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!!!
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. 🤓
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 TH-cam. 💝
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!
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!
Wow!! Thanks again for different takes on nature, humanity and the course. Carl was a great companion for you at the time of Fleecer Ridge, I'm sure. Definitely going to share this story on the big screen with my family. They need to see your approach as they see me getting ready for my 2025 attempt. Very Cool!
Actually, I am the more technical rider of the two of us, so I think Carl appreciated me showing what was rideable and when to get off and walk! But yes, he was a great companion and his incredible life stories made the miles go fast. I love that you’re going to share this with your family. I watched Ryan Van Duzer’s series with my husband and mother in prep for my tour. That really helped them see what I was attempting!
@@katrinahase Oh i can see well your handling skills before you even hit elk pass. What i was observing with another rider joining you is the fact that some areas are just probably better in numbers. Fleecer ridge seems like one. Flathead alternate, The basin are others i can see better with others. Solo rocks but sometimes safer with others i guess. Good Stuff.
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.
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.
Enjoyed the second episode 😊 looking forward to watching the rest. Love that you also name your bike too😂 my new bike is Molly and my old one was Sid (after the sloth 🦥 from the movie Ice Age cause he was a bit of a Sloth to ride and loved laying down on the ground 😂)
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 👏
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.
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!
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.
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!
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.
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!
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?
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 ?
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.
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.
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.
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!!
Hi again Katrina I am on the route. Decided to do the whole red meadows loop as I was with a riding partner, but he had family issue and left. Would you happen to have the rwgps for the alt route you took from holland lake to Ovando ? Still can’t believe you rode from Ferndale to holland lake in one day! 8:14
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?
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
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.
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.
@@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!!
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
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!
@@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
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!
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!!!
Thank you so much for the thoughtful comments. I hope you will have your own adventure soon!!
I’m just totally blown away. Takes me back to the 20 plus years I spent riding in the western USA. Hello from Austria. You rock!!
So nice to read this! I love the western USA. Hello from Minnesota!
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. 🤓
That’s great feedback, thank you! I’m a heavy video watcher on the trainer too…
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 TH-cam. 💝
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!
I love your style of story telling, so calm and joyful. Thanks for taking the time to film such an epic adventure 😊
Thank you, I really appreciate the feedback. Thanks for watching!
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!
Calmness and music that was not irritating or too loud was great.
I'm watching your movies on my spinning bike. I can just say one word: RESPECT. Greetings from the Netherlands.
Thank you so much! And hello from Minnesota 😊
Congratulations on completing the route, what a huge accomplishment, bailing out early would have haunted you for a long time❤👍🏻👍🏻😓💪💪
Thank you, and yes…I am very happy to have pushed on!
Great video! I love your style and manner! Very impressive!
Thanks for the feedback, glad you liked it!
Thank you Katrina, for another great video. The vibe captures what one would want in a good bike trip - Simplicity and joy!
Perfectly said!
Wow!! Thanks again for different takes on nature, humanity and the course. Carl was a great companion for you at the time of Fleecer Ridge, I'm sure. Definitely going to share this story on the big screen with my family. They need to see your approach as they see me getting ready for my 2025 attempt. Very Cool!
Actually, I am the more technical rider of the two of us, so I think Carl appreciated me showing what was rideable and when to get off and walk! But yes, he was a great companion and his incredible life stories made the miles go fast.
I love that you’re going to share this with your family. I watched Ryan Van Duzer’s series with my husband and mother in prep for my tour. That really helped them see what I was attempting!
@@katrinahase Oh i can see well your handling skills before you even hit elk pass. What i was observing with another rider joining you is the fact that some areas are just probably better in numbers. Fleecer ridge seems like one. Flathead alternate, The basin are others i can see better with others. Solo rocks but sometimes safer with others i guess. Good Stuff.
Oh! Yes, you are so right. Just having company was a blessing, and Carl was some of the best company I could ask for!
Such lovely ambience and storytelling. The visuals are beautiful, and the sounds of nature are so relaxing.
So happy you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!
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.
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!
looking forward to the next episode!
Thank you, so glad you’re enjoying the videos!
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.
Thanks, I appreciate that. I agree, it's the time between the riding that is often the most magical.
Yes, soaking everything in: rather than go, go, go, was enjoyable.
Looks amazing. Canadian scenery looks a bit like the Scottish Highlands on steroids! Thanks for sharing this.
Thanks for watching! I would love to see the Scottish Highlands someday to compare 😃
@@katrinahase If you ever do, we live a short ferry ride from Argyll which is my go-to bikepacking destination.
