Louisiana – buff3ysbicyclingblog

Well there it is ladies and gentlemen. The ride is finished. Another conquering of a continent and another major mountain range bicycled into submission. The red line extends from the Arctic coast down along the spine of the Rockies, crossing the Great Divide X number of times before basting out onto the high plains of Kansas and then on into the swamp of Louisiana. It-is-finished! From Arctic Coast to Silverthorne was 6,086km and then from Silverthorne to New Orleans was another 2,383km so 8,479km total from top to bottom. Not bad.

In New Orleans I take full toll of the oyster bars for a week before packing up the bike for the flight back to Sydney on New Years Day. Loads of great food. Lashings of Gumbo etc. (although the Jambalaya is a tad disappointing I must say).

At LAX as we are herded around in endless lines in a manner learned, no doubt, from cattle ranchers. Am struck by the sheer number of gormless clots off to do whatever. They haven’t just conquered the North American continent on a bicycle. What right they to claim this space with me? To get checked in before me? Pfft. Little do they know.

Await the next exciting episode of Buff3y’s bicycling adventures.

All the way from the frozen north of Canada in May.

Survived the mushy stuff they call food in Texas.

Til I found a pretty good steak here on The Texas Louisiana border.

Then a scoot along Highway 61 for a little bit, before hitting New Orleans.

Louisiana Ride

Tuktoyaktuk	0
Camping	61
Camping	50
Inuvik	37
Inuvik	0
Camping	63
Camping	61
Fort Macpherson	51
Fort Macpherson	0
Camping	57
Camping	51
Camping	53
Camping	25
Eagle Plains	0
Eagle Plains	0
Eagle Plains	63
Camping	73
Camping	85
Camping	77
Tombstone Mountain Campsite	112
Dawson City	0
Dawson City	0
Dawson City	91
Camping	65
Moose Creek Lodge (D96.7m)	95
Pelly Crossing (D155.6m)	89
Tatchun Lake camping [km8.5] [WL362.2]	35
Frenchman Lake Campground [WL341.3]	82
Drury Creek Campground [WL290.9]	82
Camping east of Faro	85
Camping on lovely verge	78
Camping at lake side mosquito coast 250	82
Frances Lake Campground [WL106.5] 170	93
Simpson Lake Campground [WL50.5] 82	82
Watson Lake DC612	0
WL	0
WL	110
Camping	106
Liard River Hot Springs	0
LR	60
Northern Rockies Lodge	65
Toad River	76
Tetsa River Campground.	115
Fort Nelson	0
Fort Nelson	98
Camping (Bougi River beyond Prophet River)	100
Sikanni Chief – Cabin	116
Inga Lake Camping	73
Fort St. John	75
Dawson Creek	0
Dawson Creek	131
Grande Prairie	101
Kakwa River – Camping	95
Grande Cache	0
Grande Cache	143
Hinton	73
Jasper	0
Jasper	105
Next ‘Ice-fields’ Camping	100
Mosquito Camping (Hut)	85
Banff	0
Banff: [Meeting with Howard Jang]	20
Cranmore	80
Canyon Camping	95
Elkford	37
Sparwood	130
Rooseville – Eureka, HA Brewery, Grave Creek Camping	95
Columbia Falls	99
Polson	0
Polson	112
Missoula	75
Hamilton	122
Wisdom	112
Dillon	89
Storm camping	89
Island Park (Chinese Hotel)	81
Squirrel Creek Guest Ranch	89
Colter Bay Village	0
Colter Bay Village	0
Colter Bay Village	86
Lava Mountain Lodge	103
Camping (National Forest)	50
Pinedale	160
Atlantic City	126
Camping [near A&M reservoir]	90
Rawlins	118
Ladder Ranch	93
Steamboat Springs (rabbit Ears)	95
Colorado River	135
Silverthorne	0

Frisco	14
Alma	50
Johnson Village	66
Salida	37
Westcliffe	77
Pueblo	97
	0
	0
La Junta	105
Lamar	87
Syracuse	79
Garden city	85
Dodge City	85
	0
	0
Laverne	127
Woodward	64
Seiling	55
Watonga	61
Oklahoma	117
	0
	0
Ada	137
Atoka	82
Hugo	92
Paris	50
	0
Mt Pleasant	97
Jefferson	84
S. Shreveport	77
Natchitoches	130
Alexandria	84
Marksville	56
Baton Rouge	140
New Orleans	148