Things get a little dark! Just Pedal: A Woman, A Bike and the Great Divide, Episode 2 (Montana)

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In the previous episode, I started my trip-pedaling from Jasper, Alberta Canada to Roosville, Montana. In this episode, I head south along the Divide through the bulk of Montana, visiting Whitefish, Big Fork, Ovando, the Llama Ranch (famous Divide trail magic stop), Helena, Butte, Basin, Wise River and Bannack State Park. I climb Stemple Pass and descend the treacherous Fleecer Ridge. I stay with generous Warmshowers hosts, meet other bikepackers and even ride with a new friend for a while. And-as you'll see-we encounter a rather dark situation!
I want to thank everyone who watched the first video, clicked that thumbs up, left a comment and subscribed. It's been incredible hearing from you and is so gratifying to learn that people are connecting with this story. I so appreciate you!
Thanks to fellow Divide rider Carl Schoch for providing a few additional photos and video in this episode. It's nice to not always be the one behind the lens.
If you missed Episode 1, you can watch it here: • Just Pedal: A Woman, a...
I also did a pre-trip interview, answering questions a lot of people asked me about preparing to ride the Great Divide: • Frequently Asked Quest...
Finally, if you're looking for more of my Divide stories, you can check out my Instagram: @birdsnbikesnballet

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@johnsudduth5281 7 месяцев назад

The production quality is top rate. Story telling is spot on, and your personality shines through. As a man with full time job and responsibilities, your journey is a page out of my bucket list. I can’t wait for the next episode! So truly glad that somehow I stumbled on your channel!!!

@katrinahase 7 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for the thoughtful comments. I hope you will have your own adventure soon!!

@DosJof5118 7 месяцев назад

The combination of Relive, video, and still shots makes your adventure one of my favorites to watch while I make circles with the pedals on my trainer indoors. Thank you for the motivation. 🤓

@katrinahase 7 месяцев назад

That’s great feedback, thank you! I’m a heavy video watcher on the trainer too…

@astridvanbreenen3757 7 месяцев назад

Thank you for sharing. Love to see a woman biker in her 50’s doing the GDMBR solo! Planning to do it myself in 2024. Scary but exciting! So looking forward to your next releases on RU-vid. 💝

@katrinahase 7 месяцев назад

The scariest part is really just the sections that are very remote, and those are only scary because it feels more secure to be near food and water. You will thrive out there. Embrace it!

@vanomadcyclist3474 7 месяцев назад

I love your style of story telling, so calm and joyful. Thanks for taking the time to film such an epic adventure 😊

@katrinahase 7 месяцев назад

Thank you, I really appreciate the feedback. Thanks for watching!

@user-zk8im3oz4k 7 месяцев назад

The word that defines my existence is "Responsibility"...I'm not complaining & I'm sure that I'm not alone. This series reminds me that there is a word that has fallen into disuse - "Enjoyment". Tour Divide videos tend to be about overcoming adversity, pushing yourself to the limit, achievement etc. and I can identify with these. This series shows that a different approach is possible. I suspect (pure guess) that the local people are more open during the majority of the year when the Tour Divide isn't steaming through!

@ucanskixc568 3 месяца назад

Calmness and music that was not irritating or too loud was great.

@jeffspencersguidetogreatbi1802 7 месяцев назад

Thank you Katrina, for another great video. The vibe captures what one would want in a good bike trip - Simplicity and joy!

@katrinahase 7 месяцев назад

Perfectly said!

@rotor676 2 месяца назад

Did this ride 2 years ago on my dual sport motobike. Lots respect seeing all the pedalers along the way.

@katrinahase 2 месяца назад

Lots of respect for the motos too! You’re just as much out there in the elements. Enjoyed meeting many motorcycle tourers along the way.

@ervinslens 7 месяцев назад

Such lovely ambience and storytelling. The visuals are beautiful, and the sounds of nature are so relaxing.

@katrinahase 7 месяцев назад

So happy you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!

@robvantoledo 5 месяцев назад

I'm watching your movies on my spinning bike. I can just say one word: RESPECT. Greetings from the Netherlands.

@katrinahase 5 месяцев назад

Thank you so much! And hello from Minnesota 😊

@110markb 7 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for sharing, it’s so refreshing to see a rider enjoying the ride , the experience and the scenery instead of the normal crowd chasing watts, suffering for sake of it and missing what makes the route so amazing. Take care.

@katrinahase 7 месяцев назад

Thanks, I appreciate that. I agree, it's the time between the riding that is often the most magical.

@ucanskixc568 3 месяца назад

Yes, soaking everything in: rather than go, go, go, was enjoyable.

@frankducett9 4 месяца назад

Isn't it great that there are people like Dawn.

@katrinahase 4 месяца назад

She’s one of the good ones!

