REST DAY RECAP 7/2/14

MORE Water!

River crossing, black bear,
Flat tire, yurt,
SPOT retrieval time trial,
No one got hurt.

Grizzly bear, map lies,
Sushi truck in Sparwood,
Hot shower, hot tub,
Drying out feels so good.

Border crossing, soggy rain,
Tap house in the boonies,
New friends, warm bed,
Not camping with the loon(ies).

Avalanche, downed trees,
Snow, rocks and scree,
Rolling into Whitefish
For a rest day - YIPPEE!

Red Meadow Lake

Whitefish, Montana is a beautiful little mountain town on the shores of a pristine lake surrounded by thick forest of pines. Everyone is so friendly and just like everywhere we've been so far, we want to stay. Ok, well we decided to spend an extra day here after nine straight days of riding because we need a break. We mailed home 10 pounds of excess "stuff" today, did some laundry, stopped at Glacier Mountain Cyclery, where Tyler gave our bikes a look over and made some quick adjustments. The seals on Lorne's fork need replacing but no one here has a rebuild kit - we had to call the closest dealer in Idaho and have it shipped to Helena, MT, where we hope to be in 4-5 days. It'll be 4-5 days off grid so you won't be hearing much until then. Just keep an eye on the SPOT (link - cut and paste from bottom of blog page) and you can see where we are. We joked with the kids, "If the SPOT doesn't move for 3 days, send in the mounties" haha. 

Looking forward to updating y'all in about 5 days (or less if we have internet access). Till then -

Peace & Love,

Melani & Lorne