Great day today! We left Lubrecht Experimental Forest at 8:45am in temperatures around the upper 40's, so we layered up before starting. We left the forest and climbed for maybe a quarter of a mile, then went downhill 600 ft over the next 8.5 miles. We were glad we layered up, because the wind-chill made everything extra cold. But you can't beat a ride that starts with 8.5 miles downhill! After 30 miles, we hit Missoula and stopped at Adventure Cycling headquarters. This magazine is the one that inspired Doug to get into bicycle touring in the first place, so it was a cool opportunity to stop there. They gave us a quick tour, offered us free drinks and ice cream bars, and took our picture to hang on the wall of bicycle tourers passing through. By the time we left Adventure Cycling, the temperature was in the 80's. We stopped for lunch at a spot nearby, then hit Big Dipper for more ice cream (recommended by someone we met at LE Forest last night and someone at Adv Cycling today). Missoula is a nice town. Not nearly as big as Kalispell, which has everything, but it has a bunch of trendy looking restaurants, stores, at least eight bike shops, and really nice bike lanes. It was refreshing to see people biking everywhere, and bike racks that were actually being used. After another 10 miles of riding, we got to Lolo, where we got to the Days Inn and carried our bikes up to our second floor room...
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