The route of the Hiawatha mountain bike trail is included in the Western Wildlands and starts somewhere east of the historic town of Wallace in Idaho. On this 16 mile-trail, more people were present compared to the other 2684 mile-Western Wildlands route resulting in highly domesticated chipmunks. At more than a dozen old train tunnels and trestles, they wait for you and your nibbles.
After Wallace, two climbs were awaiting and on the backside of the second climb, I got a flat tire. Probably going down too fast during dusk on a challenging rocky dirt road made my rear tire airless. Once in the tent with a flat tire just outside, my body started to break down too. The flashes of cold and very hot gave way to a serious fever that night. My internal thermostat was unquestionably failing. One day later, a nasty microbe concentrated mostly on my intestine. For five days, naturally induced bowel movements made me very clean and therefore weak and beautifully slim. Visiting a physician brought relief and spirit again.
Lake Koocanusa was lengthy and good-looking and great to pronounce as it just sounds like Koocanusa. That day ended at the Frontier Bar in Rexford, Montana, and the people gathering around the only place in town to enjoy food and drinks are all part of a peculiar movie cast. They don’t seem to realize it. Happy to have been part of the set! And Canada was already in the sky! The next and last cycling day was covered in grey clouds. Just on the last day and during the last miles to the Canadian border, my body was not battered anymore by the sun. It was a gentle last ride of the Western Wildlands fueled by fluffy American pancakes and the colors of a hovering hummingbird!
For three full days, Glacier National Park was the place to enjoy stunning views, some wildlife, and thousands of tourists. The sheer walls of the mountains in combination with blue lakes and straight pine trees made the eyes full of natural art. The roaming mountain goats witnessed that Hidden Lake was gorgeous and hypothermic.
Is there a volcano eruption in Iceland?
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