Jon & Carla's Great Divide Mountain Bike Adventure
2006
(or, Two Tails on the Trail)

In 1998, we rode across the United States from Oregon to Virgina with our children, Jodie, age 15 and Todd, age 12.  Read about our trip using the links below.  Now  the kids have grown up and left home, so we we are taking the dogs.  This time it's a mountain bike trip through the Rocky Mountains, roughly following the continental divide, called the Great Divide route, mapped by Adventure Cycling.  We are driving  from our home in Gaylord, MI on July 29th for our starting point in Rooseville, MT, on the Canadian border.  From there we will travel roughly  2470 miles to our destination of Antelope Wells, NM, on the Mexican border.  The route will be about  85% dirt and gravel roads, 10% pavement and 5% singletrack trails.  We will carry all of our gear for camping in two "BOB" trailers, plus panniers.  We hope to average about 40 miles a day and have three months to complete the trip.   Lander and Afton, our English Cockers will run about 20 miles per day and ride in the trailers the rest of the time.  We will experience wilderness, scenery and wildlife.  There will be many hard times, but many exhilerating moments as well.  Why do we do this?  Because God has given us a wonderful country and this is the best way to be thankful for it.   

We will be posting blogs as often as we can get on the internet at a library.  Check in frequently to see how we are doing.  Feel free to post a comment as well.  We'd love to share our trip with you.

Jon and Carla Elenz,
Lander and Afton (aka, Two Tails)                      
 

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This entry was posted on 9/6/2006 1:13 PM and is filed under uncategorized.

Adding this blog as a guest register.  Carla and I have met so many people out here that we know are following our endeavors and challenges.  If you would like, please sign our guest register by adding a comment with your info and where you saw us.  Home town friends and family can also sign in.    Thanks,   Jon
 
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    • 9/6/2006 2:06 PM Cousin MJ and Fred wrote:
      We are following your journey with great interest. One of our trainers (I'm using the word loosely here) at the Y is a mountain biker so we took him your website page. Don't know if he is following you. Stay safe. MJ and Fred
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    • 9/17/2006 9:13 PM Tom Arnone wrote:
      Hi We have been watching your progress - Bravo- You are doing great. Seems like just a few days ago that you were here in Kalispell. Good luck with the rest of youe trip. Tom
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