Sunday, July 19, 2009

Sunday. Darby to Missoula 64 miles. We continued down the bitterroot river valley all day so a very easy ride which we needed as the miles this week totaled 336, the highest five day total on the trip. It was a week of riding in 5 "on the bike" days. it was a ride many would refer to as a "no chain". that's a lance armstrong way of refering to a day of riding that is effortless like the pedals are going around with no chain or resistance. Definitely a pretty ride with the bitterroot mountains to our west all day as we rode mostly north to Missoula. I was able to get a cabin for myself at the KOA so it’ll be nice to be indoors for two nights with a rest day tomorrow. There’s an outback steakhouse within walking distance so that will definitely be dinner one of the nights. Tomorrow the group will make an official visit to the adventure cycling association headquarters for picture and other festivities.

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  1. bitter root is the montana state flower. is it in bloom now? a few hundred miles back, i thought how nice it would be without roads on this land. but i'm noticing more and more that most of the roads blend nicely into landscape, lending a kind of interminable metaphor to the terrain. i like the way you set recognizable landmarks to which you strive. the beauty of the space seems so remote and harsh. ride well, david and ann

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  2. Oh, yum - Sunday night bitter root pancakes.
    Caryn

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