Stage 12
Monday July 18th, 2005
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North out of Kalispell we headed for
our last day on the Divide Trail.It was a cool crisp morning and I had
my heated grips on the whole morning. Another day of rain and high humidity---it
was bad. Just look at those clouds.
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I chased Mrs. Moose for almost a 1/2
mile---I was going oh so slow so as not to upset her. I knew she would
eventually duck into the woods---Kevin was beside me so I told him I thuoght
we should stop, hoping she would too. It worked---she paused just long
enough to get a picture. My third Moose sighting for the trip and I got
pictures of them all.
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Kevin got a much better shot of Mrs. Moose
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I think this is along Red Meadow Lake----Look
at the green !! I was riding very slowly hoping to spot a bear as we had
not seen one the whole trip---I'm sure they had seen us.
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I was riding so slow and the guys
accused me of not wanting the trip to end.They were right.
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We went about 5 miles out of our way
to Polebridge. We all would have walked the 5 miles there if we knew how
good the homemade warm sweet rolls were.
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They were fresh out of the oven and
oh so good. There is no weight to be lost in Polebridge. There are a few
cabins here and a hostel. Do not by-pass Polebridge if you ride the Divide
route.
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Life is tough in Polebridge Population 6 and 4 dogs |
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We rode a little North and then East
and crossed the Yellowstone river which would put you in Teton National
Park, if you were willing to pay the $20 to get in---that is if you weren't
still pee-eed at paying $15 for riding on a road just to see the Tetons
mtns. No thanks---it's much better on my side boys---"end of rant"
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I don't know about the other guys,
but there was a tear in my eye as I looked down on the little town of
Rooseville, Montana.
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Ok--here she is--the most amazing person I met on the whole adventure. Betty Kellenberger--Carson City Michigan She wouldn't tell me her age, but she road the same route that we did on her bicycle. She was a hoot--she was a very happy person and I bet that smile was on her face the whole time. You go Betty !!! So nice to meet you. |
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Monty hollers "Are we there yet" ?? Were There !!! The GPS says 2,626 total Miles 153 Miles for the day |
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