Mountainbiking and bikepacking in Sussex and further afield
Tour Divide Diary Day 14 08/07/16 Ovando to Lincoln 34.7 miles 1040 feet of climbing Cumulative 510 miles 22469 feet of climbing The teepee turned out to not be quite as good a night’s sleep as expected, Tom inflated his mat, put it on the camp bed and had a great night, I didn’t and…
Tour Divide Diary Day 13 07/07/16 Seeley Lake to Ovando 27.7 miles 715 feet of climbing Cumulative 475 miles 21429 feet of climbing We started the day feeling recharged after a night in the motel with such luxuries as beds, baths, TV and WiFi! Heading straight over to the nearest coffee place, the food selection…
Tour Divide Diary Day 12 06/07/16 Condon to Seeley Lake – ***Hitch Hikers!*** 9 miles 472 feet of climbing Cumulative 447 miles 20714 feet of climbing Today we woke up and were feeling really jaded after such a hard day yesterday, the distance, amount of climbing and also the heat had taken it’s toll. It…
Tour Divide Diary Day 11 05/07/16 Bigfork to Condon 58 miles 3077 feet of climbing Cumulative 438 miles 20242 feet of climbing We headed out of Bigfork, back down Highway 83 to rejoin the route where we had previously left on the day of the double bonk. Stopping briefly at Swan Lake where we had…
Tour Divide Diary Day 10 04/07/16 Rest day in Bigfork 0 miles 0 feet of climbing Cumulative 380 miles 17164 feet of climbing Avoiding cooking breakfast again we rode into Bigfork to Brookside Yard, we had to avoid a 5K running race that was going on at the time and the finish line was by…
Tour Divide Diary Day 9 03/07/16 Swan Lake back to Bigfork 20.2 miles 597 feet of climbing Cumulative 380 miles 17164 feet of climbing Day nine dawned and we couldn’t decide what to do initially. My stomach still felt rubbish and to cap it off my back, right hip and leg were also feeling pretty…
Tour Divide Diary Day 8 02/07/16 Bigfork to Swan Lake 28.1 miles 2244 feet of climbing Cumulative 360 miles 16567 feet of climbing When we got up two of the guys had already packed up and left and Glen was sorting his stuff out too, so we whipped up some porridge, packed up the kit…
Tour Divide Diary Day 7 01/07/16 Whitefish to Bigfork 50.5 miles 1620 feet of climbing Cumulative 332 miles 14323 feet of climbing Today we actually managed to get up and cook breakfast, it was pretty windy, but we had porridge down by the lake before packing up to go. We went into Whitefish to top…
Tour Divide Diary Day 6 30/06/16 Rest day in Whitefish 0 miles 0 feet of climbing Cumulative 281 miles 12702 feet of climbing Dodging cooking yet again we headed into Whitefish and found Amazing Crepes (http://www.amazingcrepes.com/) where we had a slap up feed. I opted for a ham and cheese crepe, Tom opted for strawberry…
Tour Divide Diary Day 5 29/06/16 Eureka to Whitefish 55.3 miles 2063 feet of climbing Cumulative 281 miles 12702 feet of climbing When we got up the other group who were doing the road tour were already up and packing their kit away, we had a quick chat with them and then got on with…
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