215 photos from the Great Divide, ordered along the route. Tap any to view it full-size.
A loaded bike and trail map in a dim Banff motel room · mile 370 · ABThe loaded bike parked on a rainy Banff street · mile 370 · ABA High Rockies trail marker in the wet Kananaskis forest · mile 385 · ABAn avalanche-area sign on a misty gravel road in Kananaskis · mile 389 · ABAlberta Parks boundary signs below a misty Kananaskis peak · mile 395 · ABLoaded bike and gear at a wet forest campsite in Kananaskis · mile 420 · ABA carved Welcome to British Columbia trail marker at the boundary · mile 429 · ABA hand-painted 'play in the puddles' sign on a wet day · mile 497 · BCThe giant green Terex Titan dump truck in Sparwood · mile 506 · BCA loaded bikepacking rig at the Fernie town sign · mile 524 · BCA helmet-and-sunglasses selfie at the Fernie town sign · mile 524 · BCMud-caked loaded bike leaning against a brick wall in Fernie · mile 527 · BCLoaded bike beside a forest outhouse near Lake Koocanusa · mile 546 · BCA 'No Fireworks' wildfire sign at Silver Spring Lake · mile 546 · BCThe 3 & 93 Dairy Bar burger-and-ice-cream stand · mile 549 · BCA roadside burger and ice-cream stand near Lake Koocanusa · mile 549 · BCA roadside dairy-bar sign promising world-famous ice cream · mile 549 · BCA tent and gear spread at a grassy lakeside camp · mile 557A sunny trailside selfie of two bearded riders · mile 557Tent and loaded bike at a grassy camp near Lake Koocanusa · mile 557 · BCLoaded bike at the Grasmere General Store's old gas pumps · mile 577 · BCA red pickup-truck mailbox guarding a forest driveway · mile 601 · MTAn outhouse plastered with license plates from everywhere · mile 645 · MTThe log-cabin porch of the North Fork Hostel at dusk · mile 645 · MTA loaded bike outside the red Polebridge Mercantile · mile 645 · MTA plastic-wrapped blueberry crumble muffin on a sunny deck · mile 645 · MTA rider throwing arms up beside a turquoise mountain lake · mile 656 · MTLoaded bike outside a motel with red doors in Whitefish · mile 686 · MTA Let's Get Out There pillow on a Whitefish motel bed · mile 686 · MTThe Cowgirl Coffee log-cabin drive-thru in Whitefish · mile 686 · MTA loaded rig against a string-lit wall in Whitefish · mile 686 · MTA retro Banff National Park postcard on weathered wood · mile 686Rusty mailboxes slung from a timber boom below the peaks · mile 699 · MTA darkly funny no-trespassing sign on a forest gatepost · mile 713 · MTA loaded bike parked outside a Bigfork coffee roaster · mile 726 · MTQuirky window signs at the Garden Bar in Bigfork · mile 726 · MTResting the loaded bike by a creekside footbridge · mile 758 · MTA packaged burrito lunch beside a calm forest river · mile 759 · MTLoaded bike outside the log-cabin Swan Valley Community Library · mile 789 · MTA loaded bike against the General Store's beer-beans-bacon wall · mile 789 · MTA forested valley unfolding from a high Montana ridge · mile 814 · MTBlackfoot Commercial Co general store in Ovando · mile 854 · MTThe star-strung arch welcoming riders to Trixi's · mile 854 · MTA stop sign at the Ovando-Helmville Road junction · mile 854 · MTThe star-draped entry at Trixi's, closed on Tuesdays · mile 854 · MTAn old bicycle planter spilling over with bright flowers · mile 870 · MTA pine-framed overlook across a broad ranch valley · mile 872 · MTThe Three Bears Motel sign on the edge of Lincoln · mile 892 · MTThe Lambkins casino-lounge sign welcoming ballplayers in Lincoln · mile 892 · MTMa Barnes Country Market sign weathering in the sagebrush · mile 1120 · MTLoaded bike at the tiny Polaris log-cabin post office · mile 1124 · MTThe Tash Overlook point-of-interest sign above a broad valley · mile 1128 · MTAn empty highway running straight toward distant