@bearhuntertv 4 месяца назад

Katina, I have been hooked on watching videos on the Great Continental Divide Race/Ride. Some videos are excellent some are dry and just hard to watch. My hat off to you for such great quality and videography! Can’t wait to watch the rest of this adventure and more. The time you put into this is insane.

@katrinahase 4 месяца назад

Thanks so much for watching and for your kind words! It did take a lot of time, but it was a good way to process everything I’d seen and done!

@jaydugan2671 Месяц назад

Thanks for doing this. So Motivating.

@katrinahase Месяц назад

Thanks for watching!

@user-xg8cx4gi3u 7 месяцев назад

Love Episode 2! Montana has so much to offer (besides bears!) Can't wait for your next episode. Beautifully done.

@katrinahase 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching, I agree…Montana was incredible!

@TheFplopes 6 месяцев назад

looking forward to the next episode!

@katrinahase 6 месяцев назад

Thank you, so glad you’re enjoying the videos!

@royunderwood7514 6 месяцев назад

Great video!

@katrinahase 6 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@eduardherak8599 6 месяцев назад

Dear Katrina Beautiful bikepacking super ❤️💪🏽🚴‍♀️⛺️⛰🏔️🌸🌹🌺👍👍👍

@katrinahase 6 месяцев назад

Thank you! 😃

@famousaimless2 7 месяцев назад

What an amazing adventure! I’d be happy to survive just ONE of those segments 🤣

@katrinahase 7 месяцев назад

Haha thanks! It’s amazing what these bodies can do 😊

@BretSchnitzer 7 месяцев назад

Nicely done. Makes me want to go again.😊

@katrinahase 7 месяцев назад

Thanks, me too!

@timparsons2741 7 месяцев назад

Awesomeness ! Love that you show alternative routes . I really want to do this trip might have to wait till 2025 though . 100 % inspirational .

@katrinahase 7 месяцев назад

Thanks! I was open to making changes if I needed them. I find it gives me a sense of pleasure to discover things off route.

@adventureforlife2147 7 месяцев назад

Love it! Thanks for sharing.

@katrinahase 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching!

@tonylochner 6 месяцев назад

Wow- i reside in South Africa - there is no ways we can do this without being mugged or murdered 😮you are so blessed 😇- I hope I can do this in 2025 🤞- Well done and great documentary 👏

@katrinahase 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for watching and I hope you’re able to give it a go in 2025!

@jimbarrow5326 5 месяцев назад

Great to see Dawn, I stayed with her in 2016!

@katrinahase 5 месяцев назад

She’s been hosting since 2016!? So cool to meet another Dawn alumnus!

@jimbarrow5326 5 месяцев назад

@@katrinahasesuch a lovely person, we had our shoes off on the back lawn too!

@timgearing5121 7 месяцев назад

Hi,is drafting allowed on the CDMBR?😂 Thank you for another beautiful story. Ride strong!

@katrinahase 7 месяцев назад

Haha, anything goes when you're touring, lucky me! Thanks for watching.

@bobnorris7501 7 месяцев назад

I’m envious, enjoy your ride

@katrinahase 7 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@oregoniangal Месяц назад

Another great video!

@katrinahase Месяц назад

Thank you!

@chrisdilallo 7 месяцев назад

very cool! loving the recap through your eyes.

@katrinahase 7 месяцев назад

Chris! Thanks…see you in Episode 3 😊

@rascal6054 7 месяцев назад

Throughly enjoyed your video. I liked the reference to Mira. ❤😊. Taking my fat bike out soon. Thanks

@katrinahase 7 месяцев назад

Glad you got that! Such a Mira fan ❤️

@ianwilde1800 7 месяцев назад

love the vids keep them coming

@Chuckaluck78 6 месяцев назад

Great video! I love your style and manner! Very impressive!

@katrinahase 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for the feedback, glad you liked it!

@kenprice1047 7 месяцев назад

Very well done!

@katrinahase 7 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@dalehamelin9538 7 месяцев назад

Beautiful state, and that sky ! Enjoying watching your trip

@katrinahase 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching

@fernglez60 7 месяцев назад

I really like that you share your route map!!

@katrinahase 7 месяцев назад

Thank you, I appreciate the feedback!

@raymondmarshall4546 7 месяцев назад

Wonder views of Montana. Great job.

