Cricket and Stephen in Whitefish this afternoon.    They told Roland what he has been wanting to hear, which is that the regular GDBMR is rideable.

Ross and Roland rode together NoBo for awhile yesterday between Helena and Whitefish. l

Thanks, Scott, for getting Roland's blue dot back on the leaderboard.  Friends and family in California, Colorado and Germany all very happy to see that dot moving north again!

Roland (northbound, in southern Montana) meets McCoy, who developed the route, touring southbound.

Well, I got up really early after all with best intentions to hit the road and make it close to Steamboat. But I was greeted outside by snowfall and a pretty winter wonderland scenery. Cars and trees covered in snow and it is getting thicker. So I just took a picture (maybe Kathy can post it later) and went back inside.

Here's the pic.  Lovely summer morning in Silverthorne.

Kathy may also be able to post a picture from the AW start with everybody.

Yes, here is the NoBo start and a picture from the first day through the Separ desert.

another NoBo picture of Ross Delaplane taking off for Salida (for Tamara and Ross's parents and all the Southbound riders and supporters looking ahead.)

Lots of trackers not getting update. Ethan, Roland Sturm, Dave goldberg and I am sure there are others..

Batteries? Weather? SPOT issues?

Roland's SPOT has been weird all day today, despite new batteries yesterday.  The board is showing him south of Breckenridge, but he just called us from Silverthorne. He met Kurt who was heading up Boreas as Roland was coming down, and sent these pictures.

Hi all from Roland's Sturm's family (Kathy, Obin and Anya) in Santa Monica.   Roland is riding Northbound, he's going up the Boreas Pass this afternoon.  Looks like he'll be crossing paths with the Southbound leaders this afternoon.  So far, Roland's had better luck than most of the NB riders -- no bike problems, just some minor knee issues that seem to be settling down.   We are really enjoying the blue dots and the blog -- thanks to everyone who is posting.