Day 11: Townsend to Ennis

 Mountains, Mountains everywhere!  Today’s route had us on US 287 again.   Like yesterday, we had a steady stream of vehicles and semi’s but the views made up for it!  It seemed like every direction you looked there was snowcapped mountains!  

We had two climbs today. The first one was about 4 miles long with grades between 3-6%.  We were then rewarded with a wonderful descent and a bakery at the bottom!  They had cinnamon rolls,  bear claws, and many other sweet treats. I can’t believe I didn’t get a picture of one because they were huge!

After lunch, the second climb came and it was very challenging!   It had grades of 4-8% and we fought a very strong cross/headwind the entire climb! The sad part was we couldn't even enjoy the descent because the winds were so strong we felt like our bike might get blown out from underneath us. 

We, finally fought through the last 11 miles and made our way into camp which is at the Ennis High School with great views of the mountains! 

A few items to note about today.  First it was a very tough ride and we were exhausted by the time we made camp.  Second, remember yesterday when I said I was feeling good about my climbing, well forget I said that!  And lastly remember what a jarring  ride we had through that construction zone?  It rattled my garmin computer so hard that it broke in 1/2 today around mile 35 of the ride!  

Stats for today:  77 miles, 3,500 feet of climbing



Look at those blue skies and mountains 

Missouri River 


Top of the first climb


Jack grilled us Pizza for lunch

My Garmin

Top of the second climb Bozeman trail 



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