I dressed in my jersey this morning in hopes of using someone’s back wheel later on in the day. The guys had a 2 mile climb in the very beginning of the day so there was a high chance that someone might not be feeling good about the day and feel the need to rack. The second crew stop was at the top of this climb and sure enough Joel’s knee was acting up. He decided it was best for his body to rack so I checked out his back tire and it was same size and speed as mine so I attached it to my bike. This was really exciting because I only missed the first 15 miles of the day. Starting from the top of that climb the rest of the terrain was a steep to gradual downhill for about 25 miles with only two little hills. We actually ended up crossing the divide which we will be doing many more times when we get into Wyoming and Colorado. The ride went great and it was nice being able to get on the bike after two days of rest. The ride today was 105 miles which meant I completed about 90 of them.
We arrived in Bozeman after riding for about 6 hours and rolled into the high school where we are staying for the night. Immediately after unpacking I headed to the bike shop to get my back wheel spoke fixed. The bike shop guy said this type of thing happens more than often than people think and he was able to easily replace the bad spoke and then true my tire.
We then headed to a disability center known as Eagle Mount. Th
ey sponsored an amazing BBQ for us with all the toppings. All of us were starving for some good food and this place went above and beyond, I had two helpings of the homemade burgers, mixed green salad, homemade potato salad, and strawberry shortcake. Eating a meal after cycling 90 miles really makes the food extraordinary! But this place was so cool, there weren’t any people with disabilities there to work with because they do day camps but they told us all about their organization. They work with all kinds of people with disabilities and have some great opportunities for them to get involved with the outdoors. During the winter they take people with disabilities up skiing and teach them how to ski depending on their disability. They have ski chairs for those who can’t use their legs, use ropes to guide those with a mental disability, and a vocal spotter for those who are blind. Last year they had 170 participants, all people with disabilities hitting up the slopes through their program. During the warmer months they take people water rafting, kayaking, and to their indoor swim pool that has a ramp for wheel chair use, so cool. They also own 20 horses to take people out on rides and through courses. This place just blew my mind, families come from all over the nation to this place and plan their spring breaks and summer vacations around the opportunities here for people with disabilities.
With my bike now fixed tomorrow I’ll be able to ride my bike with my own back tire. We will be heading to West Yellowstone, MT and entering Yellowstone National Forrest!
We arrived in Bozeman after riding for about 6 hours and rolled into the high school where we are staying for the night. Immediately after unpacking I headed to the bike shop to get my back wheel spoke fixed. The bike shop guy said this type of thing happens more than often than people think and he was able to easily replace the bad spoke and then true my tire.
We then headed to a disability center known as Eagle Mount. Th
ey sponsored an amazing BBQ for us with all the toppings. All of us were starving for some good food and this place went above and beyond, I had two helpings of the homemade burgers, mixed green salad, homemade potato salad, and strawberry shortcake. Eating a meal after cycling 90 miles really makes the food extraordinary! But this place was so cool, there weren’t any people with disabilities there to work with because they do day camps but they told us all about their organization. They work with all kinds of people with disabilities and have some great opportunities for them to get involved with the outdoors. During the winter they take people with disabilities up skiing and teach them how to ski depending on their disability. They have ski chairs for those who can’t use their legs, use ropes to guide those with a mental disability, and a vocal spotter for those who are blind. Last year they had 170 participants, all people with disabilities hitting up the slopes through their program. During the warmer months they take people water rafting, kayaking, and to their indoor swim pool that has a ramp for wheel chair use, so cool. They also own 20 horses to take people out on rides and through courses. This place just blew my mind, families come from all over the nation to this place and plan their spring breaks and summer vacations around the opportunities here for people with disabilities.With my bike now fixed tomorrow I’ll be able to ride my bike with my own back tire. We will be heading to West Yellowstone, MT and entering Yellowstone National Forrest!
Note the wheelchair access on the left of the pool. This place was amazing
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