Day 10

I woke up early this morning and took off from Libby around 7:00 a.m and decided to take an alternate route that was not on my adventure cycling map. The route would take me straight across from Libby to Kalispell which was roughly 90 miles and then up to Columbia Falls. Taking this route which was strongly advised by locals in Libby saved me one day. There was some climbing but nothing that compared to the Cascades, the "hills" did not have names like the passes in the Cascades, so I wasn't too worried. I arrived into Columbia Falls around 6:00 in the evening. I biked through town and found a nice park with some shelters. I started unpacking and setting up my tent, and a guy approached me wondering about where I had come from. So we started chatting and he told me about a tour he did in the northwest from Buffalo New York, up to Maine and back down. The purpose of his trip was to go fly fishing from stream to stream. So Chris offered me his front yard if the police came and hassled me. Then he offered to let me sleep in his greenhouse in the backyard which had a couch in it. So like any smart touring bicyclist I took him up on this. While I was setting up over he asked me if I was hungry, and of course I was. So next thing I know there is a steak on the grill for me, potatoes, a big piece of watermelon and a glass of wine. Chris said that this was his way of giving back cause he knew how it was on a bicycle tour. Thanks allot Chris for your wonderful hospitality.

Miles biked today: 104

Miles biked total: 665