So many lakes! We rode to four lakes our first day in the area, and to another lake the other day so figured we would keep the theme going. This last ride to Barker Lake was a beast. There...
Hearst Lake Ride
Wow! The internet didn’t have much info on this trail but we took a chance and it paid off. Yes, this was a really hard climb and I’m betting only a handful of people ride it each year. This...
Philipsburg & Anaconda, MT
About 20 years ago a friend mentioned he had been to Philipsburg, MT and how cool it was. It took awhile, but our travels finally took us here. Derek and I spent a day off walking around the tiny...
One Ride – Four Lakes
After leaving Butte, we drove a short distance and are now in the Anaconda/ Phillipsburg, MT area for a week. The day of our first ride here the weather forecast was for 90% chance of rain after noon but...
Butte Gravel Ride
Change up! Instead of singletrack, we rode a gravel loop that went back into remote country. Our ride was 22 miles with 2980′ of climbing up to a highpoint around 7300′. Starting from underneath the trestle bridge in Thompson...
Walking Tour of Butte
Butte, MT is called ‘Montana’s most historic city’. Butte began in the late 1800s as a gold and silver mining camp. At the turn of the century, the development of electricity and the industrialization of America resulted in a...
Delmoe Lake to CDT
The internet didn’t have much info on FS412 from Delmoe Lake up to the CDT. Well, the description said steep, sandy, rutted atv trail. We were looking for a way to get closer to the giant statue Our Lady...
Milwaukee Rail Trail the Hard Way
Derek found us a route to incorporate lots of singletrack riding and the Milwaukee Rail Trail here in Butte. Our ride was a loop of 17 miles with 2347′ of climbing. We started from the Lower Eagles Nest Trailhead...
Homestake Pass CDT South
The other day we rode out and back on the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) heading north from Homestake Pass and this time we rode south. A lot of people do it as an out and back but we opted...
Homestake Pass CDT North
The Continental Divide crosses through where we are boondocking and we rode a portion of it the other day and another section today. This time we headed north towards the Our Lady of the Rockies statue. The out and...