Day 67 - Continental Divide - Rollin' ocean to ocean - CycleBlaze

July 7, 2024

Day 67 - Continental Divide

The Bunkhouse Hotel was built in 1915. Cool building in Jackson
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The Big Hole Valley in Montana is 20 miles across, 75 miles long and sits at 6,000 foot elevation. It is one of the largest ranching regions in the state. I rode across it today

Hay stacked for the winter
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Steve ClarkThe American West is still there, huh?

Mountains
Cattle ranges
Farming and ranching
Wide open spaces
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I met Steve and Brian who were parked along the side of the road. The gave me a cold bottle of Perrier, tasted great
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Jim WhritenorYour meeting a lot of nice folks.
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Rode through another are recently hit by a wildfire
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This is Lana and Keith who I met at a rest stop. Keith biked the Transamerica last year so we traded a few stories
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Keith ForresterDave—Great to meet you at the summit on your way to Sula! Your story of perseverance through hip replacement and broken bones was inspiring.
I was thinking about your concern of the leg from Missoula to Kooskia. I believe that going east to west you can make it from atop Lolo Pass to Kooskia pretty easily in one day. The first 6-8 miles from the summit are steep, the remaining miles are a steady but gentle downhill. Anyway, best of luck!!
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David HendersonTo Keith ForresterI might camp one night at Lochsa Lodge and then make the 66 mile ride to Lowell. Temperatures in the upper 90s the next bunch of days
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Keith AdamsThere's a nice USFS campground (Wilderness Gateway, I think) roughly halfway from Lochsa Lodge to Kooskia, with a lovely refreshing cool mountain stream to bathe in.
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On the ride from Jackson to Sula I crossed the Continental Divide for the 9th and last time. I have more passes to climb over but all of them are west of the Divide

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Jim WhritenorI see you went through a place called Wisdom! anything of note there?
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David HendersonTo Jim WhritenorLots of mosquitoes, pedaled faster
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Today's ride: 57 miles (92 km)
Total: 3,173 miles (5,106 km)

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Gary HendersonBeautiful country. Amazing ride. Thank you for sharing your journey. Keep on trucking'!
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Steve ClarkLove the decent in the last 15 miles. Must have felt great to coast along and just enjoy the breeze.
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