missoula montana to Ovando Montana. 58 miles. 821 miles from the Pacific.
I dropped cheryl off at the missoula airport this afternoon. return the rental car and reassemble my bike. somehow with all the moves I lost my rear view mirror on my helmet. I stop by a bike store in missoula and picked 1 up. I can’t imagine riding these roads without knowing whats coming up behind me. the weather was clear, the shoulder was wide, and the wind was from my back. you can’t ask for much more than that. highway 200 follows the blackfoot river. lots of people fishing for trout and running the rapids today and lots of beautiful scenery. snow capped rocky mountains in my rear view mirror, the mission mountains to my left and rogers pass dead ahead. That will be tomorrows challenge.
the little town of Ovanda is just a bump in the road. but very biker friendly place. free camping and a 5 dollar option to stay in the museum jail. hi choose the jail option just in case it rains. it also has free solar showers. I am living in luxury. met some other cyclist from california and we had dinner and a bar restaurant up the hill. I had a bison burger and fries yum yum. another great day to be on the bike. thank you for all your comments. it’s nice knowing that I’m being followed by my friends.

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