Hello from Libby, Montana! We woke up this morning with a craving for a big breakfast, so we biked the fifteen miles into Libby from Bull Lake to the famous Libby Cafe. Everyone is sitting around the table right now, bellies full of huckleberry pancakes, talking about the day ahead. We have about 80 miles ahead of us to Eureka, Montana, where we are staying in a hotel (yes!!!). We've already had some funny encounters today... On the way into Libby we saw a massive building that said, in huge bold letters, TAXIDERMY: THE ART OF THE WILD. I thought that was pretty funny, or maybe just a little creepy...
The Stoner family arrives today to take on the support vehicle duties for the next week. We are excited for some "new meat" (taxidermy joke? not funny?) but sad to say goodbye to the Fallas and Dr. Kiley. All eight of us slept in a one-room, tiny cabin last night, so as you can see, we have grown pretty close. My Dad add's "everyone was very quiet, there were no snorers, only a little sleep-chatting from Parker. It might have been caused from my stepping on him on my way to the bathroom in the middle of the night".
We have had rain every day so far, but it looks (cross your fingers!) like today might be our first clear day. That remains to be seen though, as the weather seems to come out of nowhere most of the time.
More from us later, we have some biking to do!
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New time zone today! did you get up an hour earlier??
ReplyDeleteOver the rockies and it is all downhill from here (not really, but Eastern Montana gives you that feeling.) It was at this point in our SPS cyclist trip that we were able to click out 100+ days easily by getting an early start and finishing by mid afternoon. The extra late afternoon/early evening free time more than made up for the monotony of the flat country. BUT that flat eastern section is wonderful. There are plenty of animals in those fields. Look for the water towers to signal the next town, race the trains that run along the highline, and play 20 questions on a flat low-traffic stretch. This was the one area of the country that really helped me realize how significant wide open space is to the character of the country.
ReplyDeleteKeep spinning, it gets more beautiful every day-no matter what the weather. You are doing so well!!!!