Montana mountains · mile 1128 · MTA hand-made airplane mailbox under a big Montana sky · mile 1132 · MTThe wide dirt main street of an old wild-west ghost town · mile 1141 · MTInside a cozy log cabin with two made-up beds · mile 1160 · MTLoaded bike at a cyclist check-in hut on a Montana ranch · mile 1160 · MTThe loaded bike parked outside Leonard's Cabin · mile 1160 · MTA rider's long shadow stretched across a gravel road · mile 1161 · MTHandlebar view down a dirt road across a sagebrush basin · mile 1180 · MTJan's Cafe pole sign towering over Lima · mile 1220 · MTThe Peat Steakhouse's wooden boardwalk porch in Lima · mile 1221 · MTA folk-art shack draped in flags and skulls in Lima · mile 1221 · MTGrilling steaks at a dim western bar in Lima · mile 1221 · MTAn IMPASSABLE WHEN WET sign over open rangeland · mile 1265 · MTTent and loaded bike camped below a forested ridge · mile 1277 · MTA loaded bike at the Red Rock Pass Continental Divide sign · mile 1289 · IDLoaded bike resting against a Trail 001 marker on gravel · mile 1331 · IDA sandy doubletrack climbing through lodgepole pines · mile 1341A 'Grizzly Gulch' sign nailed high on a pine · mile 1350 · IDA cold Pepsi on the log-cabin porch at Squirrel Creek · mile 1356 · IDThe weathered derrick tower at Squirrel Creek Elk Ranch · mile 1356 · IDA loaded bike resting at the Squirrel Creek lodge · mile 1356 · IDThe rustic Welcome to Squirrel Creek ranch sign · mile 1356 · IDLoaded bike at the 'Entering Wyoming' forest sign · mile 1365 · WYStickers crowding a river depth-gauge post · mile 1375 · WYStill dusk over a lake beneath the Teton peaks · mile 1407 · WYThe Grand Teton towering over a sagebrush lake basin · mile 1411 · WYThe Teton Range spread across a wide sagebrush horizon · mile 1411 · WYTent and loaded bike camped in sagebrush at dusk · mile 1660 · WYA lone pumpjack working an empty sagebrush plain · mile 1676 · WYThe old Wyoming State Penitentiary water tower in Rawlins · mile 1771 · WYA rider pausing beside the Leaving Wyoming state-line sign · mile 1842 · COThe 'Leaving Wyoming' highway sign above sagebrush hills · mile 1842 · COThe weathered Slater post office sign on dry ranchland · mile 1842 · COUnpacking under the string lights on Brush Mountain Lodge's deck · mile 1856 · COA Breckenridge Brewery coaster on a dark bar table · mile 2051 · COA giant weathered soft-serve cone sign against blue sky · mile 2052 · COOverlooking the ski runs and town of Breckenridge · mile 2053 · COThe Boreas Pass Road sign under brooding clouds · mile 2054 · COA red-dirt forest road winding through the pines · mile 2056 · COThe restored red Bakers Tank railroad water tower · mile 2058 · COA weathered railroad crossing sign in a high mountain basin · mile 2061 · COA Welsh flag and dogpacking sticker on a trail post · mile 2061A rider's shadow over vast high-plains grassland · mile 2110 · COThe bighorn-sheep Welcome to Salida sign · mile 2149 · COBeer chalkboards at Soulcraft brewery in Salida · mile 2149 · COA faded Coca-Cola ghost sign on old Salida brick · mile 2149 · COA tandem bike perched atop a vintage motel sign in Salida · mile 2149 · COThe vintage Circle R Motel neon sign in Salida · mile 2149 · COA vintage gas pump turned EV charger at a Salida motel · mile 2149 · COThe Robin's breakfast-and-lunch sign below the mountains · mile 2152 · COA Real Wilderness Taxidermy billboard near Poncha Springs · mile 2155 · COA vintage MOTEL and LOUNGE sign in Poncha Springs · mile 2155 · COThe Tomichi Creek Trading Post sign promising bar, grill and cabins · mile 2191 · COThe log-fronted Tomichi Creek Trading Post, cafe and store · mile 2191 · COLoaded bike resting against a red camping cabin at dusk · mile 2191 · COThe Luders Campground sign in a Rio Grande forest