This year's bike ride will be riding around Yellowstone National Park with 350 other riders. It is sponsored by the Greater Yellowstone Coalition a nonprofit focused on preserving the wildlife and Yellowstone ecosystem.
I will be joining my Missouri friends (Santa Fe and Natchez Trace fellow riders) on the ride along with my next door Squaw condo neighbor Ken M. Yellowstone National Park just announced they are going to have a bear hunting season this year as the bear population has gotten out of control. Going to be fun listening to the conversations between the eco minded riders and the Missouri good old boys about this decision.
Ride starts in early August and the ride is 7 days long. Despite promises that I would never, ever camp again I elected to sign up for a tent and sleeping bag.
Not sure why I did this as there was a hotel alternative - but hell call me crazy. Didn't think twice about the "watch out for bears and wolves while you're sleeping" waiver you had to sign when registering.
The challenge will be to blog every night as there will be limited cell service this far out in the Montana wilderness. So we shall see.
Details on the ride can be seen at the Coalitions website.
Yellowstone Ride
Best part of the ride - we have a beer (not bear) truck from a local brewery that will follow us for the seven day ride. How sweet is this!
