Day 43 – Down, Down, Down!

There once was a young man who had an equally young sister since they were actually twins. Their first names are not important but the rift between them is. You see when the two were younger he picked on her very badly. So badly that she changed her last name, but just a little since she loved her parents so. Her brother settled in Montana and gave the city his last name of Sula. His sister settled about 90 miles away and gave it her whole name, but not her first that would be too personal, only her title and her last. If you can come up with the name of this city, you will not only know where we stayed tonight but will also receive a prize! The first person to leave a comment with the name of the city will receive this prize!

We began the day and left this beautiful campground behind. It was for sale and there was a huge part of me that wishes that I had $3.5 million to buy the joint but I don’t so we biked away (if there is anyone out there with $3.5 mil to burn send it my way so I could go buy this place!).

We followed the East Fork of the Bitterroot River until it joined the Bitterroot River later on in the day.

Coming out of the mountains gave us many spectacular views and wonderful sounds. We ate up many miles in a short period of time since we were going downhill.

This beautiful mountain named Trapper Peak was the most spectacular mountain peak that we saw all day and could be seen for most of the day. We enjoyed lunch with the girls in Hamilton, MT. We continued through the towns of Stevensville, Florence, and Lolo, MT before we came to our final destination. The weather was perfect and the LORD for the 43rd day straight graciously granted us safe travel.

The end of the day was capped off very nicely with a visit to the ACA (Adventure Cycling Association). Each of those cycling across America gets their picture taken and it is put on a board. We did this and saw many of those whom we have seen along the way. It was neat.

The KOA where we stayed is more like a city than a campground. It has permanent residents surrounding the grounds with 300 RV sites, about 30 tent sites, and maybe 10 cabins. This meets everyone’s needs who may come through. A fantastic day of biking and a nice place for a rest day tomorrow!