Our day started with coffee and blogging at the Montana Coffee Traders, a local coffee shop chain. I was unsuccessful at getting the pictures saved, so we decided to try again later. Those pictures have been much more difficult than they should have been!
David went to the local bike shops and both were great. Glacier Cyclery gave him a map of how to get to West Glacier with a minimum of highway time--something we were very interested in after our terror-filled entry into Whitefish. Then David went to the other bike shop in town (I think Ski & Cycle) and met Blake, who lived in Winter Park for 20 years and has done a lot of riding with Wade Wilderman and Doug! It's a small world, isn't it? Blake remembered (and probably made) many of our local Grand County mountain biking trails.
We started on our backroad tour from Whitefish to Columbia Falls. The trip out of town was as peaceful as the trip in was harrowing. This was a FUN riding day. About 7 miles into our ride through beautiful ranches and homes, the road ended! I thought we were going to continue on a gravel road, but David said "They told me we would see some dirt." So off we went on some singletrack--loaded bikes and all! Our Grand County friends would be so proud! The fun ended when we hooked up with a road and headed into Columbia Falls. Lunch at Montana Coffee Traders (yes, another one) and we headed to the local library to try blogging again. The library system in the USA is something you can count on! They are always helpful, and this particular librarian went above and beyond the call of duty trying to help us publish our pictures. But to no avail--and at 4 p.m. we left there to continue our ride.
And what a ride it was! Gorgeous scenery--not too hilly--and stops a glacial springs along the way. What fun! This was just one of those magical days of riding and there was no traffic...
We skirted a rainstorm until we reached the bridge over the Flathead River. Then the skies opened! We did a lot of laughing while we tried to get our waterproof stuff on and then our mountain biking adventure continued. You see, the paved road ended there at the bridge and we had a washboard dirt/gravel road for several miles. Messy! What a hoot to have all this different cycling in one day!
We emerged onto Rt. 2 and headed to the Glacier Campground where will camp for 2 days--because tomorrow is our DAY OFF!!!
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