"An n of 2 does not make a trend".

We have a saying in the business I am in (said business, will remain unsaid or I'd have to kill you!) that says "an n of 2 does not make a trend". I beg to differ when it comes to working out. Especially, if you are just starting an exercise program or coming back from a riding hiatus... two ticked off, is indeed a trend and something to be proud of. Today, was two in three for me. Two rides in three days and it really feels good. Especially on vacation, where it could be so tempting to just chill and not do anything. When I get back to Seattle, I will have an n of a few rides, and will feel pretty good about getting back into the routine of cycling - post vacation.

Here is today's route.

Cheers!

Swan River Ride - Short Loop

Took a spin on the Seven yesterday. Ah man- felt simply awesome to be riding again. The Montana scenery is voondahbah! Weather was perfect - about 75 degrees. I stopped in Bigfork, MT to have a Power Bar and while sitting on a bench and chomping said P-bar, a guy came up to me and struck up a conversation asking me where I had been riding. I told him I was down on the Swan and was out for a two hour ride. He had a thick Aussie accent and as the conversation progressed, he told me he was on a solo bike tour from "Portland to North Dakota". A bit of a strange 'start' and 'finish' for a bike tour to me. But, he said he comes back each couple of years and pieces together a section of the U.S. and one day will have an entire circumnavigation of the America done. Bravo for him! A few days before, he was in Lincoln, MT and some folks there - asked him whay yah wanna go to North Dakota, up in Glacier is much prettier (Glacier National Park). So, he took their advice and pedaled north. He said, now he was heading back to Lincoln to thank them. I dare say, without my bike, we would have never struck up a conversation. Ah... the communities of the cycle!

My route

Swan River

The Garden Bar in Bigfork, MT. Very famous in these parts!

Swan River

Remembering Bill White – Founder of Bike Camp in Twin Bridges, Montana

Reblogging a pretty cool story about cycling in Montana and a bike camp in Twin Bridges.

http://pathlesspedaled.com/2012/07/remembering-bill-white-founder-of-bike-camp-in-twin-bridges-montana/