Day 10, Libby to Eureka, MT

Ride distance: 89 miles; ride time: 5:34; average speed: 15.9 mph; calories burned: 5603; ascent in feet: 4072. Joyce Lelm, our host in Libby got Mike and I started with a pancake and cereal breakfast. She also packed us lunches to eat later in the day. Our group moved a little slower today. We had very rolling terrain along the shore of Lake Koocanusa, a large reservoir formed by Libby Dam. The name comes from a combination of the names Kootenai, Canada, and USA. The reservoir is on the Kootenai River and is in both Canada and the United States. One of our riders, Zack, had bad luck with his tire. It went flat 4 times today. Each time, Paul Bayfield and I stopped to help him. We used both of our spare tubes and even fixed one tube with a tire patch. We're hoping he'll have better luck tomorrow. When we got to Eureka, Paul Bayfield from England said that he wanted to ride to the Canadian border which was about 8 miles away. I decided to go with him so off we went. It was worth it just to see the smile on Paul's face when he entered British Columbia, Canada. We took some pictures, went to a duty-free shop, then rode back to Eureka where we were able to take showers before a delicious potluck served by our host church, the First Baptist Church of Eureka.