Great Divide Mountain Bike Route (GDMBR) - Segment:
Montana: Grant, Medicine Lodge Mountain Wild Camp, Lima,
Lima Reservoir and Wetland Wild Camp, Cattle Drive,
Lakeview, Red Rock Lakes, Beaverhead Deerlodge NF Wild Camp,
Red Rock Pass
(7,120', Continental Divide Crossing #6 and State Line Crossing),
to Macks Inn, Idaho; June, 2016
Highlights
Day 2:
It sprinkled the previous evening so the tent was packed partially wet (read as it was twice as heavy).
The day went as planned with no unusual incidents.
We saw Antelope about every 20 minutes; they seemed more skittish than on the plains, only allowing approach at no less than 300 yards/meters.
We had a high level overcast for most of the day, nice for cycling but dark on pictures.
Day 2
Beaverhead-Deer Lodge National Forest (Wild Camp), Indian Creek, Cabin Creek, Sheep Creek, Frontage Road (I-15) to Lima, Montana
Above Left: Dawn on the Divide. We heard grouse 5 yards/meters away but we never saw them in the sage thicket.
Above Right: We ate breakfast, cleaned and packed for travel. The ridgeline in this picture is the Continental Divide and the border of Montana and Idaho!
Above Left: An old line shack sits empty. I wonder how many people have taken refuge there in the snow, rain, or hail.
Above Right: An antelope runs along the fence line.
Above: Riding the high plain's valley to the southeast.
Above Left: Riding the high plain's valley to the southeast.
Above Right: Looking into Idaho.
Above Left: Our back trail and a warm happy stoker.
Above Right: Mountain Bluebells and Dandelions.
Above Left: Life is Good. We're alone and there is no traffic.
Our location on the map is below the bottom edge; we're more or less heading eastward for the next 4 days.
Above Right: Looking southwest.
Above Left: Pedaling eastward.
Above Right: A new bloom to us, white or pink.
Above Left: Plenty of water and plenty of mosquitos. This is Cabin Creek.
Above Right: Generally cycling eastward here.
Above Left: Life is Grand.
Above Right: Sunscreen and snack time.
Above Left: Our view for brunch.
Above Right: Pea Family type of yellow bloom.
Above Left: We're turning left and we will start seeing signs of civilization.
Above Right: Generally cycling eastward here.
Above Left: Generally cycling eastward here.
Above Right: Canyon Ranch.
Above: We came upon a small undocumented western almost a town.
Above: A cave shelter used by Native Americans over time as well as recent Pioneers.
Above Left: Early miners made shelters like this.
Above Right: The valley river is full.
Above Left: We're generally cycling eastward here.
Above Right: An old beaver dam on Sheep Creek.
Above Left: Our view during lunch.
Above Right: Oxbows.
Above Left: That is the steepest slide area that I have ever seen.
Above Right: Riding along Sheep Creek.
Above Left: We broke out of the canyon and the road was straight, slightly downhill, and in good repair. We were cycling at about 25 MPH.
Above Right: The homes are next to I-15 and in the suburbs of Dell, MT.
Above Left: We are at the Frontage Road between Dell and Lima, MT. We're turning right/south to head for Lima (pronounce with a Long-I, like Lima Bean, NOT like Lima, Peru),
Above Right: We rode parallel to I-15 for about 8 or 9 miles on a hard road.
Above: Seen along the way.
Above Left: We passed under the Interstate to enter Lima, MT (it's located about 30 miles north of Idaho).
Above Right: The official Welcome Sign for Lima, MT. We're going to stay this night in that motel behind the sign.
Above Left: We and the Bee visited this restaurant in Lima for dinner.
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