We got up and began biking at 5:15 am. The road out of town had a 360 degree view of the mountains, and as the sun came up, it illuminated the snow-covered peaks. Today’s route was mostly flat, with some rolling hills, two climbs, and few cars on the road. We hit a strong headwind and a steep hill for the 1.5 miles to Big Hole Pass - Lorraine had to walk her bike to the top. The climb over Badger Pass was longer, but not as steep. We had lunch at the top, then rode the last 17 miles to Dillon. Along the way, we met 3 bike riders who were headed west. The first guy, Jim Damico, was biking the TransAmerica Trail and then looping back around to do the Great Divide - an 8,800-mile tour! He will end up in Texas in the beginning of November to complete this fundraising trek for a memorial scholarship at a small woman’s college. The second and third riders were from the Bath area of England and were on a tandem bike. In Dillon, we went to the grocery store and camping store.
We camped at the KOA, and Lorraine cooked “Barcelona Bird,” a recipe from her “One Pot Gourmet” cookbook. Lenny did the laundry and spoke to Theresa & Gary Best about vertebral subluxation. He had an enjoyable conversation with Theresa about everything from chiropractic to voluntary simplicity and cycle touring. It started thundering, but didn’t rain. We went to sleep at 8 pm.
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