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Continue reading →: Day 16 West Yellowstone to Madison Junction29 miles (47 km) – Total so far: 764 miles (1,230 km) The third mechanic I have had look at the bike and they say different things. The woman from Free Heel and Wheel says the derailleur was bent, she bent it back and adjusted everything and it should be fine.…
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Continue reading →: Day 15 Bike Repair day in West YellowstoneThe Branch bar is actually part of the Holiday Inn but near and had an excellent range of beers. Fresh Squeeze IPA from Deschutes shoots up to the best of the trip. Not quite local (Oregon), but a summer seasonal and of high quality. As was Bent Nail IPA, closer…
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Continue reading →: Day 14 Ennis to West Yellowstone76 miles (122 km) – Total so far: 735 miles (1,183 km) The latter part of the evening was spent with an extremely drunk local guy who worked underground in the platinum mine. Despite his inebriation he was humorous, at least for a short time. Clearly Ennis on a Saturday night…
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Continue reading →: Day 13 Twin Rivers to Ennis47 miles (76 km) – Total so far: 659 miles (1,061 km) Storms threatened throughout the evening but never arrived. There were 5 other cyclists at the site. It’s a great idea to set up free camping, and some facilities. The people staying all spend their money in town anyway, and…
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Continue reading →: Day 12 Butte to Twin Rivers54 miles (87 km) – Total so far: 612 miles (985 km) This KOA will not only be the most expensive campsite I use on this trip but also the noisiest. There’s a 10 pm curfew on any noise which is observed strictly in most places, but not here. Also it…
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Continue reading →: Day 11 Deer Lodge to Butte47 miles (76 km) – Total so far: 558 miles (898 km) Cass, the site officer, had to rush home last night to put her dog inside when it started to thunder. We had been talking and my tent was near the office so she asked me to keep new arrivals…
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Continue reading →: Day 10 Ovando to Deer Lodge71 miles (114 km) – Total so far: 511 miles (822 km) Two miserable Frenchmen arrived about an hour after me. I tried a few times to get a conversation going, but they were more interested in their own company. They were riding a section of the GDMBR route on their…
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Continue reading →: Day 9 Condon to Ovando54 miles (87 km) – Total so far: 440 miles (708 km) The store owner at Swan Valley Centre is one of the fattest men I have ever seen. It was warm last night and he just let his belly hang out of his open shirt, to below his knees. He…
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Continue reading →: Day 8 Bigfork to Condon51 miles (82 km) – Total so far: 386 miles (621 km) The camping area of the site got busier as the evening went on. In the late afternoon Fred arrived. He had said he was going down the bigger road, but I wasn’t surprised when he turned up. Also a…
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Continue reading →: Day 7 Sprague Creek to Bigfork54 miles (87 km) – Total so far: 335 miles (539 km) The restaurant at Lake Macdonald only served until 10 pm. Plenty of time, but at 9:15 pm Nat had still not got down from Logan’s Pass. He had wanted to do another hike and enjoy the place with fewer…
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Quote of the Week
Alice asked the Cheshire Cat, who was sitting in a tree, ‘What road do I take?’ The cat asked, ‘Where do you want to go?’ ‘I don’t know,’ Alice answered. ‘Then,’ said the cat, ‘it really doesn’t matter, does it?’
Lewis Carroll
