We’re off to Montana, to cycle the Western Wildlands Route (WWR). But first we have to get there. Along the way we stopped to sample some of America’s most iconic cycling paths: the Katy Trail (Missouri), the Mickelson Trail (South Dakota), and the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park. Like the prologue of a multi-stage cycling event, these stops both whetted our appetite for the WWR, and helped us prepare for the miles in the saddle to come.