WhenJuly 25, 2025 Distance52.8 mi Time10h 18m Elevation Gain6850 ft Elevation Loss9236 ft Avg Speed7.3 mph Download GPX 5: Alpine #7! Each day, it seems. will have its unique cause of delay. Yesterday, it was berries and the awkward labor of pushing a bike through dense thickets of Flathead jungle. Today’s delay… the stunning landscape […]
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5: Alpine #7!
4: Getting to Know the Bushes
WhenJuly 24, 2025 Distance38.7 mi Time11h 13m Elevation Gain8005 ft Elevation Loss7635 ft Avg Speed4.4 mph Download GPX 4: Getting to Know the Bushes The day started off on a high note, with a fast and fun 2000’ descent down trail recently cleared of brush by the Flathead Area Mountain Bikers trail crew. (I was […]
3: Alpine Sunshine
WhenJuly 23, 2025 Distance26.0 mi Time8h 27m Elevation Gain7336 ft Elevation Loss4823 ft Avg Speed4.2 mph Download GPX 3: Alpine Sunshine Hit the trail at the crack of noon after a morning of cleaning, drying, packing, and not one but two visits to the Hearth Bakery in Columbia Falls. Alpine #7 bears a steep cost […]
2: Wettest I’ve Ever Been
WhenJuly 22, 2025 Distance51.6 mi Time9h 1m Elevation Gain7546 ft Elevation Loss8468 ft Avg Speed6.4 mph Download GPX 2: Wettest I’ve Ever Been I anticipated from the outset that downed trees, hike-a-bike and weather would be the principal hardships of the trail. I wasn’t quite prepared for such an intense concentration of all three at […]
CDT 1: Pickin’ Beargrass with my Handlebars (in the rain)
WhenJuly 21, 2025 Distance25.0 mi Time6h 24m Elevation Gain5492 ft Elevation Loss5338 ft Avg Speed4.3 mph Download GPX CDT 1: Pickin’ Beargrass with my Handlebars (in the rain) Easy first few miles until rock creek (?) trail, then painful steep hike a bike. At top trail improves drastically to Bluebird Lake (super pretty!), then trail […]