August 2011

Colville -> Republic

31 August 2011

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There was a 60 mile ride ahead and a chance of rain in the afternoon so I was eager to get going as soon as breakfast was over. After her work as a farmhand the day before, C was tired but eager to do more and Angie and family were keen for her to stay. [...]

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Cusick -> Colville

30 August 2011

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There was a slight chill in the air so we were glad that Mike invited us in for a breakfast of waffles, eggs and bacon. If we hadn’t had a schedule, we might have spent the day with him. He was happy for the company and even offered to drive us and our things to [...]

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Sandpoint -> Cusick

29 August 2011

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I was up early and used a Park Tool patch kit given to me by Doug to fix my tubes. They were so much nicer to use than regular patches and seemed to work wonderfully. It’ll be interesting to see if they hold, but if they do then I can see myself buying a couple [...]

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Sandpoint -> Sandpoint

28 August 2011

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With Tom having to go away on business we had arranged to go to Doug & Deb’s. We spent the morning making calls and writing blogs at Tom’s and then made the ride over during the mid-afternoon. It was only a short ride from north east of Sandpoint to the western edge, but it would [...]

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Troy -> Sandpoint

27 August 2011

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24 days after entering Montana from South Dakota we would be leaving for good. It’s a big state and we took about the longest route possible across it at around 900 miles. The amount of time was slightly skewed by our road trip to Yellowstone & Grand Teton, which I’ll at least put the pictures [...]

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McGregor Lake -> Troy

26 August 2011

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We got up nice and early, C was planning on having a shower but we didn’t see any stirring from inside the house so just pulled our tents down and headed out. It was a bit chilly and C’s sleeping bag had been damp so she wanted to head out quickly to warm up before [...]

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Columbia Falls -> McGregor Lake

25 August 2011

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Having stayed up chatting until late the night before, C was happy to have a lie in. C wanted to spend the morning talking to friends and a package that we had been trying to get for 2 months was due to arrive that day and I wasn’t wanting to miss it again. I did [...]

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Apgar -> Columbia Falls

24 August 2011

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Plans had been made the night before to go hiking with Aaron. We had originally wanted to do the loop which would have involved taking the shuttle bus back up to the top of Logan’s Pass. The problem was that it would have taken up to 2 hours to get up and then it would [...]

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St Mary -> Apgar

23 August 2011

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C’s thoughts It was awesome. Singlehandedly the best ride of the trip and will be very difficult to surpass. We woke up to hear the wind hadn’t settled at all from the night before. It was coming down the Rockies and meant that pulling my tent down was a hassle because as soon as the [...]

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Conrad -> St Mary

22 August 2011

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We woke up to find Popcorn had stayed out all night. I figured that had been the case as at 3am I woke up to him calling for me to get him water. After a couple of bowls of cereal for breakfast, we got to talk to another one of Paul’s friends who had come [...]

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Great Falls -> Conrad

21 August 2011

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C was fairly tired from the drive back from Yellowstone the day before, but we had no chance to have a lie-in. The rental car had to be taken back to the airport by 9 and although I’d got the frames in the car the night before, the bags needed to be organised and make [...]

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Harlowton -> Great Falls

11 August 2011

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Renee had mentioned that she wanted to make us breakfast, but I had assumed that as we were going to be heading out just after 7am and she had gone back out to drink at 11pm it was unlikely. I was shocked then when C asked me if I’d smelt baking during the night. I [...]

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