Photo: The Bitterroot Mts., just outside Missoula, MT
Up at 6:15 a.m. and off to Sula. This was a very pretty ride with the snow capped Bitter Root Mountains to the west, as we traveled south, with lower, more distant mountains to the east. The Bitter Roots stood like giant class 10 rapids in a river of rock, each miles apart. The highest mountain in the range was Mt. Ward at 9,010 ft. near Darby.
We overnighted at Sula Campground, mini golf, restaurant, grocery. Nothing else was in town except the rain and at least a million blood thirsty mosquitoes.
Here, we met four young people biking east, collecting money for Alzheimer’s disease research under the name, The Unforgettable Journey at www.theunforgettablejourney.org. Kendal, Greg, and Rachael are musicians. Kendal’s father, who remained in Washington, D.C. would arrange for their lodging along the way, and would also arrange for the group to perform for nursing home patients in homes along the way. They were all college-trained musicians. These were very nice people who we encountered several more times as we headed east.
Just outside of Missoula, we also met Scott as he was biking from his home in Ft. Lauderdale to Alaska, then to S. America. He was carrying 75 pounds of gear on his bike, including a laptop!
Today: 85.75 miles, overall 730.27 miles.
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