June 29th, 3:20 PM
odometer start: 2362.5
now: 2446.8

Didn't get too far. I stopped at a Park Service Hostel for the night - $.50 for a cot, $.50 for a small breakfast. Left around 0900 and blessed with pretty flat land and strong tailwind I'm now just south of Calgary at a MacDonalds. I've decided to go south to Yellowstone and spend a fair amount of time there then get back to Cleveland by bus from there. I currently have $275 and Yellowstone is about a week or less away. Maybe I'll ride some of the plains, maybe not. Maybe I'll leave the bus somewhere short of Cleveland, maybe not.

2009: Yes, $0.50. Yes, that was remarkably cheap for 1974!

I had pretty much decided on this route change a day or two ago, but riding into Calgary I was very tempted to keep going east, as this wind is about as strong as Oregon's and is really easy riding. It's pretty much due west, and I'm not too sure how it will affect my southern riding. Certainly gusts will make for hard steering, but since drag is a function of the square (cube?) of wind speed, any forward component will make for rough going.

Better move on and try to find a place to mail this before the post offices close.

June 30th, 11:00 AM
odometer start: 2500.8
now: ~2525

I spent the night at a free campground at Nanton, where I met a retired couple who said I really should go over Logan Pass in Glacier Natl Park, so I suppose I will. Main problem with it though is that plotting a route for it is a real hassle, but I think I have one: leave my planned route at Glacier to Logan Pass, maybe go to Kalispell to get Gatorade and film, follow 35 and 204 out to 200-271-272-12 and back on planned route. Was thinking of crossing Logan Pass from west to east, but I see no easy way of avoiding interstate 15. I'm a bit concerned about 271 and 272, as they are secondary roads and may be hilly.

These people I talked to suggested I try to make a free campground in the U.S. about 100 miles from where I stayed last night, but the wind has shifted to south ~ 10-15 MPH, so may have trouble. Like to though, as I could make it over the pass tomorrow. These people also said yesterday's wind was a Chinook, which I can believe. I've been doing about 10-12 MPH, so maybe I can do it.

Did 138.3 miles yesterday, and was able to keep up about 15 MPH going south thanks to the northerly component of the wind.

This is probably illegible and incoherent, but I've been writing quickly so I can mail this and get on - Bye.

Ric

Last piece of paper, may get cards for a while!

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Sunset

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Written 2024 June 19, last updated 2024 June 19.