First transmission from the epic roadtrip

After driving through what seemed to be powder day, we arrived at the base of the tetons. Wow. This range is massive and beautiful.



After admiring the mountains, elk, and moose for a while, we made our way to Yellowstone, staying two nights. Day one we rode 32+ miles from camp to Old Faithful. We had a few adventures along the way, including animal sitings and some gnarly "unpaved" trails (haha). Fyi, riding anywhere in yellowstone is extremely groomed. The sites made it very worthwhile, though.





Day two in Yellowstone: lots of fishing. Caught three keepers and put a few back. Scott is officially a mountain man after tasting his raw.





Next we headed north to Big Sky, MT. The lift is operational, but apparently they are moving the gondola to another site. Trails in the new site have yet to be made, so if you're planning a Big Sky trip, hold off for a month or so. As a substitute, we took the advice of a local and rode Garnet Mountain. This 4-mile hike a bike took us up 3000 feet to a 360 view of the area from a watchtower. Pretty impressive views. The trail was decent, but lacked any technical sections. Watch out for the cliff next to the trail though.





We are now in Missoula, MT. Yesterday we shuttled Deadman's Gulch (or Ridge). This 6+ mile trail was amazing. Plenty of bermed corners, loose rock, steeps, tech sections, and jumps along the way. The new Rooly goggles kept the dust down well (Thanks Dave!). We got some decent footage - look for it in a video at the end of the summer. Thanks for the tip Dexter.

Today we're riding Elk Trail. Looks dope -

Next up - the MT skatepark tour. We're heading to Whitefish, MT from Missoula, but stopping at every skatepark on the way. Mobash > St. Ignatius > 7th and 7th > Kalispell > Dave Olseth Memorial. Then we're headed through Glacier NP, which looks amazing. Props to SuperCheif for recommending this route.


Pic from this TR.

Canada in less than a week...