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

TransAm Day #44 July 9, 2018 West Yellowstone, MT - Ennis, MT 72 Miles Ride Time 4:20 Hours Tour Total  Miles 3166 details at: https://cyclemeter.com/4b2d99e24f1383f2/Cycle-20180709-0820-98819 I slept well last night at the Historic Madison in West Yellowstone. I left the Wild West Saloon before Kyle and Sam started dancing Irish jigs on top of the bar, but saw the pictures and videos this morning. Those guys are crazy! Kyle snuck Sam and Steph into our room in the middle of the night, and one of them snored until dawn.  I had been thinking about how to fix my broken pannier, which I did first thing this morning. I swapped the broken clips on the rear right with the front right. I noticed a hole in the rear right, which I duct taped. I zip-tied the front right pannier to the rack, which will hopefully hold. It’s now permanently attached and won’t be able to be removed when I arrive at destinations. My final issue is that I’m missing a sock. Kyle offered t...

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 ...