Enjoyed the second episode 😊 looking forward to watching the rest. Love that you also name your bike too😂 my new bike is Molly and my old one was Sid (after the sloth 🦥 from the movie Ice Age cause he was a bit of a Sloth to ride and loved laying down on the ground 😂)
Love your bike names! They deserve a name as your trusty companion on adventures 😊. Thanks for watching!
Great video!
Thank you!
Love Episode 2! Montana has so much to offer (besides bears!) Can't wait for your next episode. Beautifully done.
Thanks for watching, I agree…Montana was incredible!
Thanks for doing this. So Motivating.
Thanks for watching!
What an amazing adventure! I’d be happy to survive just ONE of those segments 🤣
Haha thanks! It’s amazing what these bodies can do 😊
Beautiful video. I wanna do it on my motorcycle. 🏍️💨🏁
That’d be a great way to travel! I met some nice motorcyclists on the route. Thanks for watching!
Throughly enjoyed your video. I liked the reference to Mira. ❤😊. Taking my fat bike out soon. Thanks
Glad you got that! Such a Mira fan ❤️
Did this ride 2 years ago on my dual sport motobike. Lots respect seeing all the pedalers along the way.
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.
Great to see Dawn, I stayed with her in 2016!
She’s been hosting since 2016!? So cool to meet another Dawn alumnus!
@@katrinahasesuch a lovely person, we had our shoes off on the back lawn too!
Nicely done. Makes me want to go again.😊
Thanks, me too!
Awesomeness ! Love that you show alternative routes . I really want to do this trip might have to wait till 2025 though . 100 % inspirational .
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.
Hi,is drafting allowed on the CDMBR?😂 Thank you for another beautiful story. Ride strong!
Haha, anything goes when you're touring, lucky me! Thanks for watching.
I’m envious, enjoy your ride
Thanks!
very cool! loving the recap through your eyes.
Chris! Thanks…see you in Episode 3 😊
Love it! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Very well done!
Thank you!
Beautiful state, and that sky !
Enjoying watching your trip
Thanks for watching
Another great video!
Thank you!
Dear Katrina Beautiful bikepacking super ❤️💪🏽🚴♀️⛺️⛰🏔️🌸🌹🌺👍👍👍
Thank you! 😃
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 👏
Thank you for watching and I hope you’re able to give it a go in 2025!
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.
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!
You bring a nice flavor to this ride, including some alternative routings. Great so far. Was Fleecer crazy or what! Thanks and best...pops
Thank you, and yes Fleecer was nuts (and amazing!)
Wonder views of Montana. Great job.
Thank you!
I really like that you share your route map!!
Thank you, I appreciate the feedback!
love the vids keep them coming
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.
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!
Fantastic trip Katrina. How did you deal with potential or real encounters with bears or other wildlife???
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.
Isn't it great that there are people like Dawn.
She’s one of the good ones!
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!
Thanks for the feedback…I’ll have to think of a way to do that. Maybe in the description?
@@katrinahase if they were there I would check them out, I'm not sure how hard it is to make an adjustment like that
How come your husband is not to there to protect you from the bears? :) You're amazing
Thank you. My husband was holding down the home base; I think I did OK without him against the bears ;-)
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?
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!
@@katrinahase - wow, that's impressive tire performance! Thanks so much for the info. Looking forward to your next installment.
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 ?
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.
Great edit, my turn to ride 2024 🚲😎
Yay!! Have an amazing trip!
I had no ideer you had to sneak up on those huckleberries in camo. No wonder I never find any . . .
Haha love this 😂
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.
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.
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!!
Thanks for watching!! Here’s the Eureka to Whitefish route I took: ridewithgps.com/routes/43889125
@@katrinahase thanks!! Your videos have so many great parts, I’m sure it takes a lot of time to compile them. Very informative!!
Hi again Katrina
I am on the route. Decided to do the whole red meadows loop as I was with a riding partner, but he had family issue and left. Would you happen to have the rwgps for the alt route you took from holland lake to Ovando ? Still can’t believe you rode from Ferndale to holland lake in one day! 8:14
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?
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
What did you use to check fire conditions around Seely Lake, is there an app or something? Thank you in advance.
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.
New Subscriber 🙋♂️.
How many kilometers do you ride per a day?
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.
was wondering, how much a trip like the divide cost, and how long did it take you. thanks
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.
@@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!!
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
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!
@@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
Fun on a bike what could be better?
Totally agree 👍
Too bad you were not able to cross Whitefish pass and visit Polebridge.
Lucky me, I can still look forward to that someday!
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!
You’re showing ride time. Is that included brakes, or only ride?
Good question! That’s showing the moving time only, no breaks.
Still very good time with that terrain and trail conditions
I saw some bikers wear 😊plastics bags on their hands.
Great idea!
earning your turns !
Haha yes!
Everyone knows John & Mira.😊
Doesn’t Bear look like Mira? Sure acted like her!