Single Gear Touring Cyclist
This morning we cranked over 60 miles through mild head winds and by noon we reached Chester, MT where we decided to eat a quick lunch.
While stopping for lunch we met Neil, an eastbound touring cyclist riding a single gear bike resurrected from the trash!! Neil was completing a life-long dream journey which he started from his home in Minneapolis, MN. From his home, he cycled to Fargo, ND, where he caught a train to Seattle, then cycled to Mt. Rainier and climbed Mt. Rainier. After his climb, he hopped on his bike to begin a long ride home. Neil he had just finished riding his single gear bicycle over the continental divide and he was now on the final stretch of his journey back to the Twin Cities!!
After lunch, we immediately hit a ferocious headwind and for the next two hours we struggled to pedal 13 miles to the next town of Lothair, Montana (population: 30). As we cranked our way into Lothair, the sky turned very dark with storm clouds and we found ourselves scurrying like mice to find a wind barrier to pitch our tents behind . . .
Daily 72 Recap: Havre, MT to Lothair, MT (74 miles)
While stopping for lunch we met Neil, an eastbound touring cyclist riding a single gear bike resurrected from the trash!! Neil was completing a life-long dream journey which he started from his home in Minneapolis, MN. From his home, he cycled to Fargo, ND, where he caught a train to Seattle, then cycled to Mt. Rainier and climbed Mt. Rainier. After his climb, he hopped on his bike to begin a long ride home. Neil he had just finished riding his single gear bicycle over the continental divide and he was now on the final stretch of his journey back to the Twin Cities!!
After lunch, we immediately hit a ferocious headwind and for the next two hours we struggled to pedal 13 miles to the next town of Lothair, Montana (population: 30). As we cranked our way into Lothair, the sky turned very dark with storm clouds and we found ourselves scurrying like mice to find a wind barrier to pitch our tents behind . . .
Daily 72 Recap: Havre, MT to Lothair, MT (74 miles)
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