Wild West Route
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Wild West Route
Those of you who know Kurt should have expected something like this:
https://www.bikepackingroots.org/wild-west-route.html
I like the look of this a lot.
https://www.bikepackingroots.org/wild-west-route.html
I like the look of this a lot.
Re: Wild West Route
I do believe john g of this parish is all set to go in July this year .
i will see if he is doing a blog of the route on his way down , like he did on the TD last year .
i think he is touring not racing
i will see if he is doing a blog of the route on his way down , like he did on the TD last year .
i think he is touring not racing
Re: Wild West Route
It looks like a cracking route to do either on. Logistics should be easier than the TDR.
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Re: Wild West Route
That looks lovely. If one were to ride maybe half the route and had a preference for mountains / forests / lakes, etc, should one assume the northern sections would be the ones to go for?
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Re: Wild West Route
The southern half has plenty of mountains and vast coniferous forests. You'll fine the bits inbetween the forests are a lot more verdant the further north you go though - I've had an Arizona trip and that has a lot of open, arid, deserty bits.
Re: Wild West Route
I'd be looking at the top section if I wasn't very happy in the heat. It'd be slightly less warm :)
I think you'd be hard pushed not to find anywhere that would be interesting to ride on that route.
I think you'd be hard pushed not to find anywhere that would be interesting to ride on that route.
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Re: Wild West Route
While reading about the Wild West route, I saw the Colorado 14ers loop. Yes, it looks stupidly hard, yet it holds more appeal than any route I've seen in a long time - thank you Greg for reinstalling my mojo
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Re: Wild West Route
Fat-bike.com interviewed Kurt Refsnider who is one of the people behind the Wild West Route.
He's on from 25m:24s on the link:
https://fat-bike.com/2019/05/the-dose-o ... refsnider/
He's on from 25m:24s on the link:
https://fat-bike.com/2019/05/the-dose-o ... refsnider/
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Re: Wild West Route
https://bikepacking.com/routes/colorado-14ers-loop/Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2019 11:52 am While reading about the Wild West route, I saw the Colorado 14ers loop. Yes, it looks stupidly hard, yet it holds more appeal than any route I've seen in a long time - thank you Greg for reinstalling my mojo
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Re: Wild West Route
The appeal lies in the seemingly stupid nature of the task John
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Re: Wild West Route
Sounds positively undulating!
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Re: Wild West Route
Looks fantastic and a loop of the top section with an outbound or return leg on the GDMBT from somewhere in Montana below Yellowstone looks sort of possible/relatively easily done for single point of arrival/departure?
I need to find some time from somewhere to try these things
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Re: Wild West Route
I was set to bimble down the divide again once I properly retire, but really fancy this. Would like to add in Idaho hot springs as well and as 99% says maybe return up the divide, but divert into and around Glacier NP. Think a big issue though would be to do it when warm, but before the fires which seem to get worse each year.
Awfull lot of breweries in Montana and Idaho
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