We were in Colorado for 11 days and rode 448 miles. As we topped Current Creek Pass we saw the jagged granite peaks of the Rockies looming before us, and our excitement was building. Wide basins lead across a high plateau .

We spent 12 days and travelled 566 miles in Kansas. We were really looking forward to some flat riding; Kansas was the flattest state we would travel through. It was June and the days were getting very hot, we were getting on the road early so as to miss the worst of the afternoon heat, which was becoming a real problem. We were sweating so much that our clothes were stiff and white by the end of the days ride. The roads were getting busy again with weird and wonderful oversize.

We spent 8 days and travelled 343 miles in Missouri. The days were warming up now; summer is not far away, so we got on the road early hoping to miss the worst of the heat. We had a short off route trip to visit Elephant Rock State Park. A curious geological formation where billion year old granite rocks stand end to end like a line of circus elephants. The Ozarks were not the highest mountains we would tackle but they were the hardest because of the short steep climbs, we were co.

We spent 18 days and travelled 687 miles in Montana. This was a day of lakes; we rode alongside the beautiful Hebgen Lake. We had the feast for two and took half of it back with us to put on ice for the next day.

We only spent 1 day and travelled 35 miles in Idaho. We were just on the northern tip of Idaho, a lovely area of mountains,pine forests, and lakes. We also did some time travel and moved into Pacific time. There were a lot of these nests alongside Lake Pend Oreille and there was at least one chick in most of them. We spent 9 days and travelled 328 miles in Washington. A very cold start but! The first sight of the sea .