At the tail end of a week+ of excellent mountain biking in Montana. I hope to upload some of the 120+ pictures I took sometime this week, but for now, you'll have to settle for numbers:
~275: total miles ridden
38.6: average miles per day (including off-route grocery/beer stops)
32.4 mph: max speed
51.18: max daily miles
Wildlife: a bunch of white tail deer, one pesky red fox near Fatty Creek (on two different nights), a ton of cicada, crickets, and beetles, and assorted smaller animals.
The people, on the whole, were fantastic. Truly nice, accommodating, pleasant, and fun to talk to.
The roads, well, I could take or leave them. Much of the Great Divide Route is on Forest Service roads, which range from flat and brutally maintained to singletrack, technical, and moderately unpleasant.
Some shoutouts to some particularly wonderful local businesses:
The Grateful Bread, Bigfork, MT. Great bread and sandwiches, solid espresso drinks, amazing people, and great vegetarian and vegan (ask!) options. Went twice in two days.
Glacier Cyclery , Whitefish, MT. Fantastic people, decent bikes, great location.
Markus Foods , Whitefish, MT. Solid grocery store with a nice little deli and excellent beer selection.
The store at Swan Lake Trading Post, Swan Lake, MT. They have a nice little grocery, and a great take one, leave one paperback book section.
More to come. Now back to flying! Tonight FCA-SLC-SMF.
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