For four or five years now Jacqui and I have been thinking about a trans-America trip, either West to East or the reverse. Most of the time our discussions end nowhere as we get cold feet thinking about the extent of the commitment required – we guess it would take us about four months or so.

So we try to dismiss the idea as too big and too scary. Then up pops a prompt like this video from the Adventure Cycling Association about the Montana stretch and we think – will we spend the rest of our days regretting that we put if off until it was too much for us?

What do you think?  Could we be heroes – or are we just chickens?

4 responses to “ACA Montana on the North Tier Route”

  1. Guru Singh Avatar

    Go for it – if you have the opportunity, take it. By not grasping it now you may regret it for the rest of your lives!

    1. Norman Avatar

      Cheers! Encouragement is always welcomed!

  2. Bicycle Touring Pro (@bicycletouring) Avatar

    I think you just gotta go for it. Don’t let another year pass. I’ve cycled across the United States 6 times already (and 50+ other countries around the world), but the Northern Tier route in the USA (especially the part through Montana) is one of the few routes left in North America that I really want to do.

    You said you were thinking of doing the TransAm route across the USA, but I don’t think that is necessarily the best US bike route. If it were me, I’d probably do the Pacific Coast Route (which I’ve done twice) or the Northern Tier (which I haven’t done at all, but think it sounds pretty amazing).

  3. Norman Avatar

    Thanks BTP, the Norther Tier does attack me most. But one question – we normally tour light and stay in hotels or guest houses: would we need to camp to cover the distances on some days to cross the States?

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