A Ride in the Country: 06/25/16

Saturday, June 25, 2016

100 mile valley

Today we rode from Thompson Falls to Missoula Montana distance of about 104 miles We rode through one of the most picturesque valleys I've never seen and pictures below dp not do it justice

Tomorrow after I get some rest and do some laundry I will recap the awesome first six days of riding

Breakfast stop in Thompspn Falls

The. Valley was always changing

About the Ride

For many years one of the items on my “bucket list” has been a cross country bike ride. It looks like this summer it will happen. Bright and early on Sunday, June 19, I will join up with my brother-in-law and several other riders in Seattle, to begin an adventure that will take us through 7 states and across the Cascade and Rocky Mountains. We plan to join our RAGBRAI team near Council Bluffs and will end the ride with Team Animals at the Mississippi River near Davenport, Iowa, on July 30.

The 3000 +/- mile ride will take us through some extraordinary country. Devil’s Tower, West Yellowstone and Jackson Hole are only few of the cool places we will see. Over the 37 days we will climb a total of 113,000 feet.

I have been training since the fall and still have a way to go but am looking forward to the challenge and adventure.

Depending on my access to the internet along the route, I plan to use this blog to chronicle the trip for anyone who might find my trek of some interest.