Porter’s fine carbon fibre rear wheel exploded beneath him with a deafening KABLAM! and blew apart his Santa Cruz Tallboy mountain bike on a remote Montana road. “Lying on the ground, my first thought was the flare I carry to scare off bears went off,” he said. “My second thought was I’d been shot. My […]
GDMBR #8: Canada to Montana for Gail’s 70th!
Porter blazed over the Canadian border at Roosville into Montana, to camp in a wilderness described in Cycling the Great Divide as “so wild that grizzly bears too unruly to live elsewhere are relocated here by wildlife officials.” That little orange can outside his 7 oz. tarp is his bear spray. He had a mutually respectful […]
HIKING THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TRAIL: #35
Gail and Porter Storey hike the 3,100-mile Continental Divide Trail from the border of Mexico to Canada, with Porter hiking mostly solo and Gail as trail-angel support.
Continental Divide Trail #22: Glacier to CANADA!!
Porter “OG” Storey finishes the CDT in Canada, in spite of the fires in Glacier, to resounding cheers from Gail and Amber.
Continental Divide Trail #20: Bob Marshall Wilderness, MT
Porter sees grizzlies in the Bob Marshall, Gail summits Mount Helena, and Amber orders room service.
Continental Divide Trail #19: Susie Lindau’s Fitness Challenge!
Gail Storey and Amber accept Susie Lindau’s Fitness Challenge while supporting Porter’s hike of the Continental Divide Trail.
Continental Divide Trail #18: Anaconda Range, MT
Porter survives storms in the Anaconda Range, Gail tests her wilderness driving skills to the max, and Amber gets the inside poop on how to shit in the woods.