Bicycling The Northern Tier
FIre!
The winter season rain and snow accumulation is significantly below normal in the U.S. This makes the likelihood of fires this summer, well, very likely. One Meteorologist in California recently said he was “scared shitless.” Based on this map from a recent Washington Post article…
It looks like this year the Northern Tier is the best choice of the three ACA trans-continental bicycle routes. The TransAm looks like it carries the most risk of wildfires enroute, Even the Southern Tier route looks like it carries with it a likelihood of fire and smoke hazard. What this means is that I will be carrying masks in my panniers. Hopefully I won’t need them. The worst case scenario is of course the need to reroute. I want to stick with the ACA route if at all possible, but if rerouting becomes necessary, I do carry the Komoot app and I won’t hesitate to ask for advice from locals along the way.