PTNT – Day 10 – Bozeman MT – Columbus MT – 104 mi/2316′

Today’s Route and elevation profile Today was a day made for a Florida cyclist. A moderate – 14.5 mile / 1000′ climb on the Interstate 90 to Bozeman Pass , followed by a 90 mile downhill with a tailwind. The ride was so sweet I decided to ride by myself all day so I could […]

PTNT – Day 9 – Butte MT – Bozeman MT – 100 mi/4285′

Today’s Route and elevation profile today’s ride began with an 8 mile ride to a 1000′ climb up to Pipestone Pass @ 6418′ Elevation and our crossing the Continental Divide. We then had a fast 2000′ descent over 18 miles – no braking required on the descent The descent brought us to our 1st rest […]

PTNT – Day 8 – Missoula MT – Butte MT – 134 mi/5774′

Today’s Route and elevation profile We rode in a large pace line to the first rest stop which was at mile 34.7. We also rode on the shoulder of Interstate 90 (which connects Missoula and Butte) for 17 miles of this segment. Our goal was to ride at a moderate pace all the way to […]

PTNT – Day 7 – Thompson Falls MT – MIssoula MT – 104 mi/3639′

Today’s Route and Elevation Profile We started the ride @ 7am. The first few miles were on gravel due to road work We rode in a group to the first rest stop @ mile 28.1 I rode by myself, mostly on my aero bars, the rest of the day Rest stop 2 was at mile […]

PTNT – Day 6 – Sand Point ID – Thompson Falls MT – 86 mi/2912′

Today’s Route and elevation profile Upon leaving our hotel we rode along the shore of Lake Pend Oreille on which Sand Point is situated. Most of the day we had views of rivers, lakes and mountains. There were many wetlands along the road which probably was good “Moose Country”. Our first rest stop was at […]

PTNT – Day 5 – Spokane WA – Sand Point ID – 83 mi/2800′

Today’s Route and elevation profile We left the hotel about 8 am riding to the NE thru Spokane traffic Soon we were on country roads and the rest of the days riding was at a relaxed all day pace and we enjoyed a glorious day Today had much less climbing and I was able to […]

PTNT – Day 4 – Grand Coolee Dam WA – Spokane WA – 88 mi/3701′

Today’s Route and Elevation Profile we started climbing from the hotel up the hill above the Dam Once we got up the hill there were miles of fields of gold and green color We then continued to ride to the first rest stop at mile 23 We continued to ride thru farm fields to the […]