Awesome, sounds like a blast. Never seen mountains before? I can't fathom that. After having visited the Himilayas the Rockies seem like foothills to me.
I just wanted to share, Adventure Cycling Association chose my photo for their Photo of the Week
http://www.adventurecycling.org/weeklyphoto/index.cfm
I'm totally psyched, and can't help thinking about the next time I'll get to do another of these trips. As the other cyclists I met on the trip said "we all got the cycle touring bug".