6/13/18 Stats: Distance 39.96 mi (only 18 mi fully loaded) Average Speed: 12.0 mph; Max Speed: 34.6 mph Elevation Gain: 1,192 ft Average Temp: 84.3 F; Temp Range: 23.0-98.6 F (I don’t believe this) Story: It was a cold night,…
Day 22: Ennis, MT to Baker’s Hole Campground, MT (3 miles outside W. Yellowstone)
6/12/18 Stats: Distance: 68.73 mi Average Speed: 10.9 mph; Max Speed: 34.6 mph Elevation Gain: 3,009 ft Average Temp: 73.2 F; Temp Range: 60.8-86.0 F\ Story: Brrrrr. The morning started out very cold. Temperatures dipped below freezing last night, but…
Day 21: Dillon, MT to Ennis, MT
June 11, 2018 Stats: Distance 71.92 mi Average Speed: 12.8 mph; Max Speed: 41.6 mph Elevation Gain: 2,580 ft Average Temp: 57.2 F; Temp range: 41.0-80.6 F Story: I had a late start today. Last night I washed out some…
Day 20: Wisdom, MT to Dillon, MT
Stats: Distance: 66:71 Average Speed: 12.7 mph; Max Speed: 44.4 mph Elevation gain: 2599 Average Temp: 49.6 F: Temp Range: 32.0-66.2 F Story: I think I fell asleep around 8:30 last night, after pitching my tent inside the shelter at…
Day 19: Hamilton, MT to Wisdom, MT
Stats: Distance: 74.93 mi Average Speed: 11.5 mph; Max Speed: 37.7mph Elevation gain: 4,324 Average Temp: 69.6 F; Temp range: 55.4-87.8 F Story: Jo and Craig set me up with coffee and a breakfast of fruit, granola and yogurt.…
Day 18: Lolo Creek Campground, MT to Hamilton, MT
Stats: Distance: 84.1 mi Average Speed: 12.0 mph; Max Speed: 27.6 mph Elevation gain: 1,420 ft Average Temp: 77.8 F; Temp Range: 39.2-95.0F Story: What a lovely, if long, day. I had a ways to ride today, and I wanted…
Day 17 Clearwater National Forest, ID to Lolo Creek Campground, MT
StatsDistance: 67.7 mi Average Speed: 10.5 mph; Max Speed: 32.5 mph Elevation Gain: 5,279 ft Average Temp: 72.5 F; Temp Range: 48.2-100.4 F Story: The campground I passed up last night had a sign about bears having been spotted…