What a difference a day makes. We went to bed anxious to get up early and beat any repeat of the headwind we had the previous day. But the entire 66 miles was very pleasant with great weather. A weird thing happened. I had woke up feeling a little nauseated and with a headache. We started the ride with a big climb over a mountain pass and right away I started feeling worse and even a little out-of-body lightheaded. You have a lot of time to let your mind wander and as I took inventory of my symptoms; headache, nausea, I wondered if my body was trying to tell me I was going to have the old Hobbs hereditary heart attack in my 60s. I know…too much time in my head. So I pulled over, took a couple aspirin and ate an Rx Bar and an apple and rested for a minute. Anyway, my pulse was strong and fine and I started to feel better. I think the previous day had sapped me and the moral of the story is that I’m just not eating enough.
Visited Big Hole National Battlefield NPS which I highly recommend. This was the site of yet another massacre of indigenous people, in this case the forcibly exiled Nez Perce led by Chief Joseph. The Nez Perce put up a good fight and it was considered a tactical victory. Some where able to escape but upwards of 90 warriors, women and children were murdered. Very sobering and it makes me so mad and sad the violence of how the “west was won”.
Arrived at May Creek campground with enough time to take a bath in a clear mountain stream. Exhilarating and refreshing! This was a beautiful campground with tall lodge pole pines, shade, fewer mosquitoes and we practically had the place to ourselves. Later, three sets of touring cyclists pedaled in. It seems we are seeing more and more cyclists on tour. Fixed ourselves a delicious batch of ramen with tuna, green peas, a couple spoonfuls of peanut butter and chili flakes…Yum! Then off to bed early with the iPad to watch an episode of Jeff Bridges in The Old Man that I downloaded on Hulu. Tomorrow we stay with a Warmshowers host in Hamilton MT, and then Missoula, our last day of phase one of our TransAmerica tour. So this was our last bike camping night for a while. A little bittersweet because bike touring is THE BEST.
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