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…
Day 16: Stites ID to Clearwater National Forest, ID
Stats: Distance: 54.65 mi Average Speed 11.2 mph; Max Speed: 25.4 mph Elevation gain: 3,215 ft Average Temp: 83.3 F; Temp Range: 59.0-96.8 F Story: Last night around 9 PM, as I was reading a bit before going to…
Day 15: Riggins, ID to Stites, ID
Stats: Distance: 69.33 mi Average Speed: 9.8 mph; Max Speed: 36.4 mph Elevation Gain: 4,745 ft Average Temp: 74.4 F; Temp Range: 50.0-89.6 F Story: It was bright out until well after 9PM last night, and I had a…
Day 14: Cambridge, ID to Riggins, ID
Stats Distance: 82.72 mi Average Speed: 12.1 mph; Max Speed: 36.1 mph Elevation gain: 2,865 ft Average Temp: 79.4 F; Temp Range: 64.4-95.0 F Story: What a difference a day makes. After yesterday’s brutal heat and climb, it was nice…
Day 13: Halfway, OR to Cambridge, ID
Stats Distance: 61.24 mi Average Speed: 10.7 mph; Max Speed: 31.2 mph Elevation gain: 3,770 Average Temp: 87.7; Temp Range: 64.4-104.0 F Story I’ll be frank; today kicked my ass. The morning was beautiful, and I took my time about…
Day 12: Baker City, OR to Halfway, OR
Stats Distance: 56.04 Average speed: 10.4 mph; Max speed: mph 34.4 mph Elevation gain: 3,294 ft Average temp: 84.7 F; Max temp: 53.6-100.4 F Story: I woke up before my host, but we had set up for that, putting out…