After waking up in the Riverside Park in Eureka MT, yesterday started with a delicious breakfast at Cafe Jax in Eureka, home of the world's best bacon. Arriving at Jax we were met by our new touring friends Keith and Donna. We thought we were way ahead of them at that point, but as Keith so nonchalantly told Don, "oh yeah, we had an 88 mile day yesterday." They are hardcore! It was going to be the last day of their trip as Whitefish was their destination. We'll miss seeing them on the road, they are very nice folks, so nice in fact that they sneakily bought our breakfast for us. So kind. Thank you Keith and Donna!!
We eventually made our way out of Eureka and punctuated the day's ride with another delicious food stop in Fortine at Meadow Creek Homemade Pies and Espresso. Renee's huckleberry milkshakes were amazing.
The afternoon brought us a much needed swim in Stillwater Lake and a nice siesta afterward. That evening we rolled into Whitefish MT under smoky skies and near perfect temps. It had been a particularly hot day, but the evening portion of the day's ride was beautiful.
We quickly got to the important tasks of refueling and imbibing at the Great Northern Bar and Restaurant. We listened to a pretty good Irish Punk band and met some really nice locals. Our conversations eventually led us to the comfortable front yard of Lynnwood, a very kind Whitefish resident whose band will be playing their first gig tonight (Good Luck!). The sleeping situation in the yard was adequately comfortable, and all of us enjoyed it. Don, however did seem to take issue with the topography of the yard at about 3 am. It was a fun night. :)
Today, to Glacier National Park! Keep the emails and comments coming, we love them!
-Devin
6 comments:
So envious that you will soon be in Glacier National Park. My parents visited there when I was little and brought back amazing Kodak pictures. Can't wait for you to post pics. Be careful of the critters. Don't want to see any teeth marks on water bottles!
Hello, It was great meeting you fine young men and we wish you the best.
Loved the picture.
Keith and Donna
Watching your progress with envy, gentlemen! Had brunch (meaning beer with our late breakfast)with your Mom and Dad, Devin, and also saw Debbie and Kalie J.
Bike safe, and have fun! We'll be watching.
Jeff
Hey Don, how cold is that lake water? I'm jealous of the nice weather and berry milkshakes! Keep it up the blog guys, we check it everyday! Be safe...
hey all,
until the guys link up the new video, here it is:
http://vidshadow.com/video_player.asp?videoid=4792
enjoy!
Michelle V.
ken,
the lake water is pretty cold - I don't know if you Floridians could handle it. Much worse than the Atlantic in winter down there. But if you smell like we do, you just have to get in.
Thanks for checking out our blog - we love checking comments and reading emails. Hope you and leslie are doing well - talk to you soon.
Donald
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