“that bumpy trail was worth it just to see a damn moose”, said Bob. Other things he said about the trail cannot be quoted.
51.7 miles today, 696 miles all together.
We did a lot of trail riding today; some of it good, some of it… rough. We did a couple of miles on the freeway, downhill at great speed, and we did a couple miles of frontage road (the grand scheme of things that was quite pleasant). We spent a lot of time riding alongside the St Regis River, wondering where it flows (and the answer is, the Pacific via several other rivers before joining the Columbia).
Alas, we have to report the first flat of the trip. It happened about 1 mile from the campground and Steve was the ‘unfortunate random dude who fell victim to one sharp rock after running over a bazillion others’.
We had the pleasure of meeting physician/vascular expert, with his traveling partner, on the trail just when we needed a physician/vascular expert.
We encountered snow in Idaho…
…but thankfully not in Montana. Montana did have a moose though, but it was too fast for a photo.
The trail (the route of the Olympian) was largely beautiful…
…and at times, suspect (this trestle had some holes in it where the ballast was falling through to below)
And finally, we lost an hour. We are looking forward to getting it back when we return 🙂
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