 70's and 80's the "Golden Age of Bicycle Touring." I think there's some truth to that.
Of course, as I get older, these modern comforts ARE nice. :-)
It’s interesting to look at the gear list from the 00’s because of the electronics. iPod shuffle, eh? Pocket PC? And not really getting away from it all because you’re carrying a cellphone. All that’s really changed, hasn’t it? I’m not one to spend a lot of time reading gear lists, but I might look at the ones from older trips more often now because of the time-capsule quality.
2 years agoI'll be interested to read your accounts of the climb(s) over the mountains the next few days.
I rode the Northern Tier the other direction in 2008, and I camped at the Eagle's Nest on my next-to-last (87th) day:
https://www.cycleblaze.com/journals/littledebbie/day-87-koa-campground-near-winthrop-wa-to-eagles-nest-rv-park-near-concrete-wa/
Do they each represent a traffic death in their respective locations? There seemed to be an inordinate number along that road in 2007.
2 years agoAlso, thanks for the clarification!