Wisdom, MT to Hamilton, MT - 73.95 miles
What a day, what a day, and slow to warm up this morning. We climbed our final acent in Montana today which was the highest of the state. From halfway through yesterday until about halfway through today is basically one big valley, atleast in terms elevation profile of the route. I thought for sure we would see a moose today considering our environment on the day.
I haven't decided if this climb was any harder than the rest in Montana but this felt slow. Maybe it was because I wasn't able to get to a triple decker until after the ascent as our first stop was at the top, Chief Joseph Pass (elev. 7241), the continental divide... again. I had to take a moment at the top to realize what a way to spend the summer this was and this moment was a real high. Hanging out with good people on the top of a mountain in Montana, triple decker in hand and chocolate milk in the other, thankyou!
The downhill was sweeet. I got some great footage, a bit bouncy which annoys me but you get the flavor of what it's like to drop down a mountain with another rider at 40 mph, drafting and using each other as a slingshot. Unbelievable suprise at the end of the day in Hamilton..... Leana's bestfriends' family from growing up, Jan and Nancy, own the Bitterroot Valley Lanes, a bowling alley in Hamilton.
As soon as we got off our bikes we were generously greeted with food, drink and beyond our wildest dreams, free bowling all night long with the whole building to ourselves. When we grew tired and our arms heavy, we laid down right there next to the lanes and went to sleep... I dreamt of the perfect 300 game. (Thanks so much for your generosity)
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