Date:
27.06.2018
Altitude:
3090.6 ft (942 m)
Distance:
71.61 mi (115.25 km)
Total
Altitude: 107178.6 ft (32668 m)
Total
Distance: 4053.75 mi (6523.88 km)
Another
beautiful day in the northwest of Montana. After my trip through
Montana didn't start out well, I really enjoyed the last couple of
days in Montana. Today was no exception to that, although it was
again quite chilly outside. But the sun was shining and the wind was
not really a factor, today. After I cycled almost to the Canadian
border yesterday, today's route did bring me back south again. Since
my route went mainly south, I only made some minor westward progress.
Nevertheless, if everything goes to plan, I will reach the Pacific in
9 days.
I
started again around 8 this morning, even though today's route wasn't
that hard. The distance I had to cover was pretty much average and
there weren't any long and difficult climbs along the way. I just
wanted to take it a bit slower and enjoy the scenery. Also my legs
are starting to feel a bit tired, so that I didn't want to push too
hard. For today's route the ACA Northern Tier Map offered two
options, the main route followed MT 37 for the most part and the
alternative avoided MT 37 and stayed on the other side of Lake
Koocanusa. Originally I planed to use the alternate route, but MT 37
had only minimal traffic and a wide shoulder, so that I decided to
stay on the main route. The main route offered some great views of
the Lake. I don't know how the alternative route would have been, but
the main route was already great. The route stayed in the Kootenai
National Forest and went along Lake Koocanusa until Libby Dam and
afterwards along the Kootenai River. The route along the lake/river
was quite hilly, with lots of up and down but nothing really
challenging. The views along the way in combination with the nice
weather, made this an impressive ride. I hope the next days will be
just as beautiful.
Conclusion
for the day:
It's
okay to sometimes deviate from the original plan.
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