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Utah and Colorado Shenandoah & Blue Ridge Nova Scotia Bryce, Zion & North Rim

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Utah and Colorado

Recommendations

• For Moab area rides, get the book Above and Beyond Slickrock by Todd Campbell. It's the best guide to Moab mountain biking around. You can order this book and other books and maps from the Adventurous Traveler Bookstore

• This is my first professionally led and supported bike tour. I was very pleased with Western Spirit Cycling. If you like to eat well on your bike trips this is the company to tour with. The service was top notch. Our guides were first rate. I would not hesitate to take another tour with Western Spirit

• We enjoyed our stay at Pioneer Spring B&B. Carol took good care of us. She even packed up my elk antler and shipped it home for me.

• We enjoyed some excellent meals at Buck's Steak House in Moab.

• Mary Shaw's bike trip on the White Rim Trail

• Dave and Karen's Grand Junction to Moab Bike Trip

• GORP Colorado National Monument

• Colorado National Monument (Official NPS Site)

• National Park Service Arches National Park Page

• National Park Service Canyonlands National Park Page

• InfoWest Utah Parks

• Moab's Places of Interest

• Max Bertola's Southern Utah, Arches, Canyonlands and Moab

• Utah weather forecasts

• Mountain Biking Moab a guide book by David Crowell

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Shenandoah and Blue Ridge

Recommendations

• The Delorme Virginia Atlas and Gazetteer was an excellent source of topographical maps.  The scale and detail of these maps are perfect for cycling.   You can get it from the Adventurous Traveler Bookstore

• Bicycling the Blue Ridge by Elizabeth and Charlie Skinner is the bible for anyone cycling Skyline Drive or the Blue Ridge Parkway.  The book is copyrighted in 1990.  Some listings for accommodations and bike shops are out of date.  You should call ahead to verify that critical services such as lodging or bike shops are still available.  This book is also available from the Adventurous Traveler Bookstore.

• A Cyclist's Guide to the Shenandoah Valley, lists many day trips in the Shenandoah Valley.  This book also contains historical and geological information about the Shenandoah Valley. This book is also available from the the Adventurous Traveler Bookstore

• Most of the roads in we cycled were lightly traveled and pleasant.  However, did encounter two really nasty roads.  In both cases these were East-West roads between the Blue Ridge and I-81.  This makes sense as the Blue Ridge tends to funnel East-West traffic through it's notches.

• The back roads in the Shenandoah Valley are very pleasant and interesting.  Enjoy them whenever possible.

• Be prepared for rain and fog.

• Blue Ridge & Shenandoah Bike Tour by Allen F. Freeman

• Bob Parry's 1999 Blue Ridge Parkway Bike Tour

• National Park Service, Manassas National Battlefield Park (Battles of Bull Run)

• Virginia Military Institute, Hall of Valor Museum, New Market Battlefield State Historical Park

• National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park Page

• GORP - Cycling Skyline, Bicycle Tour in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

• National Park Service, The Blue Ridge Parkway basic visitor information.

• Blue Ridge Parkway Association, Bicycling on the Parkway

• Natural Bridge Web Site (includes hotel and caverns)

• Virginia Military Institute

• George C. Marshall Museum

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• Nova Scotia has a very well devoloped tourism agency.  I suggest that you begin your trip planning by ordering the Doers and Dreamer's Guide and the Nova Scotia Scenic Travelways Map.  You can order them both on-line free of charge from Nova Scotia Tourism.  You probably won't want to carry the entire book with you.  I cut out the pages listing the accomodations in the areas that I was traveling in and carried them in my handlebar bag.  

• Most Ferries are very bicycle friendly.  Also, there is something romantic about traveling on a ship.  Here is a listing of ferries serving Nova Scotia
  Portland Maine to Yarmouth
  Bar Harbor, Maine to Yarmouth
  

Links

Trip Reports

• Barb and Wally tour the Canadian Maritimes

• Mark Boyd's Tour of the Canadian Maritimes

Bicycling

• Atlantic Canada Cycling Information Site

• Bicycle Routes in Nova Scotia

• Nova Scotia Bicycle Book

• Canadian Cyclist Nova Scotia Page

General Tourism

• Virtual Nova Scotia

• Outdoors Nova Scotia

History

• The Carencro High School Cultures of Acadiana Web Site

• A History of Canada

Museums

• Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic

• Firefighters Museum of Nova Scotia

• Haliburton House

• Yarmouth County Museum and Archives

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Waterton-Glacier

Recommendations

• I had a good stay at the Blue and White Motel.  The room was clean and the price was reasonable.  It's fairly close to the airport.  They also stored my bike case for the week for me.

• The Frank Slide Interpretive Centre is fascinating museum with many exhibits on the history of Crowsnest Pass and the 1903 Frank Slide disaster.  

