57 Miles
294 Miles this Week
We left the Lochsa Lodge early this morning as we knew we would start our day with a 13 mile climb up to the Lolo Pass. The first 7 miles were a fairly easy grade while the last 6 were between 5% and 8%. I rode with Nancy and we took it fairly easy and slowly but surely we made our way up the mountain.
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| Making My Way Up to Lolo Pass The Vista was Beautiful But the Photo Does not Capture the Grade However the Sign Below Gives You an Idea |
It goes without saying the scenery was beautiful although I couldn't stop to take many photos so I just enjoyed the view and used my GoPro camera to take some videos. Once we reached the top we were in Montana, our fourth state.
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| After the 3 Mile Harrowing Descent a Gentle Downhill to Missoula - |
Tonight we enjoyed the city of Missoula and surprisingly tomorrow is the 6000 runner Missoula Marathon. Would have been a plan for Rachel to do this marathon as I dont think she's done Montana, but who knew we'd be here marathon weekend.
Surrounded by mountains Missoula is a bike friendly community and signs of that were evident throughout the city. There are many bike stores in town but most are closed for a good part of Sunday as everyone heads to the hills to go biking. Loved the public bike parking on the main shopping street.
I know! That would have been perfect! Why didn't I think of looking at your itinerary for marathons in advance???
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We were focused on thinking of where to meet up for biking, didnt even think of marathon quest. Guess we have to do another trip like this in the future in a different part of the country.
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