Author: Lynne
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Devil’s Tower
Day 20 / July 26 / Gillette, WY to Sundance, WY / 88.0 miles and 4,859 feet / 82 degrees and gusty wind Today we visited the 1st National Monument, Devil’s Tower. The weather today was so much more conducive to riding – except for the gusting headwind, which can be seen in the flag…
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A very long and hot day!
Day 19 / July 25 / Sheridan, WY to Gillette, WY / 110 miles and 4568 feet / 110 degrees / head wind As hard as yesterday’s ride was, today’s was even more difficult. It was 80 degrees at 7:30 when we set out and by 11 am it was over 100 degrees. The support…
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What a climb!
Day 18 / July 24 / Lovell, WY to Sheridan, WY / 99.3 miles, 7761 feet of climb / 102 degrees Today was the stretch with the most climbing of the entire trip. For those of you that do better with visuals, here is a screen shot of the route from Ride with GPS. The…
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Hello Wyoming
Day 17 / July 23 / Columbus, MT to Lovell, WY / 89.9 miles and 2676 feet / 100 degrees That’s about the best thing to say about today’s ride, which was long and uphill into a stiff head wind until lunch. And the road did not provide much in the way of scenery. 50…
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I-90 and the Yellowstone River
Day 16 / July 22 / Livingston to Columbus, MT / 80.9 miles and 1464 feet / 95 degrees Yes, today included three stretches of I-90 and in Montana, the speed limit is 80. : – 0 Fortunately, two of the stretches on I-90 were only a few miles. The third stretch was 8.5 miles,…
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Yellowstone River rest day
Day 15 / July 21 / Rest Day Livingston, MT We spent the day in Livingston, MT along the Yellowstone River. We made sure to celebrate National Ice Cream Day! Our ice cream came from Wilcoxson’s, which is famous here in Montana. It was served at an In and Out – Mark’s In and Out…
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Big Sky ranch territory
Day 14 / July 20 / Three Forks to Livingston / 68.5 miles, 2495 feet We rode a good portion of this route in 2013 when we rode Cycle Greater Yellowstone. It was just as beautiful the second time around and ended with a very nice downhill ride into Livingston. Bill got extra credit when…
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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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