Newsflash: Down Sleeping Bags still rule. Synthetic one returned (so much for -29c rating!) & ‘old friend’ (-19c) back in use

Rain rain rain, then rain. Bit wet. At 2700 miles so getting drivertrain overhaul. Down sleeping bag swapped-out 4 (warmer!) synthetic bag.

Back in the US(S)A!Montana, big skies but wet! Rain last 3 days. Chuffed tho

4 passes over 5000 ft in 4 days! (1 was 6700 ft!) Canadian Rockies staggeringly beautiful but autumn comes early here so heading south!

IN JASPER! WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Bit happy. Staying here for a few days to soak up atmos, yah.

Lance ‘done good’ in the TdF; Mark Beaumont of BBC now on different route south; rode in 38 degrees C today! No wind or cloud!

• Even Mark Beaumont (http://bit.ly/2PNVY3
  finding 70 mile days in Rockies hard! He's 2 days ahead of us… #
• Even Mark Beaumont http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/cyclingtheamericas/ finding 70 mile days in Rockies hard! He's 2 days ahead of us… #

Even Mark Beaumont http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/cyclingtheamericas/ finding 70 mile days in Rockies hard! He’s 2 days ahead of us…

Back on road after rear wheel rebuild! Heat! Heading 2ward Rockies…

In Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada, Charles has had some mods. Plan to head south tomorrow with Ward & Jacky. Convoy!