![At the top of Mount Helena Montana](https://www.cyclesprog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/At-the-top-of-Mount-Helena-Montana.jpg)
A family of Brits mountain biking in Helena – a rare sighting!
“You chose to come to Helena on vacation from the UK?” I was asked with incredulity as I handed over my cash at a checkout. It soon became clear that Helena, Montana, isn’t a frequent stop off point for UK holidaymakers! We’d chosen it as a destination for the Cycle Sprog road trip of the…
![Ketchum Pump Track, Idaho](https://www.cyclesprog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Ketchum-Pump-Track.jpg)
Ketchum Capers – cycling with kids in Sun Valley, Idaho
Next stop on our family road trip was Ketchum and Sun Valley, Idaho, where we’d planned two days of mountain biking. Would we survive Forbidden Fruit?
![Bike ride in Bend, Oregon](https://www.cyclesprog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_4501.jpg)
Family mountain biking in Bend, Oregon
We had to move on from Portland to Bend – little did we know what joy were in store…..
![Cycling infrastructure, Portland Oregon](https://www.cyclesprog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Photo-05-08-2017-12-03-15.jpg)
Cycling with kids in Portland, Oregon – a mum’s view
Would Portland be safe enough for two boys on holiday from the UK to cycle around for the day?
![Welcome to Portland Oregon Cycling capital of the USA](https://www.cyclesprog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Welcome-to-Portland-Oregon-Cycling-capital-of-the-USA.jpg)
Cycle Sprog Road Trip 2 – Seattle traffic and onwards to Portland
Seattle and Portland are the next stops on our road trip – would a heat wave, forest fires and a foot injury ruin our plans?
![Family bike ride to the beach Vancouver](https://www.cyclesprog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Family-bike-ride-to-the-beach-Vancouver.jpg)
The big Cycle Sprog roadtrip 2017 – our plan
This is the route we’re going to be taking on our family cycling / road trip across the Pacific North West