FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What are your office hours?
Our office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain Time.
What is your fax number?
The fax is (406) 721-8754. For our complete contact information, go to our "Contact Us" page.
How do I get to your office?
If you are coming to Missoula from the east on Interstate 90, take the Van Buren exit. Take a left on Van Buren and then a right on
Broadway. At the second stoplight, you will take a right on Pattee and proceed one block. We are on the corner of Pine and Pattee. If you
are coming from the west, you will use the Orange Street exit, taking a right on Orange Street and following Orange until you get to Pine
Street, where you turn left. Go down about three blocks, and you will see us on the corner of Pine and Pattee. If you are coming from the
south, you will come into Missoula on 93; eventually the road will turn into Brooks Street. You will follow Brooks for quite a while; when
you get to Higgins Street take a left and follow Higgins to the downtown area. When you get to Pine Street, take a right and go down one
block; we are on the corner of Pine and Pattee.
Is Adventure Cycling a nonprofit organization?
Yes, we are. You can go to Guidestar to find out more about our nonprofit status.
What is your mailing address?
The street address is 150 E. Pine Street, Missoula, MT 59802, and our post office address is P.O. Box 8308, Missoula MT 59807.
How in the heck did you end up in Missoula, Montana?
In 1970, Dan and Lys Burden came to Missoula, Montana, from Columbus, Ohio, to attend the University of Montana. In 1972, they were joined by
another Ohio couple, Greg and June Siple. The four had been planning for a number of years to launch a cycling expedition that summer that
would carry them 18,000 miles from Alaska to the southern tip of Argentina. The trek was dubbed Hemistour.
They left Anchorage in June of 1972 and over the next year bicycled to a point in southern Mexico and wrote and photographed an article
about the trip that appeared in National Geographic magazine (May 1973).
En route, they conceived the idea for a bicycle tour across the United States to celebrate the nation's bicentennial in 1976, naming the
event Bikecentennial. Unfortunately, Dan contracted hepatitis when the group was nearing the Mexico/Guatemala border and he and Lys had to
discontinue Hemistour. Greg and June continued south and completed the journey in Tierra del Fuego in February of 1975. Dan and Lys returned
to Missoula and began working on making Bikecentennial a reality. By the fall of 1975, more than a dozen full-time staff members (including
Greg and June back from South America) were busy creating the TransAmerica Trail and what eventually blossomed into Adventure Cycling. More
than 4,000 cyclists took part in the 1976 inaugural tours.
Following the success of the bicentennial summer, the organization began charting additional long-distance routes for cyclists. We occupied
two offices prior to purchasing our headquarters building in 1992.
So why does a national organization continue to work out of a small town in western Montana?
Well, there's no compelling reason to move and many reasons to stay. Our primary goal isn't to affect legislation or focus on advocacy,
so there's no need to be located in Washington, D.C. We're located in a wonderful state for bicycling, and our mission meshes well with
the vibrant, creative community of Missoula. Finally, it's a great excuse for people from more crowded areas pay a visit to the mecca for
cycle-touring and experience the beauty of Big Sky Country. Our "Contact Us" page tells you more about our headquarters.
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