Day 11 July 9

Rough start this morning. I didn't sleep well and found out my tent pegs had pulled out from the rocky soil. We eat breakfast at a cafe and moved on. Montana is so much different from Canada. It's hot and dry out here. On the trail today it is super hot and there is little shade on the trail. We have been climbing for seven miles and I am burning out. When you get tired and it's hot you start thinking why you are out here or how you could be sitting on the beach with ice cream. This is where I have to remind myself that I do this for fun! Luckily we stopped by a bridge. Uncle Jeff takes a shower in the water and I sleep on the rocks below the bridge escaping the heat for awhile. We continue finally going down the mountain. We bump into other divide riders heading north bound. There is Matheiu (crazy guy on a bike) and Dave from Chicago. Also there was a German couple vacationing by riding their bikes on the divide. Seeing other riders makes the ride better because other people are suffering just as well in the heat. We end the day in the last cabin at Condon. Another lucky strike because it was right next to where we ate dinner.

Miles: 64.31
Average: 10
Time: 6:22:23
Total: 467.78