Distance: 84.0 Miles
Climbing: 3,186ft
Ride Time: 5:12
Temp: 57-95
There are no boring days from a scenery perspective. Each day is just spectacular. We started the day riding along the side of Lake Pend Oreille, then followed the Clark Fork River all the way to Thomson Falls, passing other lakes along the way including Glacial Lake Missoula. The way was lined with mountains and evergreen forests.
Gravel roads and fresh chip & seal = Welcome to Montana. There was no welcome sign, but the road suddenly changed from nice pavement to dusty, loose gravel at the border. Not sure how many miles we were on the gravel (my guess is around 5), but we finally found nice pavement on Route 200 East. Mostly good roads thereafter until the last few miles before the hotel, which was through a construction zone of fresh chip & seal. We have been blessed with good roads the entire trip, so I can't complain about this minor annoyance.
Today was our last easy day. Back to increasing miles over the next few days.
Pictures from today:
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| Glacial Lake Missoula |
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| Welcome to Montana |
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| View from my hotel room at Thomson Falls |
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| More Gravel |
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| Fresh Chip & Seal |
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