@katrinahase 7 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@manfredseidler1531 7 месяцев назад

How come your husband is not to there to protect you from the bears? :) You're amazing

@katrinahase 7 месяцев назад

Thank you. My husband was holding down the home base; I think I did OK without him against the bears ;-)

@robinferguson8911 7 месяцев назад

I'm in awe watching this. I just got back from riding for 2 months on the TransAm route. I loved it but I was very curious about the GDMBR. It would have been so great to have ridden dirt roads instead of the pavement that I was on, to be away from cars for the most part. But the GDMBR looks so much more physically challenging that I don't know that I could do it. I'd definitely need a different bike and would need to be realistic about how far I could ride in a day (nowhere near as far as you and with a lot more rest days). But that's okay. Maybe I'll just go for a couple of weeks, rent a bike, and be totally flexible and forgiving of myself for how far I actually get. Thanks for the inspiration! It's clear how much work you put into these 2 videos so far. They're fantastic.

@katrinahase 7 месяцев назад

Congrats on the TransAm route! Your comment made me think of the bikepackers I met in Big Fork. One was piecing together the route a section at a time. Another was riding 40 miles/day. I thought to myself, “those are really pleasant ways to ride the Divide”. Ride it the way you want to!

@quigleyoutside 7 месяцев назад

You bring a nice flavor to this ride, including some alternative routings. Great so far. Was Fleecer crazy or what! Thanks and best...pops

@katrinahase 7 месяцев назад

Thank you, and yes Fleecer was nuts (and amazing!)

@dlambbikepacking 6 месяцев назад

Hey Katrina, awesome storytelling and videography! I really enjoyed your video. I'd love to do the Great Divide someday but I must admit the grizzlies make me anxious.

@katrinahase 6 месяцев назад

Thank you! For whatever reason, the grizzlies stayed away for me (bell, singing?) but for people I met who saw them, they didn’t have issues. I’d say take precautions and go for it!

@arcoulant87 7 месяцев назад

Great edit, my turn to ride 2024 🚲😎

@katrinahase 7 месяцев назад

Yay!! Have an amazing trip!

@Zookzookzook13 7 месяцев назад

Ride on, Lady Katrina! You are an inspiration - thanks so much for sharing this amazing journey. Quick question: can you share what kind of tires you're using?

@katrinahase 7 месяцев назад

I love gear questions! I was riding with the Rene Hearse Fleecer Ridge tire in front and Oracle in back. They lasted the entire trip!

@Zookzookzook13 7 месяцев назад

@@katrinahase - wow, that's impressive tire performance! Thanks so much for the info. Looking forward to your next installment.

@mikeotoole358 3 месяца назад

Fantastic trip Katrina. How did you deal with potential or real encounters with bears or other wildlife???

@katrinahase 3 месяца назад

I ran a timber bell (passive ringing) on my bike, sang/talked loudly to myself, and carried bear spray. Probably most effective, though, was I didn’t ride at night. That seems to be when a lot of people have animal encounters.

@princepage632 Месяц назад

Look, i am impressed with your ride. I ride a lot, but never done anything like the divide. Look, I am gonna do something that i never do. it's a no -no in my book, but i have to know. by looking at you, i assume your in your 40's. that's an awesome ride for a lady in her later years. heck it's a ride for anyone in there 40's. All you have to say is yes in the 40's ,and you dont have to give exact numer. either way i am very impressed with you and your ride. if i had to guess, you must really tack on the miles each month. either on an indoor trainer or outside. you have to have a heck of a milage base to do that ride. anyhow, i really like the video.

@katrinahase Месяц назад

I did the ride to celebrate my 50th birthday. I used Trainer Road to train for the Divide, working out consistently 4-5 days a week for an hour to 1-1/2 hrs per session. Workouts included a lot of sweet spot, threshold and endurance training zones. I did some long weekend rides as well, but that was supplemental. I also did weights twice a week and yoga. When you’re in your 20s or 30s, you may think of the 40s and older as “the later years”, but when you reach my age, you will come to realize that you are in your prime. I no longer have parenting responsibilities, so I’m free to spend my time devoting myself to cycling and other passions. And I have the experience and economic security to be able to take long stretches of time away from work, so I can take on epic adventures. You may also be surprised to learn that a great number of people riding the Divide that I met were in their 60s and 70s. At any age, the Divide-and many adventures-are attainable through discipline, planning and passion.

@bagofchips55 7 месяцев назад

Love the videos so far! Can you post the ride daily stats for a little bit longer at the top? I find myself rushing to pause to look at the miles and time!

@katrinahase 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for the feedback…I’ll have to think of a way to do that. Maybe in the description?

@bagofchips55 7 месяцев назад

@@katrinahase if they were there I would check them out, I'm not sure how hard it is to make an adjustment like that

@wesley115777 4 месяца назад

I had no ideer you had to sneak up on those huckleberries in camo. No wonder I never find any . . .

@katrinahase 4 месяца назад

Haha love this 😂

@raymarks7430 7 месяцев назад

Was waiting for episode two! Thanks. Glad you met someone nice to ride with. I hope I have the same luck in ‘24! Great suggestion to go off route if solo to avoid bears. Did you happen to save your modified routes ? Will you post them on ridewithgps-)? Looking forward to episode three!!

