I left Lima MT and hoped to make it into Idaho. I followed some thunderstorms the whole day, but I never got rained on. I did 87 miles and made it to Macks Inn, Idaho. As soon as I crossed into Idaho I got treated to some more mountains. The past three or four days in Montana I have seen a lot of rangeland and cattle. So to see some bigger mountains was a nice change of scenery. Not a real eventful day, just cattle and wind. Idaho made it a good end to the day. Montana was pretty, but pretty hard as well. It feels good to have a full state behind me.
Watch out for anyone named James Gumm who wants you to "put the lotion on its body".
ReplyDeleteGood bye Montana!
Hang in there.
87 miles!?! Daaang.
ReplyDeleteHey Lars,
ReplyDeleteAndy and Ted here with flushing toilets. No bears, snakes or Unabombers for miles. Just kidding, we are actually in a more dangerous place now that we're home in the big city of Albuquerque.
We made it to the bottom of Grand Teton NP last Thurs and caught a ride home from there. It took us a little while to find your blog since we accidently washed Ted's notebook but we finally found you.
For a guy who complains about camping so much you sure are stubborn. Hang in there though, nobody will think you're homeless if you keep wearing the tight bike pants and funny shirts. If it gets really bad you can just put more honey in your tea.
If you keep going you will eventually get to the desert in NM, where any living thing has spikes, spines or teeth (don't forget the thorn proof tubes).
We really enjoyed reading your blog posts and will continue reading. Take care, be careful and continue being stubborn.
Andy and Ted Wright
Albuquerque, NM
Stubborn! Might be the Norwegian/Scottish genes.....certainly holding you in good stead. I recall DRIVING up and down the mountains and holding my breath. Can't imagine biking up those grades!
ReplyDeleteSoon you'll have TWO states down and enjoy the glories of Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons.
As Ted and Andy said.."really enjoy reading your blog......take care, be careful and continue being stubborn."
Mary Ellen