Written by Dave Day 23 – June 20 – 65 Miles, 2,600 feet climbing (Wisdom to Dillon) Brrrrrr, it was 30 degrees this morning. We had ice on the tents but our water bottles were not frozen. We agreed to break camp by 7:30 and everyone was on their game. We were “still an effective”, … Continue reading Big Hole Valley and two passes

Written by Curtis Day 22 – June 19 – 58 Miles, 3,650 feet climbing (Darby to Wisdom) We were in no hurry to get moving down the road this morning because the morning air temperature was in the mid-30’s.  And the local breakfast cafe, Darby Old West Antiques & Candy Store, did not open until … Continue reading Riding Chief Joseph Pass

Written by Dave Day 21 – June 18 – 67 Miles, 1,550 feet climbing (Missoula to Darby) Everyone was sad this morning to leave our nice AirBnB in Missoula. We enjoyed a great location and very comfortable space, a perfect place to wait out yesterday’s rain and inclement weather. But the show must go on. … Continue reading Riding the Bitterroot Trail

Written by Dave Days 19-20 – June 16-17 First the formalities: Happy Father’s Day yesterday to all the dads out there. I’m happy to report that Chris and Curtis took part in the pub down road’s free beer offer. Pete passed. And today, happy 65th birthday Chris, thanks for taking us on your trip. Birthday … Continue reading Rest days in Missoula

Written by Chris Day 18 – June 15 – 57 Miles, 2,200 feet climbing (Lochas Lodge to Missoula MT) Today was the ride that I had dreaded 15 years ago, the ride up Lolo Pass. When Laura and I rode it we were dreading the climb but what we found out that after riding for … Continue reading Lolo Pass and state three

Written by Dave Day 17 – June 14 – 67 Miles, 2,350 feet climbing (Three Rivers Lodge to Lochas Lodge) We had a nice night in Three Rivers Lodge and RV park. For the record the rivers are the Clearwater (downstream), Selway (right fork upstream) and Lochsa (left fork upstream). We broke camp at 7:40, … Continue reading Cruising the Lochsa River to Lochsa Lodge

Written by Dave Day 16 – June 13 – 47 Miles, 1,150 feet climbing (Grangeville to Lowell) Back to regular old human generated content today. Sorry, no Phil Ligget suitcases of pain. Rather than racing uphill, today we had a short riding day that included much less climbing. I tried to convince Chris that today … Continue reading Active rest day riding to Lowell

Written by ChatGPT (and Pete and Curtis) Day 14 – June 12 – 52 Miles, 3,615 feet climbing (Riggins to Grangeville) Today was Pete’s day to write the blog. He decided, with an assist from Curtis, to use the artificial intelligence engine ChatGPT to write his blog. They chose to use “the voice of Phil … Continue reading Technology experiment

Written by Dave Day 14 – June 11 – 62 Miles, 1,965 feet climbing (Council to Riggins) Council RV and Bike camp was a wee bit noisy overnight. It turns out that a bunch of the permanent residents work some sort of construction and had a long day. They didn’t return until well after dark. … Continue reading Two sides of Highway 95

Written by Dave Day 13 – June 10 – 62 Miles, 4,183 feet climbing (Oxbow to Council) Everyone had a good sleep in the lovely Oxbow campground. The camp was full of long travel trailers and big trucks, most appeared to be there for the fishing but some nice folks from Seattle befriended us in … Continue reading Blasting through Hells Canyon