Day 12 was a rest day in Missoula. Then I flew back to the Bay Area.
I was now back on the bike, after having taken a little break where I rode in the Death Ride (hint: it wasn't easy even though I only rode 40% of it) and went to my niece's birthday in San Diego.
Day 13: The last time I did this ride (i.e. from Missoula to Darby, it was very smokey in the Bitterroot Valley. This time, it was nice. Not too hot and more importantly, I had the wind at my back.
On the ride, the grasshoppers returned. In my ride in 2003, I was practically eating grasshoppers.
St. Mary's Mission in Stevensville.
They call it like it is down there in the Bitterroot Valley
View from the gravel road
View from the bridge (Bitterroot River)
It was Logger Days. Sadly I had to leave before the festivities began.
Day 13 - Missoula to Darby - 67 miles
