So just a couple days after a guy was attacked by a bear in Wyoming, here we are in EXTREME grizzly country in Montana to do some mountain biking. We swung by Missoula to stay with my dad and did a really fun ride up Rattlesnake. It was pretty much like driving 9 hours and getting out at the base of Alpe D'Huez and climbing right away. The trail tilted upwards and then bombed down through a forest in a fighter pilot type way. The lookout from the top was across the valley at Ski Bowl, the ski area. No pictures yet, I have too many to upload and look through.
Tonight we're in Bozeman and just finished riding possibly the hardest ride I've done aside from the 12 hour, 24 hour, and 100 mile races I've done. It was a little over 24 miles with a bit over 5000' of climbing starting at 5800' and going up to almost 10,000 feet. There were bear warnings EVERYWHERE and we saw only 2 hikers all day. It was VERY challenging both uphill and down and while it was brutal and took us almost 6 hours (couple short breaks included), we had a blast.
More later!
2 comments:
So, you know, when you're climbing you won't be able to outrun those grizzlys! Then again, you just have to outride Derek, eh? :) hee hee. Glad you're having a great time.
Sounds awesome!
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