@katrinahase 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching!! Here’s the Eureka to Whitefish route I took: ridewithgps.com/routes/43889125

@raymarks7430 7 месяцев назад

@@katrinahase thanks!! Your videos have so many great parts, I’m sure it takes a lot of time to compile them. Very informative!!

@gregknipe8772 Месяц назад

earning your turns !

@katrinahase Месяц назад

Haha yes!

@bobnorris7501 7 месяцев назад

Hi Katrina, you mentioned using an alternative route due to Grizzly Bears active in the area, how did you learn about Bears before hand?? was it though local knowledge, Park Rangers, or other riders?

@katrinahase 7 месяцев назад

That’s a good question…it’s from researching the route and following the Tour Divide, I think. Not a specific source, though bears are a popular topic any time someone sees you on a bike

@jasonfitzpatrick414 7 месяцев назад

Fun on a bike what could be better?

@katrinahase 7 месяцев назад

Totally agree 👍

@youtube7076 Месяц назад

i am curious about any traffic, for example, on the long gravel climbs and descents ? Do they come ripping by ? is it dusty as all heck ? do they offer bottles of water or something silly like that ?

@katrinahase Месяц назад

Overall, the traffic is pretty light along most of the gravel roads. Most people are pretty considerate. Keep your eye out for oversized pickup trucks…white ones are often the worst behaved. I have had people offer water and even ice, but that’s pretty rare while riding. Most trail magic occurs in towns.

@Maheshnitian 7 месяцев назад

New Subscriber 🙋‍♂️. How many kilometers do you ride per a day?

@katrinahase 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for subscribing! My goal was 60 miles (96 km) per day. I averaged about 58. But there turns out to be factors that influence daily mileage, like the amount of elevation, convenient places to resupply/camp/stay, and balancing a hard effort the day before or expected effort the next day.

@NothingDoing24 6 месяцев назад

Have you been cycling all your life or just getting back into it or just starting. Jw i bought a bike again after 15 yrs .and even then i didn't ride much but the touring looks tempting

@katrinahase 6 месяцев назад

I’ve been mountain biking since 2017-ish and just got into bikepacking in 2022. I did train quite a bit for this, but I saw plenty of folks out there who were riding shorter mileage days with less training!

@NothingDoing24 6 месяцев назад

@@katrinahase I bought a mountain bike but definitely won't be doing mountain biking. I am for sure not taking chances on getting hurt at my Early 50s age

@leebarrett4709 3 месяца назад

What did you use to check fire conditions around Seely Lake, is there an app or something? Thank you in advance.

@katrinahase 3 месяца назад

I visited the forest service office in Bigfork, MT and talked to locals at Holland Lake…so it wasn’t an app for this one.

@princepage632 Месяц назад

was wondering, how much a trip like the divide cost, and how long did it take you. thanks

@katrinahase Месяц назад

I budgeted about $2500 for food and lodging. Food was a major expense. It took me 54 days total; 4 of those I was sick. I also had 2 rest days. So 48 days of riding.

@princepage632 Месяц назад

@@katrinahase that's awesome. yeah i been biking seriously for over 30 years. i been lifting weights for that long to. i am in good enough shape stamina wise and esp. strenth wise i could just jump on the bike and go. i would not need to train for that. my issue is money. and i have an apartment i have to look after. i could not be gone that long. i am retired on a fixed income.I guess i could put all my furniture in storage and give up my home and do the ride, but i am not willing to do that. I do a lot of bike packing on rides that are not over 2 weeks at the most. I like biking rail trails. no need for special navigation or anything. But i am impressed with your ride. not many 50 year old women could do it!! take care and keep riding!!

@agpawpaw5912 7 месяцев назад

You’re showing ride time. Is that included brakes, or only ride?

@katrinahase 7 месяцев назад

Good question! That’s showing the moving time only, no breaks.

@agpawpaw5912 7 месяцев назад

Still very good time with that terrain and trail conditions

@cheryl_the_horsechick 7 месяцев назад

I saw some bikers wear 😊plastics bags on their hands.

@katrinahase 7 месяцев назад

Great idea!

@thiskewlchick 7 месяцев назад

Everyone knows John & Mira.😊

@katrinahase 7 месяцев назад

Doesn’t Bear look like Mira? Sure acted like her!

@lkevincurry 7 месяцев назад

Too bad you were not able to cross Whitefish pass and visit Polebridge.

@katrinahase 7 месяцев назад

Lucky me, I can still look forward to that someday!

@lkevincurry 7 месяцев назад

It was the highlight of my ride through that area! We rode the train from Seattle to Whitefish, rode our mountain bikes north to Eureka, then doubled back over the pass to Polebridge. Love your travels through Montana!