Ride for Water 2012 – Page 6

Day 22 – June 25 – Hingham, MT to Chinook, MT 57 Miles

Today was supposed to be a rest day. We decided to ride to Havre, MT then reassess whether we want to stay there or put in a few more miles. The ride to Havre was easy and we made good time. The headwinds from the...

Day 21 – June 24 – Shelby, MT to Hingham, MT 70 Miles

…and some random thoughts. The forecast for change in wind direction did not materialize. This was the third straight day of confronting the wind. The weather this morning was cool and cloudy with the wind directly out of the east, our direction of travel. By the...

Day 20 – June 23 – Browning, MT to Shelby, MT 64 Miles

We got the earliest start of our trip this morning leaving Browning at little after 8:00 AM. It was fairly calm in the morning, but as the day grew, so did the headwinds. We made it 36 miles to Cut Bank, MT before noon and...

Day 19 – June 22 – Essex, MT to Browning, MT– 44 Miles

Today was a day of milestones. The mileage was short but the obstacle of the Rockies is behind us and we are now on the Great Plains. We got a reasonable start out of Essex to start the ride up to Marias Pass. For the climb,...

Day 18 – June 21 – Columbia Falls, MT to Essex, MT – 47 Miles

Today would take us to West Glacier, MT the western gateway to Glacier National Park. From there we could go thru the park on Going-to-the-Sun Road or around Glacier to the south on US 2. The road thru the park had been officially opened two...

Day 17 – June 20 – Condon, MT to Columbia Falls, MT – 72 Miles

It was cold this morning. The only thing that awakened me during the night was when it began to rain. I fell back to sleep quickly, powerless to change anything. My alarm went off at 6:00. I slipped out of the tent around 6:30 to...

Day 16 – June 19 – Missoula, MT to Condon, MT– 85 Miles

Today was a high mileage day. Seems appropriate after a rest day? We started about 8:00 AM, our earliest start. We had decided to try for Condon, MT about halfway to Glacier Park. The day started off cool and never got above 50 degrees all...

Day 12 – June 15 – Kamiah, ID to USFS Wilderness Gateway, ID – 57 Miles

[caption id="attachment_244" align="aligncenter" width="682"] USFS Apgar Campground. Our lunch stop along the Lochsa River[/caption] [caption id="attachment_243" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Joe and Chris stopped at Lowell, ID[/caption] [caption id="attachment_242" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Along the Clearwater River[/caption] Things don’t always go as planned or as anticipated. Today we would ride with Kevin...

Day 15 – Rest Day, Missoula, MT

Today was a rest day. Last evening we finally met up with David O'Neil. David is from Christchurch, New Zealand. We have been corresponding for about 8 months via e-mail. David had to delay his start of the ride to June 8 and has been working to catch...

Day 14 – June 17 – Lolo Hot Springs, MT to Missoula, MT – 31 Miles

It started raining sometime during the night. By morning it was intermittent between a light drizzle and a good soaking. At home, when it is cold and rainy it always seems tough to get out of bed. When camping in small tents with the prospect...