Thomas Delker
Day 17 7/18/21
The Wedding party went well into the night and it sounded like they had a good time. The music finally stopped around 11 pm and we were...
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Taking a break on the Kokopelli
Tom and Andrew
Just finished the FibARK Marathon Paddle
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Taking a break on the Kokopelli
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Thomas Delker
Day 16 7/17/21
We made it to Boulder! Montana… not colorado! We got up as the alarm went off and Sara came in from the camper where she and andrew...
Thomas Delker
Day 15 7/16/21
Slept in until 7 am and then ate hotel breakfast and headed over to Dawn and Scott. They had an extra car and let Crys and I run our...
Crystal
GDMBR day 13 7/14/21
Today was defined by extremes: challenges, pushing physical limits, human kindness and the generosity Of strangers. The morning started...
Thomas Delker
Day 14 7/16/21
With our hearts and our bikes light, we got an early start and we were pedaling by 6.30 to beat the heat. Before we knew it we were...
Thomas Delker
Day 13 7/14/21
How a day ends out here can be so different from how the day transpired. The morning was a 6 am wake up and pack and over to the...
Crystal
GDMBR day 11 7/12/21
Segment: Ovando to reservoir lake camp Distance ridden: 28 miles Elevation gain: 3,000 feet After a great sleep at the Ovando in. We...
Thomas Delker
Day 12 7/13/21
At 5 am the rain started and I quickly scuttled out to closes panniers, collect clothes, and stake out the vestibules. We have only seen...
Thomas Delker
Day 11 7/12/21
A really great day. I struggled to not wake everyone up too early this morning but by 6 am I was moving around and we all started to get...
Crystal
GDT day 10 7/11/21
Segment: Seeley Lake to Ovando Total distance ridden: 28.5 miles (26.5 trail miles +2 miles from Seeley lake back To the route)....
Thomas Delker
Day 10 7/11/21
A 6 am breakfast at the diner and fast departure to beat the heat. Smoke from the fires were all around us but we were all ready to move...
Thomas Delker
Day 9 7/10/21
Wow! What a campsite last night! Loons calling across the lake at sunset and sunrise. Fish rising and jumping. So scenic! Another 3000 ft...
Thomas Delker
Day 8 7/9/21
Early morning again with coffee and grits. On the bikes again at 7.15, which seems to be our starting time. Some fast and fun grassy...
Crystal
GDT day 7 7/8/22
Distance ridden: 20 miles Elevation gained: 2,300 feet Segment: cedar creek informal campground to stealth campsite at Cold creek lakes...
Thomas Delker
Day 7 7/8/21
Swan river was a nice ‘informal’ camp right on the river. Just a classic primitive campsite. With the cold river, we woke up with a fair...
Crystal
GDT day 6 7/7/21
Segment: Big Fork, MT to Cedar Creek campsite Miles ridden: 37 total Cumulative trail miles: 154 mile Elevation climbed: 3,800 ft The...
Thomas Delker
Day 6 7/7/21
Another early rise to try to beat the heat. I was up at 5 and started coffee and getting thing collected. The rest of the crew started...
Crystal
GDT Day 5 7/6/21
Zero day in Big Fork. Yesterday evening we realized that we’d made a significant miscalculation in the plan for today. We only looked at...
Thomas Delker
Day 5 7/6/21
Zero day today. We all slept in this morning ( me until 6 am and Sara until 9.30!) then packed and headed down the road for breakfast. We...
Crystal
GDT Day 4 7/5/2021
Segment: Whitefish,MT to Big Fork, Montana Distance traveled today: 44.4 miles total Total trail miles: 122 miles We headed out of our...