My attempt to complete the GDMBR south bound from start to finish.
Last Map Section!
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Last map section, less than 400 miles.
The GD route briefly use the historic Route 66.
So what do Great Divide ride eat while on the route and in the wilderness? My favorite is tortilla wraps with avocado and Fritos, nutritious and delicious.
Off to Pie Town for free pie and unlimited fries for Great Divide riders.
Met back up with the crew again. Fun time in Atlantic City, last real meal before entering the Great Divide Basin. Her’s the crew primitive camping the night before. Misquotes were out in full force. Day one we were on the saddle by 6 am. Hot and windy. This morning, up at 3 am and riding by 4:00. Much better, cool and no wind. 60 miles by 9:00 am! Landscape is surreal. Only water source for most the Basin.
Low production day. Bike maintenance, sealant in tubes. Goat head thorns are a real flat threat from here to the finish. I’ve heard of riders getting 6 or more flats in a mile. New map section. Next to last map tomorrow. Arkansas River runs through the town park. This keep staring at me during supper. Town of Salida
One last big climb out of Flathead Forest to enter United States. You are always bear aware but today I saw a cougar on the top of a pass. He gave me a quick look and headed the other direction and into the forest. Also several grouse sightings. Finally some dry weather. Eureka, MT has a community camping ground with a shower and grassy space to camp. Stocked up with supplies for several days and stopped into the Front Porch for a cheeseburger topped with huckleberry ice cream, odd but really good. Meeting up with lots of long distance hikers doing the Northwest Pacific Trail. Plan is to reach Polebridge tomorrow. Sadly Andrew and Diana will continue on the Great Divide Route and I plan on visiting Glacier National Park, Riding to the Sun Road. Hoping we meet up down the road.
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