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Day 23, 24 & 25
July 29th, 30th and 31st, 2007 |
From Missoula to Wisdom, Montana - Part 3
July 29th, 30th.
We spent a couple of days near a river (not in a campground) working on our web site.
There are some enormous flies so, to be able to work, we put up a net and we work under
it.
Looks funny but it works!
July 31st:
We leave for Wisdom, Mt and ride through some pretty remote areas.
These areas have been heavily damaged by fires, a few years back.
Life comes back to the forest.
As magnificent as ever!
Marc is busy on the cell phone which works very well on top of this mountain even if
we're miles away from civilisation...
...While France tries to place a call on the (Globalstar) satellite phone...After
waiting for several minutes, she makes a call that lasts less than 2 minutes...The line as
cut...The sat. phone can't find a signal from the satellites!!!
Our highest elevation yet! Even at that elevation, it's still hot in the
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Yes! That's it! 8000 ft!
First time we cross the continental divide and the C.D. trail.
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The continental divide. Where the rain drop that falls has to make a
decision: Will I flow to the Atlantic or the Pacific? A hiking trail follows the C.D. on
it's entire length. |
Yeah ! We cross the 8000ft mark!
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Our first time on the continental divide! |
Bof... |
The satellite phone...The biggest
"bof" yet! |
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If it's cloudy, it does'nt work. If there's too
many trees, it does'nt work. If there's mountains around, it does'nt work. On top of a
mountain, at 7500ft elevation, on a perfectly clear day, it works!...for a minute...then
the line dies... We spent big bucks on that phone for security reasons and to use it to
update the web site. If we have to re-dial every 2 minutes, we're not out of the woods
yet! Today we can really tell you: If your life is threathened, don't think you can rely
on that to call for help, you'll probably die while waiting for it to find a signal...
Hopefully, Iridium works better than Globalstar... |
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Like a painting. White rocks, green shrubs and blue skies.
Yes! A well managed use of National Forests lets everybody enjoy them while garanteeing
it will still be enjoyable for generations to come. What an intelligent way to go!
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All of a sudden, there's no mountains anymore. We in a huge semi-arid plain.
Here we are in Wisdom, Montana: Charming little village (population: 98), typically
western.
Beetween Missoula and Wisdom (233 miles), we never came across another town.
5 minutes later: Well now that we toured the whole town...
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...Lets get busy...Working on that web site... |
We just learned that the forest road we intended to tke was closed because
a forest fire...Marc gets the maps out to figure out another way to go. It's the 1st
time we actually have to re-think our itinerary because of forest fires. |
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Days just fly by...
We pitch the tent on a lot provided by the town in honor of veterans. Water, out house,
no charge and a sunset to boot!
Ohhh my G...!
Guess this plain is really a valley, being surrounded by mountains...
Note that what you see on the pictures are'nt clouds. It's smoke from the many forest
fires just west of us in Idaho. It's a lot of work for the firefighters but it makes for
superb sunsets!
A bug net comes in very handy
when you want to enjoy the outdoors without being eaten alive by mosquitoes...
Very light at less than a pound, it's also very compact. It folds in a 6 in. diameter
circle.
Sold in most outdoors gear stores. |
Get a net or get
"bugged" |
Pour voir la liste de
tous les trucs,
cliquez ici
to see all the
tricks and infos
click here |
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Simply Fabulous!
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Miles: aujourd'hui/today |
25 |
m/h average/moyenne |
969 |
Miles: à date/to date |
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$20 |
Resto |
$0 |
Épicerie/Food |
$0 |
Essence/fuel |
$0 |
Camping |
$0 |
Divers/Misc. |
$20 |
Todays total/du jour |
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Déjeuner/Breakfast:
- 29:Eggs and beans
- 30:French toasts & bacon
- 31:Hash brown + cheese + bacon
Dîner/Lunch:
- 29: Macaroni salad + tomatoes + cucumbers + canned chicken
- 30:Pita + crab meat
- 31:Hum...I can just smell that pizza...Lets save the room for dinner.
Souper/Dinner:
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