indyfabz

Not surpised. I was reading a review of the Olympian Trail, which is the rail line segment east of the East Portal trailhead. The reviewer said he encountered a moose in one of the tunnels. And I was very afraid of running off the trail or running into one of the may chldren coming my way. (I went west to east from Avery, ID.)

I accidentally eft my darn light on because it was light out and for got that it was on. Killed the battery the 3rd day of a 14 day trip, and I had not brought the micro charging cord with me.

indyfabz

I went west to east (i.e., up hill) from Avery, ID. When the official trail ends at the Peasron trailhead, you can continue riding the old right-of-way to Avery. In fact, you can ride even more of the old right-of-way heading west. I am hoping to do a loop tour out of Missoula after Labor Day that includes the Hiawatha and the CdA trails.

The Hiawatha is amazing. A year or so ago, someone on here was going to be in the area wit his family but was balking because of the relatively small fee. I tried my best to convince him to at least do ti for the kids. Don't know whatever happened.

boomer58 

Those are great pictures however it's like a lot of things, you have to see it in person to take it all in. We were coming from Coeur d'Alene and came in from I-90 so we came west to east. If I lived out there I would have a yearly pass. If the guy that balked at the cost did not go then he certainly missed out on a huge experience for his family. We will be taking our RV across Canada this summer and will definitely be doing the trail again when we leave Glacier. My friend and his wife were going through there last summer and were so excited to do the trail after I told them about it, ( they are big bicycle riders ) but unfortunately the weather was real bad so they couldn't do it. My Marin mountain bike is up in Maryland in my son's basement and the orange sticker that they give you is still on the bike. Thanks for posting the picture Indyfabz.

Eric F 

The nature of Zwift tends to keep people together if they are riding at similar w/kg levels. There are a lot of times I find myself stuck to someone unintentionally. I find that a lot of people go harder on short climbs - myself included, frequently. Also, I run Zwift on an Apple TV and don’t have a keyboard connected. I could probably send a PM via the companion app in my phone, but it’s cumbersome in the middle of a ride.

In other words…If it was me, sorry. Thanks for rolling with me.

indyfabz

Thanks. I’ve ridden up the west slope and down the east slope of Going to the Sun once (while crossing the US) and up and back down the west slope three other times.

I worked in the freight rail industry for over 20 years, so the Hiawatha was a thrill for me. I’ve also done the nearby NorPac Trail from Taft up to Lookout Pass twice during tours. Sure beats riding up I-90. But the descent from Lookout to Mulan on I-90 is fun. (All Interstate Highway mileage in Montana is bike-legal. There is a pullout where you can view the Superfund site caused by all the silver mining that used to take place up in the hills.

Heading up the NorPac in 2019:

zandoval 

Talk about snakes...

My short back road trails have little traffic and few houses. Every now and then I run into somone one walking. I was coming down a steep back road to pass and old guy (older then me) with a cane. I caught him totally off guard as he was urinating on some weeds. He was embarrassed and staggered a bit as he tried to control his discharge. As he turned his trousers fell to his knees making it worse. He almost fell over. I stopped and asked over my shoulder, "Need some help?", he replied, "Nope, its a little too late.", his pants were wet.

As he zipped up I asked him if he had far ta go and he replied no he lived just around the corner. I introduced myself but did not shake hands as I walked with him over to his drive way. It was a good encounter...