Lewis and Clark Bicycle Tour

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Reflection and relaxation

Av – 13.9 mph
Dis – 58.15 miles
TM – 4:11:44
Asc – 1463 ft
It was Day 20. I had been riding almost three weeks at this point, and the day broke bleak and grey. There was a heavy mist in the air and a wind so cold it felt like it was blowing right off [...]

Av – 13.8 mph
Dis – 50.2 miles
TM – 03:38:27
Asc – 1035 ft
It was breakfast time at the lakeside cabin. Dale’s brother, Kurt, was cooking up the most wonderful smelling, yet strangely looking concoction I’d seen so far on my tour. I was writing in my journal with one hand and eating with the [...]

Av – 10.3 mph
Dis – 58.41 miles
TM – 5:41:52
Asc – 3188 ft
This is another entry written after the fact, in the comfort of a covered deck on the shores of Lake Tschida. The big difference is that I’m not nursing a hangover like in Missouri. I just had too many things going on, [...]

Av – 13.5 mph
Dis – 109.94 miles
Tm – 08:08:40 hrs
Asc – 2137 ft.
It was beautiful, clear sunrise. The warmest morning yet, in fact. I woke up a bit earlier than usual at 0730, and the sun was already warming the east side of my tent. But the night is one I’ll remember.
I [...]

Av – 13.8 mph
Dis – 76.43 miles
Tm – 05:57:12 hrs
Asc – 2754 ft
I guess three 100 mile+ days was wishful thinking, because I ended up splitting the 150 miles from Sand Springs to Glendale shearly out of self preservation.
I rest now, facing eastward with my back against a bale warmed by the sun. My tent [...]

Av – 14.9 mph
Dis – 100.28 miles
Tm – 06:44:04 hrs
Asc – 2777 ft
Some twisted fiend put some really big ass hills in eastern MT, and I don’t like it one bit. In fact, I’m drafting a petition to the governor to get them removed. These same hills are directly responsible for reducing my [...]

Av – 12.8 mph
Dis – 100.33 miles
Tm – 07:51:26 hrs
Asc – 3081 ft
Lon dropped me off at the east end of Great Falls this morning, asking if I’d make Lewistown today.
“How far is it?” I asked because I really didn’t know.
“Ninety miles.”
“No problem” I said more out of pride than actual faith and [...]

Av – 14.0 mph
Dis – 44.00 miles
Tm – 03:08:16 hrs
Asc – 640 ft
Yeah, I called Lon in Great Falls. That’s why I’m in a comfy bed with red sheets, a reading light beside me, and a full stomach.
I pulled into Great Falls right in front of a storm. The sun blacked out and suddenly there [...]