Asterisk day. Given the heat, distances, lack of services (water and food), and wife Linda's arrival in Spokane on 7/3, I rented a car in Helena. This was so I could get to Missoula, 114 miles away, today, and make the upcoming days' rides more manageable. However, the forecast for the next few days is for temperatures of 100 degrees.
So this morning I rode up McDonald Pass to the Continental Divide without carrying full gear, to enjoy the cool morning. And as it turned out, lightning and a shower. But just as I left the motel, 4 deer crossed the road to graze on a lawn.
Out of town I met Brian, riding the Great Divide mountain bike route. He is riding a Surly Pugsly with extremely fat tires -- with all the food and water he has to carry, I could barely pick it up. He was at 2,200 miles from the Mexican border. He put my slacking to shame.
Your "slacking"?!!!
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