Links

Trip Reports 

• Gavin Grandish's Western Canada Bicycle Tour

• Scott Seffen's tour from Omaha, NE to Robson, BC

• Chuck Tharps tour from Whitefish, MT to Fargo, ND

Parks Information

• Glacier National Park (U.S.A.)

• Waterton Lakes National Park (Canada)

• Alberta Provincial Parks

• British Columbia Provincial Parks

• Montana State Parks

History

• The Crowsnest Pass Railway Route

• Crowsnest Coal

• Geological History of Glacier National Park

• Human History of Waterton Lakes National Park

Museums 

• The Frank Slide Interpretive Centre

• Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump

• Crowsnest Historical Society and Museum

Tourism

• Alberta South

• Municipality of Crowsnest Pass, Alberta

• Fernie, British Columbia

• Pincher Creek, Alberta

• Kalispell, Montana

• Whitefish, Montana

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Seattle to San Francisco

Recommendations

• The Pacific Coast of the United States is a classic bicycle touring route. Bicycling the Pacific Coast by Tom Kirkendall & Vicky Spring is a detailed cycling book for anyone cycling this area. Everyone bicycle touring the Pacific coast carries this book. You can get it from the Adventurous Traveler Book Store. Although the book is very good, things change over time and stores move or close. Always make sure you have the most recent edition available and don't wait too late in the day to buy your groceries.
• I can't say enough good things about the hiker/biker campsites in the state parks of Washington, Oregon and California. These parks provide affordable campsites to bicycle tourists. More importantly, they are gathering places where cyclists from all over the world on this popular touring route share experiences and camaraderie.
• In San Francisco, Casa Arguello B&B was very accommodating. William, the owner, was very accommodating to my unique needs. I shipped my bike case ahead to the B&B. When I arrived, he use his kitchen to disassemble and pack my bike.

Links

Tour Reports

• Seattle to San Francisco Bicycle Tour by Chuck Anderson
• Jim and Linda's Pacific Coast Bicycle Tour
• Thomas Driemeyer's Seattle to San Francisco Bicycle Tour
• Robert Ashworth's Washington to San Francisco Bicycle Tour
• Steve's Amazing Bike Trip
• Paiw's Oregon Coast Tour
• The Great Pacific Coast Adventure 1998
• Susan's Great Northwest Adventure

Cycling Resources

• City of Seattle Bicycling Resources
• Washington State Ferries
• Oregon DOT Maps and Bicycle Touring Info

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Bryce, Zion & North Rim

Recommendations

• When cycling in Southern Utah and Northern Arizona, be conservative in planning your daily mileage. The large elevation changes, head winds, heat and dry climate will slow you down.

• Bring lots of film. You'll find a new photo opportunity every 10 steps.

• Don't miss the hike to Angels Landing at Zion National Park.

Links

Trip Reports

• Allen Freeman's 1998 T@CO Utah Trip

• OBS Grand Tour of Utah

• A Utah Cycling Adventure

Cycling Information

• Bicycle Utah

• GORP Utah Biking Guide

• GORP Arizona Biking Guide

• Bonneville Bike Touring Club

National Parks

• Bryce Canyon National Park

• Cedar Breaks National Monument

• Grand Canyon National Park

• Pipe Springs National Monument

• Zion National Park

Cycling in New England

Links

• Seven Hills Wheelmen, an adult recreational bicycle club based in Worcester, MA

• Central Massachusetts Cycling Calender on Telegram.com

• Road bike rides in Central Massachusetts

• Trek Stop, South Grafton, MA. The only bike shop I let work on my bikes

• Charles River Wheelmen, an adult recreational bicycle club based in Boston, MA

• North Shore Cyclists, a recreational bike club North of Boston

• Nashoba Valley Pedalers, a recreational bike club in Eastern Massachusetts

• Granite State Wheelmen, a recreational bike club in Hew Hampshire

• Narraganset Bay Wheelmen, a recreational bike club in Rhode Island

• Lynne Tolman, a cyclist and journalist who covers cycling in New England and beyond.

• The Ride Magazine

• Rubel Bike Maps publishes bicycling maps covering Massachusetts

• Andrew Fischer is an attorney who represents bicyclists.

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General Interest Cycling

Links

• Major Taylor Association, Inc.

• Ride Your Bicycle to Work A guide to bicycle commuting I wrote and produced on eWorcester.com.

• Mountain Biking in the United States

• Travel with Bicycles (Air/Rail/Other). An excellent resource for planning bike trips.

• Sheldon Brown's Cycling Articles

• You may be a bike weenie if ... - Charles River Wheelmen (CRW)

• Bicycle Helmet Pamphlet

• Ken Kifer's Bike Pages

• Bob Neubauer's Adventure Site (Includes East Coast bike trips)

• Bicycling Life

• Bicycle Forum

• Stray.org - Bicycle Travelogue Search Engine

• Trento Bike Pages - A great resource for bike touring in Europe.

• Icebike - Home of the Winter Cyclist

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Tom Swenson

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