Preparing For the Great Divide cycling adventure

Tara, Mimi, and I will meet in Banff on Sunday night August 14th. We plan to ride the Great Divide trail from Banff to Antelope Wells, New Mexico. The route was Mapped by the Adventure Cycling Association, is approximately 2700 miles long, and passes through Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico. The trail follows the continental divide, crosses it approximately 30 times, and climbs 200,000 feet. We expect to spend about 10 weeks on the trail. Our bikes with all our gear will weigh about 75 pounds. We will spend a couple days in Banff preparing our bikes and hit the trail on Wednesday.