Ride Distance: 71 miles; ride time: 3:54; avg. speed: 18.2 mph; calories burned: 4547; ascent in feet: 2547. This was another good day. Following a wonderful breakfast by our friends at the “Filling Station” youth center in Clark Fork, we set out for Libby, Montana. We took a back road so we didn’t know when we passed from Idaho into Montana. The scenery was spectacular. We had lunch with the Cabinet Mountain Wilderness Area as a backdrop. I rode with some of the younger riders. I think they’re impressed 
that an “old” guy can keep up with them. As we rode next to the kootenai River, a bald eagle flew about 30 feet above our heads. Today, we averaged a speed of 18.2 mph even though we had over 2500 feet of climb. Along the way, we stopped at the Kootenai Falls and swinging bridge. There is still a lot of snow melt so the water was going over the falls in a torrent. We lost an hour today switching from Pacific Time to Mountain Time. We reached Libby at about 4 p.m. and went to our host church, Christ Lutheran. They put on a nice potluck meal for us and we gave a presentation on Youth for Christ. Mike and I are staying at the home of Joyce Lelm, a lady in the church. I haven’t been able to befriend Joyce’s cat yet but I haven’t given up hope.
that an “old” guy can keep up with them. As we rode next to the kootenai River, a bald eagle flew about 30 feet above our heads. Today, we averaged a speed of 18.2 mph even though we had over 2500 feet of climb. Along the way, we stopped at the Kootenai Falls and swinging bridge. There is still a lot of snow melt so the water was going over the falls in a torrent. We lost an hour today switching from Pacific Time to Mountain Time. We reached Libby at about 4 p.m. and went to our host church, Christ Lutheran. They put on a nice potluck meal for us and we gave a presentation on Youth for Christ. Mike and I are staying at the home of Joyce Lelm, a lady in the church. I haven’t been able to befriend Joyce’s cat yet but I haven’t given up hope.
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