Day 130 - Missoula to Adventure Cycling Loop - Two Far 2023 - Oranges to Apples

August 23, 2023

Day 130 - Missoula to Adventure Cycling Loop

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Today we visited the Adventure Cycling headquarters in Missoula. They welcomed us warmly and let us talk all we wanted about our trip. Pictures were taken and I filled out a sheet they had with information about out tour. We had a good time meeting the folks there.

The Cross Fork River runs through Missoula.

This bike/pedestrian bridge is part of the town's riverfront trail system.

The locks on bridges have become ubiquitous. This is what Google says "What is the history of the locks on bridges?The tradition originated in Hungary or, some say, Cologne, but wherever it came from it was taken up overwhelmingly enthusiastically on the Pont des Arts. Lovers would attach padlocks engraved with their names to the sides of the bridge before throwing the key in the river as a symbol of eternal devotion."

The M on the mountainside is for Missoula, of course. We've seen a few others recently. There was an F for Frenchtown on out route yesterday. Tomorrow we're pedaling to Clinton. Will there be a C??

We couldn't figure out what the L was for. Kerry asked someone who said it was for a local high school.

We also stopped at a Montana Natural History Musuem. It was geared towards children, but we enjoyed seeing it.

We finally saw some Montana wildlife!

These were interesting informative panels about the regions of Motana.

These two panels are for Bob T. Thanks for educating us!

We continued on the riverfront trail part of the way back to the hotel. It was very twisty, had on road sections and went through various residential neighborhoods. We're not big fans of urban trails. It's usually easier for us just to stay on city streets.

We're riding south of town tomorrow to explore the area.

Today's ride: 11 miles (18 km)
Total: 5,562 miles (8,951 km)

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