Change of Direction: Lewis and Clark

We have just been in Missoula, Montana, which, apart from being a cool small city with great cafes, bars and bike shops, a bit like a mini Portland, is also home to the American Adventure Cycling Association. Here we had a tour of the facilities and made our decision to finish our tour across America via a different route, the Louis and Clark. This gets us to the Pacific coast quicker than the TransAm as well as providing more spectacular scenery as it takes us down the Columbia River, into Portland, and on to Astoria where we will finish. This will hopefully allow us more time to get to a place to see the 21 August total eclipse as well as some rest near Hood River which we are told is spectacular. Below are some images from around Missoula.