Day 13 Helena MT to Bozeman MT 124 miles 4700 ft

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Started the ride at 6:45 with another rider. Right away there was about a mile of climbing -- great way to get the heart pumping.  Biked 20 miles through beautiful scenery to the first rest stop. I boarded the van because of the 4 mile 1500 foot climb on Interstate 15.  I did get out  at the top and took the 5 mile descent.  For the next 40 miles or so it was rollers through fields of grassland that were between magnificent mountains on each side.  Mile 60 was lunch and we were all treated to ice cream by Trek.  The van was set up right next to a convenience type store.  After lunch I rode another 20 miles through a canyon that again provided fantastic scenery.  At about mile 77 I jumped in the van and rode ahead 20 miles.  When I got out I had about 25 miles left.  I should have stayed in the van. Almost the entire ride was on a two line highway with no shoulders and tons and tons of traffic going at top speed.  A little nerve racking to say the least and then the last 5 miles in the actual city with a lot of turns was also a little tense.  Oh well here I am at the Lark Hotel in downtown Bozeman MT. 

I completed only 97 miles and 3200 feet of climbing out of the 124 that was the goal of the day but I am trying to have common sense so I can do 100 miles a day for 3 consecutive days!





Early morning shot looking downhill

Getting ready to ride on Interstate 15 

Barn!

I can't believe they have a membership -- this church
was in the middle of nowhere

Unique way to store round bales

Michael and Tara -- Tara had just picked some clover
Waiting for cyclists to get snacks can get boring

Interesting name plate

Just great scenery

Couldn't decide if that was a start of a man made tunnel

We're not going to Yellowstone but I couldn't believe we were
that close

Can you stand another run down building?

Getting ready to irrigate








Straight   vertical line is where is was in the van also straight line from 77 - 97 was in van


Aug 31, '18, 6:45
Starts in:Helena, MT, US
Distance:97.1 mi
Elevation:+ 4313 / - 3594 ft
Max Grade
16.7 %
Avg. Grade
-0.1 %
VAM280 Vm/h
Ascent time04:41:58
Descent time03:00:26
Total Duration:13:31:08
Moving Time:07:42:24
Stopped Time:05:48:44
Calories:2789
Avg. Watts:101
Max Speed:30.3 mph
Avg. Speed:12.6 mph
Pace:00:08:21
Moving Pace:00:04:46



















Comments

  1. Mitch WSeptember 1, 2018 at 8:45 AM

    Fantastic Photos, Paul. I'll take the next trip with you as long as I can be in the van all the time. Great scenery.

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  2. UnknownSeptember 1, 2018 at 7:25 PM

    Love the pics, yes even the run down buildings and barns! When it’s good riding it must feel spectacular. Sounds like a hair raising ride at times for sure though!

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