Day 10 Lolo MT to Missoula MT 37 miles 660 feet


No breakfast at the hotel until 8 am.  The guides decided that since it was such a short ride (40 miles) that we should all leave as a group at 10 am -- the reason being we would arrive way before rooms would be ready at the Double Tree.  The ride today was the complete opposite of yesterday. Even though it was 45 degrees when we left the sun was shining the scenery was fantastic, we were going down hill and the wind was at our backs. Can't get much better than that. The last 5 miles were a little hectic for a time but there was a bike path part way which took us off the highway going into Missoula.

I arrived with one other rider about 1:15 -- the room wasn't ready so I got lunch and the room was ready.

Lolo Mountain


Paul had to get a picture in front of the totem
pole

Fellow riders waiting for 10 AM

Road followed a stream down the mountain

Burned trees -- look close!


Great scenery

Great to see a blue sky!

River along bike path into Missoula

View from my room in Missoula

In NJ it would be deer crossing!











 I enjoyed the down hill ride
CHECK OUT THE STATS!



Departed:Aug 28, '18, 10:04AM
Starts in:Missoula, MT, US
Distance:37.4 mi
Elevation:+ 383 / - 1298 ft
Max Grade
3.5 %
Avg. Grade
-0.4 %
VAM197 Vm/h
Ascent time00:35:37
Descent time01:44:27
Total Duration:02:42:11
Moving Time:02:20:04
Stopped Time:00:22:07
Calories:1162
Avg. Watts:138
Max Speed:23.9 mph
Avg. Speed:16.0 mph
Pace:00:04:20
Moving Pace:00:03:45























































































































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