Rusty Crank Coast to Coast Bicycle Tour across the USA on the ACA TransAM Route

TransAm Day #47 July 12, 2018 Wisdom, MT - Darby, MT 59 Miles Ride Time 3:58 Hours Tour Total  Miles 3375 details at: https://cyclemeter.com/4b2d99e24f1383f2/Cycle-20180712-1031-94344 This morning I woke up in my tent in the American Legion Memorial Park in Wisdom, and felt like a wreck. I had no idea where Scott and Eileen were. When I had gotten up in the middle of the night, I had mistakenly thought the large rock next to me was Scott’s tent. The stars above were amazing! Cows in a nearby pasture moo-ed, bulls hissed, and coyotes howled all night long. I heard people laughing in the early morning. A pair of cyclists had camped in the park, but not my companions. Where were they? With my tail between my legs I slinked back in to The Crossing for breakfast. The morning waitress was extremely friendly. There was no phone or internet service in Wisdom, but I was able to link back up with Scott and Eileen through the restaurant’s WiFi. They had been unable to ...

TransAm Day #48 July 13, 2018 Darby, MT - Missoula, MT 69 Miles Ride Time 4:48 Hours Tour Total  Miles 3444 details at: https://cyclemeter.com/4b2d99e24f1383f2/Cycle-20180713-0726-77451 I slept great last night at Warm Showers host Curtis’s house in Darby. It was wonderful to have a shower, shave, a washing machine/ dryer, and a big comfy bed. I woke up early, and was excited about visiting the mother ship- Adventure Cycling, in Missoula. We had looked at their cyclist visitor page last night and noticed several friends on the page. My photo should soon be there as well:  https://www.adventurecycling.org/resources/visiting-cyclists/ I left before the others got up and headed to the Parkside Cafe for Eggs Benedict. There I met Paul and Amanda from Bikepacking Roots. They are trail blazing the Wild West Route from Canada to Mexico on mountain bikes. It’s completely off road and rugged. They showed me their cue sheet and elevation profiles. The trail will op...