distance: approx. 38 miles
With sadness we left the best campsite site since starting the trip and set off along the trail. The trail ascended for 3 miles before we reached Red Meadow Campground. The campground was situated beside a small lake in a clearing. Although it was picturesque we all felt confidently that The Best Bridge Over a Stream was better.
The gravel road continued through wilderness until just after lunch we hit asphalt justt as we approached Whitefish Lake. The pavement was a welcome break from two days of bumping and jarring along the rough gravel. As we settled into a good pace we missed Cricket’s instructions to turn on the bicycle trails running west of the lake.
We had arrived in Whitefish before I discovered my error; too late to turn back. Instead we were forced to follow highway 93 north west on the west side of the lake to the retreat.
We arrived at the Whitefish Bike Retreat a little after 3. After we set up our tents we picked up our van and drove to town for a good big supper.
We spent August 27 and 28 at the retreat taking it easy, visiting Whitefish and riding the single track trails. I found out that technical single tracks aren’t fun on a fully loaded bicycle.
