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

TransAm Day #45 July 10, 2018 Ennis, MT - Dillon, MT 73 Miles Ride Time 6:12 Hours Tour Total  Miles 3240 details at: https://cyclemeter.com/4b2d99e24f1383f2/Cycle-20180710-0717-87319 I slept well last night in my tent out back of Willie’s Distillery in Ennis, alongside the mosquitoes, deer, and deer patties. I believe all the the deer were drawn to the grain from the distillery. I was having a dream this morning about rolling up my wet tent. I woke up and had to roll up my wet tent. I haven’t seen so much condensation since before the Rockies.  Last night after I filed my report, I met Scott and Eileen at the Bear Trap, where I had ribs. It was one of the nicest dinners on the tour. The $22 meal in the charming sophisticated environment would have easily been four times that price in Brooklyn.  I met a number of retired gentlemen yesterday in Ennis. They were all interested that I was a cycling across the country. At the campground where I took ...

TransAm Day #46 July 11, 2018 Dillon, MT - Wisdom, MT 74 Miles Ride Time 6:08 Hours Tour Total  Miles 3316 details at: https://cyclemeter.com/4b2d99e24f1383f2/Cycle-20180711-0921-02041 I slept very well last night on the floor of a stained glass studio in Dillon, MT. Larry and his wife Lois were our gracious Warm Showers hosts. Warm Showers is an organization that links touring cyclists with places to stay for the night. Larry and Lois are huge cycling advocates. Larry crossed the country with his son in 2005. He is active locally and statewide promoting bike trails and places for cyclists to stay. Larry is a retired physics teacher. He and Lois moved to Dillon several years ago and built a house on a large plot of land outside of town. Larry now makes and teaches stained glass art. He met us in front of the Dillon IGA with his pick-up truck. His place was five miles off route, up in the hills.  We talked for hours out on Larry’s back porch. He had physic...