Author: Lynne
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Three Forks and the Missouri headwaters
Day 13 / July 19 / Helena to Three Forks / 62 miles and 1674 feet / 100 degrees Today was a nice recovery day after yesterday’s serious climb. We rode 62 miles from Helena to Three Forks, MT. What’s in Three Forks, you ask? It is where you find the confluence of the Madison,
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Most mileage and the Continental Divide
Day 12 / July 18 / Missoula to Helena / 127.9 miles and 5970 feet / 93 degrees Today was a challenging day of riding. It was the longest distance of the tour with a significant climb up MacDonald Pass, which tops out at about 6,300 feet at about mile 104. At an 8% grade,
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Short ride into Missoula
Day 11 / July 17 / Lolo Hot Springs to Missoula / 37 miles 667 feet / 95 degrees Today was a relatively short ride into Missoula so we got to sleep in. Our ride didn’t start until 10 am. What a nice break! I was awarded Elmo last night for helping with lunch. Elmo
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US 12 – almost an epic ride
Day 10 / July 16 / Kamiah, ID to Lolo Hot Springs, MT / 114.7 miles 5978 feet / 95 degrees Today we were on US 12 the entire way, again along the Clearwater River. It was uphill all day with a nice climb between mile 100 and 109. The ride would have been labeled
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Idaho and the Clearwater River
Day 9 / July 15 / Clarkston, WA to Kamiah, ID / 69.3 miles 2543 feet / 95 degrees Today we crossed the Snake River and left Washington behind to spend the day along the Clearwater River in Idaho. The Clearwater River is a tributary of the Snake River, which is a tributary of the
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Wheat and barley fields in Washington
Day 7/ July 13 / Walla Walla to Clarkston/ 95 miles and 4500 feet/ 104 degrees Day 8 / July 14 / Clarkston, WA / Rest Day Saturday was a challenging day of riding that was made more challenging with the heat, but everyone made the full distance. We passed many wheat and barley fields
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Goodbye Oregon
Day 6 / July 12 / 57 miles / 1737 feet / 100 degrees / little wind I thought we had left the Columbia River behind yesterday, but I was wrong. Today, we again rode on the Columbia River Highway on our way to Walla Walla, WA and had a lovely view of the river.
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Lewis and Clark Trail Highway
Day 5 / July 11 / Biggs Junction to Hermiston, OR /91.9 miles / 3812 feet / 98 degrees Today we spent the first 70 miles on the Lewis and Clark Trail Highway, which runs adjacent to the Columbia River in Washington. It was a beautiful ride on a freshly paved road with a very
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From forest canopy to desert moraine
Day 4/ July 10 / 72.7 miles and 4,710 feet / 100 degrees with a west wind gusting to 20+ mph Today was a day of contrasts. We started and ended along the Columbia River, but we traveled from the land of forest canopy to the desert moraine of a canyon carved by the ice
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Columbia River and Waterfalls
Day 3 July 9 72.8 miles and 3083 feet Multnomah Falls – the second tallest continuous waterfall in the U.S. We rode quite a few miles along the Columbia River Highway before dropping off along the river to ride on some bicycle trails. We also had a climb up to the Vista House with beautiful
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