meadow · mile 2239 · COA wide sagebrush basin beneath a flat-topped mesa · mile 2254 · COA trailside selfie at the Carnero Pass summit sign · mile 2265 · COA toy elephant guarding the Elephant Rocks BLM sign · mile 2287 · COLoaded bike beside the Elephant Rocks BLM sign · mile 2287 · COAdjusting a loaded rig on a gravel road through a sagebrush basin · mile 2287 · COTrail-magic water cooler left in a high desert basin · mile 2290 · COA dark volcanic butte rising over high sagebrush grassland · mile 2290 · COStanding on a dusty two-track through sagebrush hills · mile 2293 · COA "Pavement Ends" sign where the road turns to dirt · mile 2296 · COLoaded bike beside the Great Divide route marker in a sagebrush basin · mile 2298 · COThe Elephant Rocks BLM sign on dry sagebrush flats · mile 2298 · COA Great Divide Mountain Bike Route marker in the sagebrush · mile 2298 · CORepacking a loaded bikepacking rig at a gravel pullout · mile 2301 · COA hand-painted Power to the People sign beneath a roadside mailbox · mile 2302 · COA vintage Ford house-bus conversion parked on a backstreet in Del Norte · mile 2302 · COA faded blue arrow across a motel lot in Del Norte · mile 2302 · COThe loaded titanium rig parked outside a motel in Del Norte · mile 2302 · COTwo loaded bikes outside a motel room in Del Norte · mile 2302 · COMellow Moon lodging sign and bike-lane marker in Del Norte · mile 2302 · COA Trail Magic free-bin for passing bikers in Del Norte · mile 2302 · COThe art-deco Merc thrift store in Del Norte · mile 2302 · COA green street-sign crossroads below a forested hillside · mile 2302 · CONeon-lit bar in an old motor-company storefront in Del Norte · mile 2302 · COA punny tip box on a cafe counter in Del Norte · mile 2302 · COTwo riders grinning beneath a wall of framed sunsets · mile 2302A camp-stove oatmeal breakfast on a picnic table by tall grass · mile 2302The quirky Rio Grande Bicycle Service shopfront in Del Norte · mile 2302 · COThe old Carther Motor Co. building, now a bar in Del Norte · mile 2302 · COThe painted Windsor Hotel sign on a brick wall in Del Norte · mile 2302 · COThe rusted Simple Foods sign on a Del Norte street corner · mile 2302 · COHolding a bag of gummy snakes at a Del Norte gas station · mile 2303 · COA red Denver & Rio Grande caboose in Del Norte · mile 2303 · COA bugling-elk sculpture silhouetted on a rocky ridge · mile 2303 · COBikes mounted as yard art by a Del Norte motel · mile 2303 · COA geodesic dome marked Arlene's Greenhouse at a desert RV park · mile 2303 · COA pink dusk sky behind a new roadside lodge · mile 2303 · COThe loaded bike against a shelter rail at dusk · mile 2303 · COA Little Free Library beside a dirt road at dusk · mile 2311 · COA foil-wrapped San Luis Valley breakfast burrito in hand · mile 2314 · COA loaded touring bike parked against tall aspens · mile 2320 · COA grinning selfie at Indiana Pass, the route's highest point · mile 2326 · COResting the loaded rig in a high burned-forest meadow · mile 2332 · COTwo riders and loaded bikes on a high alpine road · mile 2336 · COA high green alpine basin under big blue sky · mile 2336 · COThe Stunner Campground sign in the Rio Grande National Forest · mile 2344 · COTwo riders laughing over camp coffee by an old Airstream · mile 2351 · COLow sun over a boulder-strewn mountain river · mile 2351 · COA hand-taped "Guns Stay Outside" sign on a screen door · mile 2351 · COInside a converted vintage Airstream with three made beds · mile 2351 · COA weathered log-cabin cafe on a drizzly morning · mile 2351 · COTravel pins and a bear button on a handlebar bag · mile 2365 · COLoaded bike parked on an aspen-lined gravel road · mile 2365 · COA rider in red approaching through the aspens on a gravel road · mile 2365 · COThe hand-painted Rocky Mtn Lodge cabin sign · mile 2366 · COA rustic general store selling groceries, worms and gas · mile 2366 · COA "Coffee, Flies and Pies" roadside sign under mountain clouds · mile 2373 · COA Slow Down No Dust sign beside the Horca Mercantile · mile 2373 · COThe Horca Mercantile porch with its carved bear and moose · mile 2373 · COA hand-painted OPEN sign on a weathered cabin porch · mile 2373 · COA Tour Divide Bikers Welcome sign at Horca Mercantile · mile 2373 · COResting inside a big canvas glamping tent with cots and chairs · mile 2374 · CORed Bear Welcome Center stone arch under gathering storm clouds · mile 2374 · COTwo loaded bikepacking rigs at a forested mountain overlook · mile 2376 · COPushing a loaded bike past roadwork on a forest highway · mile 2376 · COA rider at La Manga Pass Summit in a golden meadow · mile 2380 · COA Colorado Highway 17 shield against streaky blue sky · mile 2380 · COTwo riders beneath the La Manga Pass Summit sign · mile 2380Weathered railroad ties stretching toward forested mountains · mile 2385 · COTwo riders grinning at the Welcome to New Mexico sign · mile 2386 · NMThe Vista Del Rio Lodge roadside sign in Chama · mile 2390 · NMTwo loaded bikes resting on a log-cabin motel porch · mile 2390A fire-danger sign standing in frosty Brazos Canyon grass · mile 2401 · NMThe old Valley Feed & Mercantile against open fields · mile 2401 · NMAn empty highway running straight toward distant peaks · mile 2401 · NMA moody desert dusk over a stone-walled yard · mile 2491 · NMThe weathered Wanda's Cove sign hung from a cottonwood · mile 2491 · NMA vintage bicycle mounted on the Old Abiquiu Adobe sign · mile 2491 · NMLoaded bikes in a pickup bed outside the Abiquiu Inn · mile 2492 · NMA low sun burning down an empty highway centerline · mile 2492 · NMThe vintage Bodes general store sign in Abiquiu · mile 2493 · NMCraning up at a towering sandstone amphitheater wall · mile 2493 · NMRed cliffs behind the Echo Amphitheater day-use sign · mile 2493 · NMForest Road 100 marker above cracked red desert dirt · mile 2508 · NMA rider pausing in red-rock high desert under grey skies · mile 2508 · NMA WATCH FOR WATER sign in the high desert · mile 2508 · NMThe weathered post office sign in Coyote · mile 2513 · NMAn elk-crossing warning sign above the high desert sagebrush · mile 2541 · NMThe little adobe post office under big clouds in Gallina · mile 2550 · NMThe vintage Frontier Motel neon sign in Cuba · mile 2570 · NMPresciliano's Cafe neon sign advertising red and green chili in Cuba · mile 2570 · NMHand-painted Freelove's Groceries wall in Cuba · mile 2570 · NMGraffiti-tagged road signs beside an empty desert highway · mile 2592 · NMA cluster of graffitied road signs in the desert · mile 2592 · NMLoaded bikes outside the Dino Mart at Pueblo Pintado · mile 2630 · NMA loaded bike resting at a lonely desert Sinclair station · mile 2630 · NMEl Malpais conservation sign beneath a brooding evening sky · mile 2687 · NMA 'Watch for Water' sign below red sandstone bluffs · mile 2712 · NMA sandstone bluff rising over juniper flats at dusk · mile 2746 · NMLoaded bike below the Pie Town and Quemado junction sign · mile 2746 · NMA grinning helmet selfie below sandstone bluffs · mile 2746 · NMA SHARP CURVES AHEAD sign above piñon high desert · mile 2746 · NMA hand-painted outhouse sign nailed to a desert pine · mile 2761 · NMA rusted vintage Chevy flatbed abandoned in the sagebrush · mile 2761 · NMA hand-painted WATER CAMP sign beside a desert track · mile 2761 · NMThe loaded rig on a sandy desert two-track · mile 2761 · NMA giant pistachio billboard towering over empty desert scrub · mile 3022 · NMThe loaded bike at Antelope Wells, the route's southern finish · mile 3093 · NM